Recovery of Olfactory Function in Postviral Olfactory Dysfunction Patients after Acupuncture Treatment

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Age</td><td class="align_center">Gender <br/>male/female</td><td class="align_center">Olfactory function<br/>anosmic/hyposmic</td><td class="align_center">Course of disease<br/>1~3/4~6/6~months</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TCA group</td><td class="align_center">54.2 ± 12.7</td><td class="align_center">25 (11/14)</td><td class="align_center">25 (10/15)</td><td class="align_center">25 (10/5/10)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Observing group</td><td class="align_center">49.1 ± 12.8</td><td class="align_center">25 (5/20)</td><td class="align_center">25 (11/14)</td><td class="align_center">25 (15/5/6)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

General characteristics of the patients by group.

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Table 1: Recovery of Olfactory Function in Postviral Olfactory Dysfunction Patients after Acupuncture Treatment 