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  • Endoscopy findings affect subjective smell rehabilitation in post-laryngectomy patients using the nasal airflow-inducing manoeuvre
  • B Saedi, E Razmpa, A Nikjo, M Ghalandarabadi, H Ghadimi, G Saidabadi
  • Journal: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 128 / Issue 9 / September 2014
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 August 2014, pp. 780-783
  • Print publication: September 2014
  • View abstract
    Objective:

    To evaluate the characteristics of post-laryngectomy patients, including nasal endoscopy findings, that affect subjective smell improvement in the post-surgical period.

    Methods:

    Thirty patients who had undergone total laryngectomy participated in at least three sessions of a smell rehabilitation programme involving the nasal airflow-inducing manoeuvre, under the supervision of a speech-language pathologist. Patient characteristics and nasal endoscopy findings were evaluated.

    Results:

    Participants experienced a mean improvement in sense of smell of 61 per cent (p < 0.001) and a significant improvement in appetite (p = 0.002). Male patients and patients with a nasal discharge had a significantly better outcome.

    Conclusion:

    The nasal airflow-inducing manoeuvre is an effective method for improving smell perception and appetite in laryngectomy patients. There was no relationship between nasal endoscopy findings and outcome of the nasal airflow-inducing manoeuvre rehabilitation programme in our case series.