Comparison of Subjective Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Taste, and Smell Results by Age Group in Yakumo Town Residents Health Checkup Conducted in 2019 with Measured Taste and Smell Test Results

Abstract

A self-administered questionnaire survey is conducted on various items related to health at the residents’ examination conducted in Yakumo Town, Nikai-gun, Hokkaido, where population migration is small. We will report on the results of the otolaryngology questionnaire survey conducted in 2019. The target population is 128 males and 169 females who are residents of Yakumo Town over 40 years old, for a total of 297 people. Self-administered questionnaire survey (feeling conscious: vertigo, tinnitus, headache, hearing, taste, smell), taste test (Salt taste: Salseve; manufactured by Advantech), and smell test (12 kinds of odors: Smell sticks; Daiichi Factory C0., Ltd).