What about using sniffin’ sticks 12 items test to screen post-COVID-19 olfactory disorders?

Background Post-COVID-19 Olfactory impairment has a negative impact on quality of life. The Sniffin Sticks test 12 items (SST-12) can be used in quick olfactory disorders screening. Its evaluation in a post-covid-19 situation was the main objective of this work. Methods All patient impaired with a p...

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Published in:European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2022-07, Vol.279 (7), p.3477-3484
Main Authors: Vandersteen, Clair, Payne, Magali, Dumas, Louise-Émilie, Plonka, Alexandra, D’Andréa, Grégoire, Chirio, David, Demonchy, Élisa, Risso, Karine, Robert, Philippe, Fernandez, Xavier, Askenazy-Gittard, Florence, Savoldelli, Charles, Guevara, Nicolas, Castillo, Laurent, Manera, Valeria, Gros, Auriane
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Language:English
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Head and Neck Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Rhinology
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Summary:Background Post-COVID-19 Olfactory impairment has a negative impact on quality of life. The Sniffin Sticks test 12 items (SST-12) can be used in quick olfactory disorders screening. Its evaluation in a post-covid-19 situation was the main objective of this work. Methods All patient impaired with a post-COVID olfactory loss were included while consulting to the ENT department. The clinical examination included an olfaction recovery self-assessment (VAS), a nasofibroscopy, a quality of life (QoL) assessment, the complete Sniffin’ Sticks Test (SST), and the SST-12. Results Among the 54 patients included, 92% ( n  = 50) were correctly screened as olfactory impaired by SST-12. We report excellent correlations between SST-12 and SST (rho (52)  = 0.98, p  
ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-07148-y