HYPOTHESIS: Changes of gustatory function after ear surgery have been studied extensively. However, little is known on the influence of repeated/chronic inflammation within the middle ear on taste. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-six patients suffering from either cholesteatoma (n = 25) or chronic otitis media mesotympanalis (n = 21) received quantitative gustatory tests. None of these patients had been operated on before these investigations. RESULTS: Side by side comparison showed a significantly lower taste function on the anterior two thirds of the tongue ipsilateral to the site of inflammation, regardless of the diagnosis. Further analyses exhibited a trend toward greater impairment in relation to the severity of the inflammatory process. CONCLUSION: These data are proof that taste function changes in relation to chronic middle ear diseases. It further shows that many of these alterations go unnoticed by the patients.
HYPOTHESIS: Changes of gustatory function after ear surgery have been studied extensively. However, little is known on the influence of repeated/chronic inflammation within the middle ear on taste. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-six patients suffering from either cholesteatoma (n = 25) or chronic otitis media mesotympanalis (n = 21) received quantitative gustatory tests. None of these patients had been operated on before these investigations. RESULTS: Side by side comparison showed a significantly lower taste function on the anterior two thirds of the tongue ipsilateral to the site of inflammation, regardless of the diagnosis. Further analyses exhibited a trend toward greater impairment in relation to the severity of the inflammatory process. CONCLUSION: These data are proof that taste function changes in relation to chronic middle ear diseases. It further shows that many of these alterations go unnoticed by the patients.
Authors: Basile Nicolas Landis; Antje Welge-Luessen; Annika Brämerson; Mats Bende; Christian Albert Mueller; Steven Nordin; Thomas Hummel Journal: J Neurol Date: 2009-02-07 Impact factor: 4.849
Authors: L Spotten; C Corish; C Lorton; P Ui Dhuibhir; N O'Donoghue; B O'Connor; M Cunningham; N El Beltagi; C Gillham; D Walsh Journal: Support Care Cancer Date: 2016-03-05 Impact factor: 3.603