Wenche Moe Thorstensen

Om

Professor Institutt for nevromedisin og bevegelsesvitenskap

Overlege, PhD ved Øre-nese-hals avdelingen St.Olavd Hospital. Jobber hovedsakling med nese og -bihulesykdommer.

Forsker på luftveisrelaterte sykdommer slik som kronisk bihulebetennelse, astma og KOLS.

Principal investigator av The ConVenTu study:

Mellomørebetennelse med effusjon er den viktigste årsaken til ervervede hørselsproblemer hos barn. Noen av de berørte barna krever implantasjon av ventilasjonsrør for å redusere øreplager og forbedre hørselen. Innsetting av ventilasjonsrør er en av de vanligste ambulante operasjonene som utføres hos barn. I Norge gjennomgår ca. 6700 barn årlig ventilasjonsrøroperasjon og postoperative kontroller kan fortsette i to eller flere år. Økning av pasienter i alle aldersgrupper og mangel på spesialisert personell har ført til redusert tilgjengelighet og økte ventelister innenfor spesialisthelsevesenet. Dette motiverte til en bærekraftsrelatert utfordring med ConVenTu-studien, en multisenter randomisert non-inferioritetsstudie der postkirurgisk oppfølging av barn med ventilasjonsrør av pasientens fastlege og via en spesialisert øre, nese og hals (ØNH) avdeling sammenlignes. Vårt primære mål er å finne ut om det er en forskjell mellom de audiologiske resultatene av disse to gruppene av oppfølging. Forbedringen og opprettholdelsen av god hørsel for barn på det mest tilgjengelige helsevesenet tar opp de forente nasjoners bærekraftsmål for å sikre sunne liv, fremme bærekraftig økonomisk vekst og redusere ulikhet. Helsetjenesteutnyttelse, endringer i organiseringen av helsevesenet, livskvalitet og foreldrenes erfaringer vil også bli undersøkt.

Forskning

Tok doktorgrad i 2014 på avhandlingen: The nasal airway in asthmatics
-from a structural, functional and subjective perspective

Professor i ØNH sykdommer fra 2023

Publikasjoner

2024

Austad, Bjarne; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Albrektsen, Grethe; Nordgård, Ståle; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2024) Correction: Postoperative controls of ventilation tubes in children by general practitioner or otolaryngologist? Study protocol for a multicenter randomized non-inferiority study (The ConVenTu study)(Trials, (2020), 21, 950, 10.1186/s13063-020-04849-3). Trials
Errata
Austad, Bjarne; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Helvik, Anne-Sofie. (2024) Postoperative care for children after ventilation tube surgery: A qualitative study of parents' experiences over time in Norway. American Journal of Otolaryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Austad, Bjarne. (2024) ‘It is difficult for us to assess the severity!’ A qualitative analysis of parents' expectations to postoperative care after ventilation tube surgery. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2023

Heian, Ingrid Torvik; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Hummel, Thomas; Nordgård, Ståle; Bratt, Mette. (2023) Olfactory training in normosmic individuals: a randomised controlled trial. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Øie, Marte Rystad; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Helvik, Anne-Sofie. (2023) Peak nasal inspiratory flow in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease*. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Jamtøy, Kent Are; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Rosén, Annika; Maarbjerg, Stine; Bratbak, Daniel Fossum. (2023) Onabotulinum toxin A block of the sphenopalatine ganglion in patients with persistent idiopathic facial pain: a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled, exploratory, cross-over study. Cephalalgia
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2022

Øie, Marte Rystad; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2022) Sinonasal Symptoms in COPD: Burden and Associations with Clinical Markers of Disease. The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Heian, Ingrid Torvik; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Hummel, Thomas; Øie, Marte Rystad; Nordgård, Ståle; Bratt, Mette. (2022) Measured and self-reported olfactory function in voluntary Norwegian adults. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2021

