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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bianco, Maria Rita
• Pricoco, Grazia Ornella
• Azzolina, Alfio
• Drago, Gaetano Davide
• Saita, Vincenzo
• Allegra, Eugenia

Titel

Olfactory function in laryngectomised patients: tracheo-oesophageal versus oesophageal speech

Ist Teil von

• Acta otorhino-laryngologica italica, 2023-02, Vol.43 (1), p.20-25

Ort / Verlag

Italy: Pacini Editore Srl

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study aimed to evaluate olfactory function in patients rehabilitated with oesophageal (ES) voice or tracheo-oesophageal (TES) prosthesis to further verify whether there were differences in smell alterations depending on voice rehabilitation modality. A total of 40 patients who had undergone total laryngectomy participated in the study. Speech rehabilitation was achieved through TES in 20 patients (Group A) or ES in 20 patients (Group B). Olfactory function was evaluated using the Sniffin' Sticks test. At olfactory evaluation, in Group A, 4/20 patients (20%) were anosmic, whereas 16/20 patients (80%) were hyposmic; in Group B, 11/20 patients (55%) were anosmic whereas 9/20 patients (45%) were hyposmic. A significant difference (p = 0.04) was found at global objective evaluation. The study shows that the rehabilitation with TES contributes to maintaining a functioning, albeit limited, sense of smell.