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Effect of head impacts and chemical irritation on elite athletes’ olfaction
- Source :
- European Journal of Sport Science. 23:278-283
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2021.
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Abstract
- Limited research exists on athletes' olfaction. As diet is an elementary part of an athlete's lifestyle and training, it is important to know whether the sport discipline itself carries a risk for olfactory impairment. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether elite swimmers (chemical irritation), boxers (head impact) or soccer players (head impact) are at risk for impaired olfaction. Elite-level male swimmers (n=30), boxers (n=35) and soccer players (n=30) aged 18-40 years were recruited from Finnish sport clubs. Floorball players (n=30) were recruited as a control group. All participants filled in a questionnaire about their training history, nasal and sinonasal diseases, asthma, nasal operations and traumas, smoking and self-evaluation of olfaction and taste function. Sniffin' Sticks odour identification test with 12 different odorants and anterior rhinoscopy were performed on all participants. The mean score from the smelling test did not differ between the sport groups. Sinonasal diseases and bronchial asthma were more common among swimmers than among the other athletes. Rhinitis symptoms were common among all athletes. Boxing, soccer or swimming does not seem to affect sense of smell. The majority of our participating elite athletes had normal olfaction, even if they had had a long history of active sports.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Olfaction
medicine.disease_cause
Affect (psychology)
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Elite athletes
030223 otorhinolaryngology
Asthma
biology
Athletes
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
3. Good health
Test (assessment)
Physical therapy
OLFACTORY IMPAIRMENT
Irritation
business
human activities
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15367290 and 17461391
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Journal of Sport Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a9be7dcc5cf384642b8a8466d8afd015