Table 2

Frequencies of levels of olfactory function according to Smell Identification Test (SIT) scores following open rhinoplasty

Anosmia

(SIT ≤ 20)

Severe hyposmia

(20 < SIT ≤ 25)

Moderate Hyposmia

(25 < SIT ≤ 30)

Mild Hyposmia

(30 < SIT ≤ 35)

Normal

35 < SIT ≤ 40

Preoperative

0 (0%)

0 0%)

0 (0%)

5 (12.5%)

35 (87.5%)

postoperative week 1

35 (87.5%)

3 (7.5%)

2 (5%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

postoperative week 6

0 (0%)

1 (2.5%)

17 (42.5%)

16 )40%)

6 (15%)

postoperative month 6

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (10%)

36 (90%)

Shemshadi et al. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2008 8:6   doi:10.1186/1472-6815-8-6