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