Unilateral Increase of Gustatory Thresholds in Acute Otitis Media: A Pilot Study

• DOI: 10.5152/iao.2023.22694
• Publication Date: 2023-03-28T06:34:54Z
• Authors: Linor Klein; Tal Barkai; ; Narin Carmel-Neid...; ; Mickey Scheinowitz; ; Amir Dagan; ; Shahaf Shilo; ; Ari DeRowe
• Keywords: Acute Otitis Media; Outpatient clinic; Throat

To evaluate chorda tympani nerve function as measured by unilateral increases of gustatory thresholds in the presence ipsilateral acute otitis media.Prospective clinical study comparing electrogustometric measurements was conducted to taste each side tongue a patient during an episode media. Included were patients aged 12-40 who presented emergency department and outpatient ear, nose, throat clinic university-affiliate tertiary medical center with media between January 2019 2020 consented study.Eleven initially recruited into study, 10 (mean ± standard deviation) 26.1 11.2 years comprised final group. Taste significantly elevated on ear affected (P < .05).Chorda conductance is impaired stage This may have implications understanding peripheral neural properties middle inflammatory conditions diagnosis