@article{article_330895, title={Determining Olfactory Dysfunction Prevalence and Risk factors in Eskisehir, Turkey}, journal={Konuralp Medical Journal}, volume={9}, pages={183–187}, year={2017}, DOI={10.18521/ktd.330895}, author={Kokoglu, Burcu and Cingi, Cemal and Bilge, Ugur and Unluoglu, İlhami}, keywords={: “Sniffin’ Sticks”,Odor,steroid}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-5.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">ABSTRACT </span> </b> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Background: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> Population-based studies of olfactory dysfunction are
currently lacking in Turkey. <span> We
evaluated the prevalence of subjective olfactory dysfunction, and its risk
factors, among the general population of Eskişehir, Turkey. </span> </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Methods: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">
In this prospective descriptive study. <b> </b> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">The “Sniffin’ Sticks” odor test was applied to 478
volunteers selected from among patients and relatives who were admitted to
health centers in Eskişehir for any reason. <b> <span> </span> </b> </span> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Results: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> The participants’ mean odor
identification (OI) score was 8.23 ± 2.37. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">There were no significant differences between males and females, and no
association between smoking status (smokers vs. non-smokers) and OI score (p<0.05). Steroid use was associated with
impaired OI. The detection accuracy for pen #5
(banana) was 85.1% compared to 82.6% for pen
#12 (fish). Garlic, a frequently used spice in Turkey, was associated with a
relatively low detection accuracy rate of
7.1%. This result may be due to insufficient
similarity between the odor contained in the test pen and the odor of the type
of garlic widely used within Turkish society. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Conclusions: </span> </b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> In older subjects, OI scores were decreased; scores
were also lower in steroid users, suggesting that topical nasal steroids should
only be used when absolutely necessary. By using this
test we can detect olfactory dysfunction which can be the earliest sign of
serious diseases. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">A family doctor is the most important step
in preventive medicine. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">  </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">And
we think that it can be a great earning to our daily practice. </span> </p> <p> </p> <h3 style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Keywords: </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">“Sniffin’ Sticks”, Odor, Topical
Nasal Steroid Usage. </span> </h3> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </p> <p>  </p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;" xml:lang="en-us">Eskişehir ilinde koku bozukluğu sıklığının ve risk faktörlerinin
belirlenmesi </span> </b> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;text-transform:uppercase;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </b> </p> <p> <b>  </b> </p> <b> </b> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle}, number={3}, publisher={Duzce University}