ArticleInternational forum of allergy & rhinology2019
Impaired eating-related quality of life in chronic rhinosinusitis.
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- Diet, Nutrition, and Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review of Dietary Interventions and Exposures.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Psychophysical chemosensory dysfunction in eating disorders: a qualitative systematic review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Pooled it
- Importance of Smell Loss to Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps: Options for Management and Recovery.Clinical and translational allergy · 2026Review
- Self-Administered Taste Testing Without Water: Normative Data for the 53-Item Waterless Empirical Taste Test (WETT).International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2025Article
- Olfaction, Eating Preference, and Quality of Life in Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Rhinosinusitis.The Laryngoscope · 2025Observational
- Clinical and mechanistic advancements in aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025Review
- The impact of highly effective modulator therapy on sinusitis and dysosmia in young children with cystic fibrosis: a prospective study protocol.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Assessment of Gustatory Function in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Case Control Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Gustatory Function in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- The Impact of Ambient and Wildfire Air Pollution on Rhinosinusitis and Olfactory Dysfunction.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2023Review
- A quick test to objectify smell and taste dysfunction at home: a proof of concept for the validation of the chemosensory perception test.Chemical senses · 2023Article
- Beyond aroma: A scoping review on the impact of chronic rhinosinusitis on retronasal olfaction.Frontiers in allergy · 2022Article
- Exposure to Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Anosmia.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Olfactory outcomes in the management of aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease related chronic rhinosinusitis.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2020Review
- The Aetiology of Olfactory Dysfunction and Its Relationship to Diet Quality.Brain sciences · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the tremendous burden of smell and taste dysfunction in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), objective measures of smell and taste fail to fully account for eating-related disruptions in CRS patient quality of life (QOL). In this study we sought to investigate the driving force behind impaired eating-related QOL in CRS patients.
methodsAdult CRS patients were prospectively enrolled and answered a series of surveys relating to smell, taste, overall sinus-specific QOL, and depression. Patients with both smell-related and taste-related eating complaints were considered to have impaired eating-related QOL. Clinical demographics, objective chemosensory scores, and endoscopy scores were collected.
resultsSeventy patients were enrolled and 23% showed impaired eating-related QOL. In multivariable analyses, patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) showed 10.7 times higher odds of impaired eating-related QOL (odds ratio [OR] 10.72; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09 to 105.09; p = 0.042); meanwhile, for every 1-point increase in depression scores, the odds of impaired eating-related QOL increased by 1.3 (OR 1.31; 95% CI, 1.10 to 1.57; p = 0.003). For every 1-point decrease in orthonasal olfactory threshold, the odds of impaired eating-related QOL increased by 1.9 times (OR 1.85; 95% CI, 1.14 to 3.00; p = 0.013). Symptom scores, polyp status, endoscopic scores, and other olfactory measures did not remain significant after adjusting for other variables in forward-selection multivariable modeling.
conclusionDisruptions in eating-related QOL cannot be fully explained by objective smell or taste testing alone. We identified AERD and depression as independent risk factors for greater odds of impaired eating-related QOL in CRS. Improved orthonasal threshold scores were independently associated with better eating-related QOL.
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