Quality of life in patients with smell loss due to upper respiratory tract infections

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 504-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adolfo Toledano ◽  
Gil Rodríguez ◽  
Ana María Martín ◽  
Tomás Onrubia ◽  
Néstor Galindo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Smell Loss

Nasal disease and quality of life in athletes

2018 ◽  
Vol 132 (9) ◽  
pp. 812-815
Author(s):  
A C Walker ◽  
P Surda ◽  
M Rossiter ◽  
S A Little
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Nasal Symptoms ◽  
Nasal Disease ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
Tract Infections

AbstractObjectivesNasal disease imposes a significant disease burden upon the individual in the general population, but is relatively under studied in athletes. This study sought to define the frequency of nasal symptoms in the active population, and to quantify the impact of these symptoms on quality of life and on the frequency of upper respiratory tract infections.ResultsA total of 296 participants completed the study (246 athletes and 50 sedentary controls). Nasal symptoms were significantly more frequent in the active group than in the sedentary controls (70 per cent vs 52 per cent). Upper respiratory tract infections were significantly more common in athletes with regular nasal symptoms than in athletes without nasal symptoms. Quality-of-life scores, as measured by the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test, were significantly worse in athletes with regular nasal symptoms.ConclusionThis study suggests that regular exercise is associated with a significant increase in the prevalence of troubling nasal symptoms, and nasal symptoms in athletes are associated with increased susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections. Quality of life was negatively affected, confirming the importance of nasal health to athlete welfare.

scholarly journals Gangguan Fungsi Penghidu dan Pemeriksaannya

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Effy Huriyati ◽  
Tuti Nelvia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Olfactory Function ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Conduction Disturbances ◽  
Olfactory Disorder ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
Tract Infections

AbstrakLatar belakang: Fungsi penghidu pada manusia memegang peranan penting. Gangguan penghidu dapat mempengaruhi keselamatan dan kualitas hidup seseorang. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui jenis gangguan penghidu, penyebab gangguan penghidu, dan pemeriksaannya. Tinjauan Pustaka: Gangguan penghidu dapat berupa anosmia yaitu hilangnya kemampuan penghidu, atau hiposmia yaitu berkurangnya kemampuan penghidu. Gangguan penghidu disebabkan gangguan konduksi, gangguan sensoria dan gangguan neural. Penyakit tersering penyebab gangguan penghidu yaitu rinosinusitis kronis, rinitis alergi, infeksi saluran nafas atas dan trauma kepala. Ada beberapa modalitas pemeriksaan kemosensoris fungsi penghidu diantaranya Tes “Sniffin sticks”. Dengan tes „Sniffin sticks” dapat diketahui ambang penghidu, diskriminasi penghidu dan identifikasi penghidu seseorang. Kesimpulan: Gangguan penghidu memerlukan perhatian khusus. Diantara beberapa modalitas pemeriksaan kemosensoris penghidu, tes “Sniffin sticks” mempunyai beberapa kelebihan.Kata kunci: Gangguan penghidu, anosmia, hiposmia, tes “Sniffin sticks”.AbstractBackground: Olfactory function in humans plays an important role. Olfactory disorders can affect the safety and quality of life. Objective: To determine the type of olfactory disorder, the causes of olfactory disorders, and the examination. Literature Review: Olfactory disorder can be not smell anything or anosmia, and reduced of smell or hyposmia. Olfactory disorders caused by conduction disturbances, neural disturbances and sensoris disturbances. Disease that often causes disturbances of olfactory function is, chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis, upper respiratory tract infections and head trauma. There are several modalities to examine chemosensoris smelling function, one of them is “Sniffin sticks” test. This test can examine threshold, discrimination, and identification of smelling. Conclusions: Impaired smelling require special attention. Between some modalities to examine chemosensors smelling function, “Sniffin sticks” test has several advantages.Keywords: Olfactory disorders, anosmia, hyposmia, “Sniffin sticks” test.

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