Taste impairment in chronic rhinosinusitis.

Florence OthienoRodney J SchlosserNicholas R RowanKristina A StorckJose L Mattos Timothy L SmithZachary M Soler

Published in: International forum of allergy & rhinology (2018)

Taste dysfunction is a common complaint in CRS. This cohort shows prevalence of gustatory loss to be about 28% using ideal normative values. This dysfunction correlated with male gender, smoking history, and older age. Taste dysfunction did not correlate with measured olfactory outcomes.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
chronic rhinosinusitis
risk factors
physical activity
mental health
smoking cessation