Predictors of olfactory dysfunction in rhinosinusitis using the brief smell identification test.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

Associations between olfactory function to quality-of-life (QOL) and disease severity in patients with rhinosinusitis is poorly understood. We sought to evaluate and compare olfactory function between subgroups of patients with rhinosinusitis using the Brief Smell Identification Test (B-SIT).

Study design

Cross-sectional evaluation of a multicenter cohort.

Methods

Patients with recurrent acute sinusitis and chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyposis were prospectively enrolled from three academic tertiary care sites. Each subject completed the B-SIT, in addition to measures of disease-specific QOL. Patient demographics, comorbidities, and clinical measures of disease severity were compared between patients with normal (BSIT≥9) and ab

SUBMITTER: Alt JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4109707 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature