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To date, little has been reported about the effect of chorda tympani section upon salivary function.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215110000733_sec2\"><jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Tertiary care centre.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215110000733_sec3\"><jats:title>Material and methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>We report a case series of three patients with bilateral chorda tympani lesions. Chorda tympani function was assessed using \u2018taste strips\u2019 and unstimulated sialometry. A careful history of oral symptoms was taken.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215110000733_sec4\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>All patients showed transient or permanent bilateral ageusia of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, and a decreased resting salivary flow rate. In addition, all patients suffered from transient or persistent, distressing xerostomia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215110000733_sec5\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Taste disorders may occur after middle-ear surgery but they are mostly transient, even when the chorda tympani nerves are sectioned bilaterally. In contrast, bilateral chorda tympani lesions may lead to severe, persistent and distressing xerostomia. 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