Skip to main content
. 2021 Jun 5;88(5):787–793. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.05.008

Table 3.

Comparison of the percentage of correct answers by odor in the unilateral olfactory test before and one month after biopsy on the contralateral nasal cavity.

Odor Before (% of correct answers, 95% CI) After (% of correct answers, 95% CI)
Orange 71.4 (21.5–95.8) 100
Leather 85.7 (25.7–99.1) 100
Cinnamon 85.7 (25.7–99.1) 50.0 (14.4–85.7)
Mint 100 100
Banana 100 100
Galician lemon 57.1 (15.1–90.9) 62.5 (20.8–91.4)
Licorice 71.4 (21.5–95.8) 75.0 (27.6–95.9)
Paint solvent 42.9 (9.1–84.9) 25.0 (4.1–72.4)
Garlix 88.9 (37.4–99.1) 88.9 (37.4–99.1)
Coffee 33.4 (8.1–73.8) 55.6 (19.5–86.6)
Apple 33.4 (8.1–73.8) 11.1 (0.9–62.6)
Clove 55.6 (19.5–86.6) 88.9 (37.4–99.1)
Pineapple 77.8 (32.9–96.1) 88.9 (37.4–99.1)
Rose 66.7 (26.2–91.9) 100
Fennel 88.9 (37.4–99.1) 88.9 (37.4–99.1)
Fish 88.9 (37.4–99.1) 100