Hidden consequences of olfactory dysfunction: a patient report series
Hidden consequences of olfactory dysfunction: a patient report series
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DOI：
10.1186/1472-6815-13-8
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2013-07-23
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Malaspina, Dolores
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Keller, Andreas;Malaspina, Dolores
背景资料：嗅觉功能障碍对生活质量的负面影响并没有得到广泛的重视，因此这种情况往往被忽视或轻视。方法：1,000名嗅觉功能障碍患者参加了一项在线研究，提交了他们的主观经验，他们如何受到他们的条件的影响。此外，他们有机会回答43个具体问题的后果，他们的嗅觉dysfunctions.Results：虽然有较少的实际问题与受损或扭曲的气味知觉比视觉或听觉的损害，许多受影响的个人报告经历嗅觉功能障碍作为一个衰弱的条件。嗅觉丧失引起的社会隔离和嗅觉丧失引起的快感缺失会严重影响生活质量。结论：嗅觉功能障碍是一个严重的条件，为那些受影响的，它值得更多的关注，从医生治疗受影响的患者，以及从科学家谁研究治疗方案。
Background: The negative consequences of olfactory dysfunction for the quality of life are not widely appreciated and the condition is therefore often ignored or trivialized.Methods: 1,000 patients with olfactory dysfunction participated in an online study by submitting accounts of their subjective experiences of how they have been affected by their condition. In addition, they were given the chance to answer 43 specific questions about the consequences of their olfactory dysfunction.Results: Although there are less practical problems associated with impaired or distorted odor perception than with impairments in visual or auditory perception, many affected individuals report experiencing olfactory dysfunction as a debilitating condition. Smell loss-induced social isolation and smell loss-induced anhedonia can severely affect quality of life.Conclusions: Olfactory dysfunction is a serious condition for those affected by it and it deserves more attention from doctors who treat affected patients as well as from scientist who research treatment options.