Posttonsillectomy taste distortion: a significant complication

The Laryngoscope
Michael R Goins, Dimitri Z Pitovski

Abstract

Tonsillectomy is among the most commonly performed procedures. As with any surgery, head and neck surgeons must be aware of possible complications and their potential affects. At our smell and taste center, we have been referred several patients in a 6-month period with the complaint of taste distortion after tonsillectomy. We report in this article a patient that complains of taste distortion after a right tonsillectomy for unilateral tonsillar hypertrophy. A prospective study documenting taste distortion after tonsillectomy using clinical, subjective, and objective evaluation. The clinical course of a patient with taste distortion after a tonsillectomy is described. The gustatory function was investigated by conducting electrogustometry and spatial taste testing. Threshold measurements were determined at three left- and three right-side tongue regions: 1) the tongue tip region (innervated by the chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve), 2) the lateral margin of the tongue (anterior to the foliate papillae), and 3) the posterior tongue region (innervated by the lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve). After a complete clinical evaluation and taste testing, it was found that the patient suffered an injury to the right l...Continue Reading

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