Olfactory dysfunction in young smokers J.

To establish the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in smoking and non-smoking students of our Faculty who attend the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) of our Hospital. Materials and method: Students (smokers and non-smokers) that do and do not suffer from olfactory dysfunction. We applied a ques...

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Autores principales: Morales del Ángel, Josefina Alejandra, Treviño González, José Luis, González Andrade, Baltazar, Santos Lartigue, Ramiro, Villagómez Ortiz, Vicente José, Villegas González, M. J.
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author Morales del Ángel, Josefina Alejandra
Treviño González, José Luis
González Andrade, Baltazar
Santos Lartigue, Ramiro
Villagómez Ortiz, Vicente José
Villegas González, M. J.
author_facet Morales del Ángel, Josefina Alejandra
Treviño González, José Luis
González Andrade, Baltazar
Santos Lartigue, Ramiro
Villagómez Ortiz, Vicente José
Villegas González, M. J.
author_sort Morales del Ángel, Josefina Alejandra
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description To establish the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in smoking and non-smoking students of our Faculty who attend the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) of our Hospital. Materials and method: Students (smokers and non-smokers) that do and do not suffer from olfactory dysfunction. We applied a questionnaire and a pocket smell test for screening all of the students. Results: We evaluated 207 students, between 18 and 30 years old; 50.7% (n=105) were women and 49.3% (n=102) were men. The smokers among them smoked up to 6 packs per year. One hundred twenty three students were non-smokers and 84 students were smokers. Of the 84 students who were smokers, 67 (79.7%) answered the Pocket Smell Test correctly (3/3) and 17 (20.2%) students had one or more errors. We had 123 non-smoker students and 103 (83.7%) students answered the Pocket Smell Test correctly and 20 (16.2%) answered with one or more errors. The prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in young smokers with a 95% conidence interval would be 32.8%. Conclusions: This study informed us about olfactory dysfunctions in our student population and their smoking habits. We corroborate that the Pocket Smell Test is reliable with the questionnaire; nevertheless it is a screening test. We have a population of young people who smoke one cigarette per day and who didn’t have a signiicant alteration in their ability of smell at the time of the study. This is consistent with medical literature. More studies should be conducted in order to expand this information.
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spelling eprints-113692024-03-05T18:25:06Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/11369/ Olfactory dysfunction in young smokers J. Morales del Ángel, Josefina Alejandra Treviño González, José Luis González Andrade, Baltazar Santos Lartigue, Ramiro Villagómez Ortiz, Vicente José Villegas González, M. J. RF Otorrinolaringología: Oídos, Nariz y Garganta To establish the prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in smoking and non-smoking students of our Faculty who attend the Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) of our Hospital. Materials and method: Students (smokers and non-smokers) that do and do not suffer from olfactory dysfunction. We applied a questionnaire and a pocket smell test for screening all of the students. Results: We evaluated 207 students, between 18 and 30 years old; 50.7% (n=105) were women and 49.3% (n=102) were men. The smokers among them smoked up to 6 packs per year. One hundred twenty three students were non-smokers and 84 students were smokers. Of the 84 students who were smokers, 67 (79.7%) answered the Pocket Smell Test correctly (3/3) and 17 (20.2%) students had one or more errors. We had 123 non-smoker students and 103 (83.7%) students answered the Pocket Smell Test correctly and 20 (16.2%) answered with one or more errors. The prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in young smokers with a 95% conidence interval would be 32.8%. Conclusions: This study informed us about olfactory dysfunctions in our student population and their smoking habits. We corroborate that the Pocket Smell Test is reliable with the questionnaire; nevertheless it is a screening test. We have a population of young people who smoke one cigarette per day and who didn’t have a signiicant alteration in their ability of smell at the time of the study. This is consistent with medical literature. More studies should be conducted in order to expand this information. UANL. Facultad de Medicina Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/11369/1/X1665579614365047_S300_en.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/11369/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/X1665579614365047_S300_en.pdf Morales del Ángel, Josefina Alejandra y Treviño González, José Luis y González Andrade, Baltazar y Santos Lartigue, Ramiro y Villagómez Ortiz, Vicente José y Villegas González, M. J. Olfactory dysfunction in young smokers J. Medicina universitaria, 16 (63). pp. 46-48. ISSN 1665-5796
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Villagómez Ortiz, Vicente José
Villegas González, M. J.
Olfactory dysfunction in young smokers J.
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