Date of download: 6/3/2016 Copyright © 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Rehabilitation of Olfaction After Laryngectomy by Means of a Nasal Airflow-Inducing Maneuver: The "Polite Yawning" Technique Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126(6): doi: /archotol Left, Schematic drawing of the situation before the nasal airflow-inducing maneuver. Right, Schematic drawing of the nasal airflow- inducing maneuver, creating a volume increase in the oral cavity and oropharynx by lowering the jaw, floor of the mouth, tongue, base of tongue, and soft palate with the lips securely closed. In this way, negative pressure and thus nasal airflow are induced, allowing odorous substances to reach the olfactory epithelium. Figure Legend:

Date of download: 6/3/2016 Copyright © 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Rehabilitation of Olfaction After Laryngectomy by Means of a Nasal Airflow-Inducing Maneuver: The "Polite Yawning" Technique Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126(6): doi: /archotol Left, The nasal airflow-inducing maneuver with digital manometer connected to one nostril through a tube with an "olive" and the other nostril closed with a finger, to demonstrate the negative pressure in the nasal cavity by the negative value on the display. Right, The nasal airflow-inducing maneuver with water manometer connected to one nostril through a tube with an "olive" and the other nostril closed with a finger, to demonstrate the negative pressure in the nasal cavity by displacement of the water column toward the nose. Figure Legend:

Date of download: 6/3/2016 Copyright © 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. From: Rehabilitation of Olfaction After Laryngectomy by Means of a Nasal Airflow-Inducing Maneuver: The "Polite Yawning" Technique Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126(6): doi: /archotol Subcategorization in percentages of "smellers" (positive result of odor detection test [ODT] and present odor perception scale [POPS] score ≥10; ODT result positive and POPS score <10; ODT result negative and POPS score ≥10) and "nonsmellers" (ODT result negative and POPS score <10), indicating a significant improvement after the intervention (McNemar 2 related samples test, P<.001). Figure Legend: