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We proposed to study the effect of septal deviation on the lateralised olfactory function and the change in olfaction after surgery of the septum (septoplasty).<jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. Forty-one patients with deviated nasal septum were evaluated for nasal airflow, olfactory score, and nasal symptomatology. Septoplasty was done under local anesthesia. Pre- and postoperative olfactory scores, airflow and olfactory scores, and nasal symptomatology and olfactory scores were compared and correlated.<jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. The range of preoperative composite olfactory score (COS) on the side of septal deviation was 4\u201314 (mean<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">7.90<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>\u00b1<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">2.234<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>) and on the nonobstructed side was 9\u201318 (mean<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">14.49<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>\u00b1<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">2.378<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). Severity of deviated nasal septum and preoperative COS of diseased side were correlated and the correlation was found to be significant (rho = \u22120.690,<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.000<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>(&lt;0.001)). The preoperative mean COS (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\"><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">7.90<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>\u00b1<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">2.234<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>) was compared with the postoperative mean COS (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\"><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">12.39<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>\u00b1<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">3.687<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>) and the improvement was found to be statistically significant (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M6\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.000<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>(&lt;0.001)).<jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. We found improvement in olfactory function in 70.6% patients after surgery, no change in 20.1%, and reduced function in 7.6%. With the limitation of a small sample size and a potential repeat testing bias, we would conclude that correction of nasal septal deviation may lead to improvement in sense of smell.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2015\/496542","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,29]],"date-time":"2015-09-29T21:05:56Z","timestamp":1443560756000},"page":"1-5","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Will Septal Correction Surgery for Deviated Nasal Septum Improve the Sense of Smell? A Prospective Study"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2015","author":[{"given":"Neelima","family":"Gupta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi 110095, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"P. 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