title: [The olfactory function in the patients with the curved nasal septum before and after surgical treatment].
abstract: The authors compared the frequency of subjective complains of hyposmia and results of objective study (olfactometry) in the patients with the curved nasal septum. In addition, the influence of septoplastic surgery on the olfactory function in such patients was estimated. The study included 40 patients aged from 18 to 59 years who examined by olfactometry with the use of the Sniffing sticks test. Subjective evaluation of the olfactory function was performed based on the 10-point visual analog scale. All the patients underwent septoplasty; olfactometry was repeated within 1 and 4 months after surgery. Sixty percent of the patients interviewed prior to the surgical treatment complained of compromised sense of smell. Olfactometry revealed this condition in 75% of the patients of whom 52.5% presented with hyposmia of the mixed type. Significant improvement of all parameters of the olfactory function was documented within 1 month after the surgical treatment. The results of estimation of certain parameters (differentiation, identification, overall olfactory index) suggest further recovery of the olfactory function during the next 4 months. It is concluded that normalization of the nasal breathing improves the function of the olfactory analyzer even though the complete recovery of the olfactory function is hardly possible in the patients presenting with the curved nasal septum prior to surgical treatment.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Savvateeva
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Chuchueva
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kochetkov
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lopatin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012903:Smell; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome