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ReviewCurrent otorhinolaryngology reports2022

How to Manage Taste Disorders.

Julien Wen Hsieh, Dimitrios Daskalou, Sonia Macario, Francois Voruz, Basile Nicolas Landis

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Review in Current otorhinolaryngology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Blood biomarkers for the prediction of idiopathic taste dysfunction: a case-control study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  6. Assessment and behavioural management options for older adults with declined smell and taste functions: a scoping review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  8. Taste disorders in cancer patients and current therapeutic approaches: a narrative review of an understudied topic in supportive care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  12. Home screening of taste and oral trigeminal function: a feasibility study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julien Wen HsiehRhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Dimitrios DaskalouRhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Sonia MacarioRhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Francois VoruzRhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Basile Nicolas LandisRhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6034-3724
University Hospital of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of the Review: This study aims to summarize the current state of the art of how taste disorders are clinically best managed. Recent Findings: Taste disorders are distressing for the concerned patients since eating and drinking become bothersome or impossible. Apart from nutritional problems, quality of life is impaired. Still, diagnosis and treatment of taste disorders are elusive, and general knowledge about taste and its affection is little within the population and the medical community. This review stresses the importance of accurate workup and diagnosis of taste disorders in order to offer an effective treatment. Yet unclear aspects of taste disorders are discussed, and interesting findings regarding the treatment of taste disorders are reviewed. A special focus is given to current pharmacological options on how to treat taste disorders. Summary: Despite impressive insights into the gustatory function and molecular logic of taste receptor cells, there is currently poor clinical knowledge on the pathophysiology of taste disorders in humans. Diagnosing, measuring, and treating gustatory disorders remain restricted to a handful of specialized smell and taste centers worldwide. Despite interesting work on potential drugs treating taste disorders, many of the reported medications lack controlled and randomized trials confirming their efficacy in taste dysfunction. Future efforts need to be focused on the treatment of taste disorders.

Indexed as

DepressionDysgeusiaRetronasalSmellTasteTreatmentZinc

Identifiers

PMID36158900
PMCPMC9490708
OpenAlexW4296967542

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