Le Mouel C, Oliva A, Giry P, Angot A, Renon P
Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac. 1977 Dec;94(12):715-24.
This study completes a previous one in which the authors tested the electrogustometric threshold in 300 normal subjects used as controls. The collected datas has been computerized on a programable calculator according to a lognormal model. Comparison between the electrogustometric threshold in diabetic patients, ethylic ones and controls demonstrate that they are statistically different. More than a half of the diabetics and ethylics have abnormaly high electrogustometric thresholds. The responses have been studied as a function of the evolution of the disease, of the clinical form and of gravity. Diabete and chronic ethylism do not disturb the gustatic function at the same speed and with the same intensity: one year evolution is at least necessary for diabetics, and ten years for ethylics in order to detect abnormal electrogustometric thresholds. But if the action of ethylic intoxication is slower, it determines the most important gustometric deteriorations.
本研究完善了之前的一项研究，在之前的研究中作者测试了300名作为对照的正常受试者的电味觉阈值。收集到的数据已根据对数正态模型在可编程计算器上进行了计算机处理。糖尿病患者、酗酒者和对照组的电味觉阈值比较表明，它们在统计学上存在差异。超过一半的糖尿病患者和酗酒者电味觉阈值异常高。已根据疾病的进展、临床类型和严重程度对反应进行了研究。糖尿病和慢性酒精中毒对味觉功能的干扰速度和强度不同：糖尿病患者至少需要一年的病程，酗酒者则需要十年才能检测到异常的电味觉阈值。但是，如果酒精中毒的作用较慢，它会导致最重要的味觉恶化。
