The effects of adenoidectomy on the smell perception of children

Fornazieri, Marco Aurélio; Araújo, Rafael Goulart; Lima, João Vitor Fernandes; Favareto, Felipe B.; Pinna, Fábio de Rezende; Voegels, Richard Louis; Doty, Richard L.

doi:10.1002/alr.22209

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“…17,18 Other mechanisms of injury included children who underwent a tracheotomy in early life, thereby depriving air flow through the nasal cavity for a period of time. 75,76 Obstructive causes of acquired olfactory dysfunction included adenotonsillar hypertrophy, [77][78][79] general nasal obstruction, 80 and juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA). 81 Several developmental or neuropsychiatric conditions were associated with olfactory dysfunction in children, including an association with early onset psychosis, 82,83 attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, 84,85 and anorexia nervosa.…”

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Olfactory Dysfunction in Children: A Scoping Review

Payandeh

Motamed

Kirubalingam

et al. 2023

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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ObjectiveOlfactory disorders are well‐studied in the adult population, however, there is a paucity of literature characterizing olfactory dysfunction in pediatric patients. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify known causes of olfactory loss in pediatric populations, clarify the extent of use and validity of smell tests, and summarize current therapies for olfactory loss.Data SourcesPubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and Web of Science.Review MethodsDatabases were systematically searched in September 2020. Two independent reviewers conducted the title and abstract screen, followed by review of full‐texts for inclusion based on preset inclusion and exclusion criteria. Extracted data included study type, age/age‐range of participants, gender, radiological evidence of olfactory dysfunction, types and results of smell tests used, etiology of olfactory loss, and therapies employed for olfactory loss.ResultsA total of 103 articles (n = 1654) were eligible for final data extraction. The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test was used most frequently for smell testing (21% of studies). In total, 45 causes of olfactory dysfunction have been elucidated by this study: 22 congenital and 23 acquired. Few therapies were described, and all were specific to the etiology of olfactory loss.ConclusionOlfactory dysfunction has a wide range of etiologies in the pediatric population, and clinicians should have a diagnostic algorithm for how to identify a cause should they encounter it in practice. If no etiology can be identified, education around safety should be provided to both the patient and their caregivers.

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Section: Acquired Etiologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Olfactory Dysfunction in Children: A Scoping Review

Payandeh

Motamed

Kirubalingam

et al. 2023

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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“…Commonly reported etiologies include sinonasal conditions, viral infection, craniofacial trauma, neurodegenerative disorders, and drugs 2 – 6 . Postoperative changes to olfactory function are often observed following sinonasal 7 – 12 and neurosurgery 13 – 17 , especially when changes occur in areas related to olfaction such as the olfactory bulb, cribriform plate, olfactory mucosa, or nasal septum. In the last 30 years, however, postoperative changes to olfaction have been also reported in other types of surgery, such as: cardiovascular 18 , 19 , abdominal 20 – 23 , and genito-urinary 24 – 26 .…”

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Olfactory function testing before and after anesthesia

Hernandez

Fuchss

Haehner

et al. 2021

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This study aimed to determine whether anesthesia would affect olfactory function. Patients who were admitted for surgical intervention that did not include the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses were included in this prospective cohort study. Structured medical history was taken from the patients, including the following: age, sex, smoking history, alcohol intake, current medications, and sleep deficits prior to surgery. Before surgery, patients were asked for a self-rating of their olfactory function. Olfactory function was also measured using Sniffin’ Sticks comprising measures of odor threshold, discrimination, and identification. The mean interval between olfactory tests was 6 days (range 3–12 days). Seventy-three patients were included in the study, 34 men and 39 women. Olfactory scores were consistent before and after surgery as indicated by correlative analyses (p < 0.05). Odor thresholds, discrimination, identification, and composite TDI scores did not change significantly, whereas odor identification scores increased (p = 0.011) after surgery. In conclusion, post-operative olfactory scores remained stable. However, identification scores exhibited a slight increase which can be attributed to a retest effect. Overall, the present results indicate that surgery outside of the nasal and paranasal sinus region performed in general anesthesia has no major effect on the sense of smell.

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Taste and Smell

Doty¹

2020

Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development

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The effects of adenoidectomy on the smell perception of children

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Olfactory Dysfunction in Children: A Scoping Review

Olfactory Dysfunction in Children: A Scoping Review

Olfactory function testing before and after anesthesia

Taste and Smell

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