Profese online 2009, 2(1):51-64 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2009.005

OLFACTORY EXAMINATION USING ODOURIZED MARKERS TEST IN PATIENTS AFTER HEAD TRAUMA

Renata Racková1, Hana Shejbalová1, Jan Vodička2
1 Clinic of Otorinolaryngology and Surgery of the Head and Throat, Regional Hospital of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic
2 Faculty of Health Studies, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Head trauma can lead to an olfactory loss. Physicians usually don't put much attention to this sensory deficit despite the fact that it can persist without improvement. To measure olfaction we introduced at our department easy, cheap and available test of olfactometry (Odourized Markers Test - OMT). We decided to compare OMT with standard olfactory test Sniffin' Sticks used in Germany. From 1st of January 2005 to 31st of December 2007 we examined olfaction in 27 patients after head trauma and 178 healthy subjects. Average age of all subjects was 41.3 years (patients after head trauma 40.7; healthy subjects 41.4). The youngest participant was 16 and the oldest 85 years old. To measure olfaction OMT and Sniffin' Sticks test (part threshold and identification) were used. Patients suffering from posttraumatic olfactory loss scored on average 4.3 and healthy subjects 10.1 points in OMT. Using Sniffin' Sticks test (part threshold), average scores were 2.3 and 7.9 in posttraumatic and healthy subjects, respectively. Average score in part identification were 5.6 and 12.1 in posttraumatic and healthy subjects, respectively. Based on results of Sniffin' Sticks test patients suffering from total olfactory loss (anosmia) were identified (12 from 27 patients). Using OMT, all patients suffering from anosmia were detected. Results from all tests used were in positive correlation. We conclude that OMT is suitable for fast and simple evaluation of olfaction in patients suffering from head trauma. The results of OMT were in correlation to standard olfactory test (Sniffin' Sticks).

Keywords: Odourized Markers Test-OMT, Sniffin' Sticks, posttraumatic olfactory loss, olfactometry

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Racková, R., Shejbalová, H., & Vodička, J. (2009). OLFACTORY EXAMINATION USING ODOURIZED MARKERS TEST IN PATIENTS AFTER HEAD TRAUMA. Profese Online, 2(1), 51-64. doi: 10.5507/pol.2009.005
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