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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 32(6); 1989 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1989;32(6): 1055-66.
A Study on Olfactory Thresholds in Korean
Wong Beom Lee, MD1, Hyung Duk Oh, MD1, Se Hun Suh, MD1, Sang Hwa Lee, MD1, Byung Woo Joe, MD2, and Kyong Myong Chon, MD2
1;Department of Otolaryngology, St. Benedict Hospital, Pusan, 2;Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea
한국인의 후각역치에 관한 연구
이원범1 · 오형덕1 · 서세훈1 · 이상화1 · 조병우2 · 전경명2
부산 성분도병원 이비인후과1;부산대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실2;
ABSTRACT

In the present study the author has studied the olfactory threshold with aronamine-F test and T & T olfactometer for 179 healthy people(90 in males, 89 in females). 1) The latency in aronamine-F was compared between different age groups : 11.2±4.9(s.) in the 10th, 11.5±3.6(s.) in the 20th, 13.3±4.3(s.) in the 30th, 16.5±5.8(s.) in the 40th, 17.3±10.4(s.) in the 50th, 21.3±8.2(s.) in the 60th. The latency appears likely to be increased as age increased. 2) The duration in aronamine-F test was compared between different age groups : 64.0±16.8(s.) in the 10th, 81.4±28.9(s.) in the 20th, 79.6±30.7(s.) in the 30th, 70.3±26.8(s.) in the 40th, 70.3±20.5(s.) in the 50th, 73.3±22.8(s.) in the 60th, No significant difference of duration was evident. 3) The detection threshold in olfactory threshold test by T & T olfactometer was compared between different age groups : -0.8±0.9 in the 10th, -0.5±0.8 in the 20th, -0.5±0.9 in the 30th, -0.5±1.0 in the 40th, 0.2±1.0 in the 50th, 0.6±1.0 in the 60th. The detection threshold increased as age increased. 4) The recognition threshold in olfactory threshold test by T & T olfactometer was measured in the following : 0.4±0.9 in the 10th, 0.9±0.8 in the 20th, 0.9±0.9 in the 30th, 1.0±0.9 in the 40th, 1.5±0.9 in the 50th, 1.8±0.9 in the 60th. The recognition threshold increased as age increased 5) The threshold in recognition and detection for the standard test material C and E was relatively to be lower than that for material B. 6) There was no sexual difference in olfactory threshold test when determined by aronamine-F test and T & T olfactometer. In conclusion, olfactory threshold in healthy Korean people increased as age increased. 

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