Olfactory threshold and odor discrimination ability in children - evaluation of a modified "Sniffin' Sticks" test

被引：28

作者：

Gellrich, Janine ^{[1
]}

Stetzler, Carolin ^{[2
]}

Oleszkiewicz, Anna ^{[2
,3
]}

Hummel, Thomas ^{[2
]}

Schriever, Valentin A. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Tech Univ Dresden, Med Fak Carl Gustav Carus, Abt Neuropadiat, Dresden, Germany

[2] Tech Univ Dresden, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, Smell & Taste Clin, Dresden, Germany

[3] Univ Wroclaw, Inst Psychol, Wroclaw, Poland

来源：

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 2017年 / 7卷

关键词：

TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY; IDENTIFICATION TEST; SMELL; PERFORMANCE; DYSFUNCTION; CHILDHOOD;

D O I：

10.1038/s41598-017-01465-1

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

The clinical diagnostics of olfactory dysfunction in children turns out to be challenging due to low attention span, insufficient linguistic development and lack of odor experiences. Several smell tests have been developed for adults. Most of these examinations take a relatively long time and require a high level of concentration. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to evaluate an odor discrimination and olfactory threshold test using the frequently used "Sniffin' Sticks" in children and adolescents in a simplified two-alternative-forced-choice version (2AFC) and compare it to the original three-alternative-forced-choice test (3AFC). One-hundred-twenty-one healthy participants aged between 5 and 17 years took part in this study. Within each of the two sessions participants underwent olfactory testing using the modified 2AFC as well as the standard 3AFC method. A better test-retest reliability was achieved using the original 3AFC method compared to the modified 2AFC. This was true for the odor discrimination as well as the olfactory threshold. Age had a significant influence on both tests, which should be considered when testing young children. We discuss these findings with relation to the existing norms and recommend using the 3AFC version due to a better test-retest reliability to measure olfactory function in children.

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