Electrogustometric assessment of taste after otologic surgery in children

Abstract

There is a 9% baseline level of electrogustometric abnormality in the pediatric population, which suggests a subclinical level of gustatory dysfunction. Normal electrogustometry was found in 50% of children after modified radical mastoidectomy, suggesting a degree of neural regenerative capacity. Finally, cochlear implantation, using newer surgical techniques (in the bilateral cochlear implant group) has a low risk for causing gustatory dysfunction, reducing concerns over the safety profile of bilateral cochlear implantation.

Chorda tympani nerve function in children: Relationship to otitis media and body mass index

“…EGM thresholds are a surrogate for CTN function. Leung et al [7] found that EGM thresholds can be reliably obtained in 97.5% of children between the ages of 4 and 18 [7], and were obtained in 100% of children in the present study.…”

“…The present study is the first to directly study CTN function in children in relation to AOM. This was accomplished using EGM, a technique that has been previously validated in pediatric populations [7,10]. EGM thresholds are a surrogate for CTN function.…”

“…This measure has been previously shown to be a quick, reproducible and quantifiable method of assessing taste dysfunction [6,7]. A Rion TR-06 electrogustometer [8] (Sensonics Inc., Haddon Heights, NJ) was utilized in this study.…”

Taste disturbance after mastoid surgery: immediate and long-term effects of chorda tympani nerve sacrifice

“…[1][2][3][4] However, in the long term it is thought that younger patients (i.e. less than 20 years at the time of surgery) are more likely to recover their taste sensation.…”

Taste evaluation in adolescents and pediatric patients with benign migratory glossitis

“…This fact might have affected the results of this study. However, the literature presents changes in taste perception of children and adolescents in various clinical situations [39,40].…”