Øie, Marte Rystad; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Steinsbekk, Silje; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2021) Rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in COPD. Respiratory Medicine
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Øie, Marte Rystad; Dahlslett, Sarah Bettina; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Helvik, Anne-Sofie. (2021) Olfaction in COPD. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Lippe, Charlotte von der; Tveten, Kristian; Prescott, Trine; Holla, Øystein Lunde; Busk, Øyvind Løvold; Burke, Katherine B.. (2021) Heterozygous variants in ZBTB7A cause a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with symptomatic overgrowth of pharyngeal lymphoid tissue, macrocephaly, and elevated fetal hemoglobin. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Jamtøy, Kent Are; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Bratbak, Daniel Fossum; Crespi, Joan Vidal; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Aschehoug, Irina. (2021) OnabotulinumtoxinA injection towards the SPG for treating symptoms of refractory chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a pilot study. Acta Oto-Laryngologica
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review

2020

Austad, Bjarne; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Albrektsen, Grethe; Nordgård, Ståle; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2020) Postoperative controls of ventilation tubes in children by general practitioner or otolaryngologist? Study protocol for a multicenter randomized non-inferiority study (The ConVenTu study). Trials
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Øie, Marte Rystad; Dahlslett, Sarah Bettina; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2020) Rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps in COPD. European Respiratory Journal Open Research (ERJ Open Research)
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2019

Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Salvesen, Øyvind; Bugten, Vegard. (2019) General health, vitality, and social function after sinus surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology (LIO)
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2018

Nilsen, Ann Helen; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Nordgård, Ståle; Bugten, Vegard. (2018) Improvement in minimal cross-sectional area and nasal-cavity volume occurs in different areas after septoplasty and radiofrequency therapy of inferior turbinates. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Bugten, Vegard. (2018) A comparison of symptoms and quality of life before and after nasal septoplasty and radiofrequency therapy of the inferior turbinate. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2017

Moxness, Mads Henrik Strand; Bugten, Vegard; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle. (2017) Sinonasal Characteristics in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Compared to Healthy Controls. International Journal of Otolaryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Hansen, Aleksander Grande; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Hagen, Knut; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle. (2017) Paranasal sinus opacification in headache sufferers: A population-based imaging study (the HUNT study-MRI). Cephalalgia
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2016

Bugten, Vegard; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Moxness, Mads Henrik Strand; Amundsen, Marit Furre; Nordgård, Ståle. (2016) Quality of life and symptoms before and after nasal septoplasty compared with healthy individuals. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Moxness, Mads Henrik Strand; Bugten, Vegard; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle; Bruskeland, Guttorm Eric. (2016) A comparison of minimal cross sectional areas, nasal volumes and peak nasal inspiratory flow between patients with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy controls. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2015

Hansen, Aleksander Grande; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle; Langhammer, Arnulf; Bugten, Vegard. (2015) Paranasal sinus opacification at MRI in lower airway disease (the HUNT study-MRI). European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2014

Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Bugten, Vegard; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus. (2014) The determining factors of peak nasal inspiratory flow and perception of nasal airflow in asthmatics. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2014) Nesens portvaktfunksjon. Fagbladet Allergi i praksis
Fagartikkel

2013

Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Bugten, Vegard; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus. (2013) Nasal flow, volumes, and minimal cross sectional areas in asthmatics. Respiratory Medicine
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2012

Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Bugten, Vegard; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Fossland, Nils Petter; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Steinsvåg, Sverre K. (2012) Sino-Nasal Characteristics in Asthmatic Patients. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (OTO)
Vitenskapelig artikkel

2011

Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2011) Kan få astma av nesetrøbbel. VG : Verdens gang
Anmeldelse

Tidsskriftspublikasjoner

Austad, Bjarne; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Albrektsen, Grethe; Nordgård, Ståle; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2024) Correction: Postoperative controls of ventilation tubes in children by general practitioner or otolaryngologist? Study protocol for a multicenter randomized non-inferiority study (The ConVenTu study)(Trials, (2020), 21, 950, 10.1186/s13063-020-04849-3). Trials
Errata
Austad, Bjarne; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Helvik, Anne-Sofie. (2024) Postoperative care for children after ventilation tube surgery: A qualitative study of parents' experiences over time in Norway. American Journal of Otolaryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Austad, Bjarne. (2024) ‘It is difficult for us to assess the severity!’ A qualitative analysis of parents' expectations to postoperative care after ventilation tube surgery. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Heian, Ingrid Torvik; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Hummel, Thomas; Nordgård, Ståle; Bratt, Mette. (2023) Olfactory training in normosmic individuals: a randomised controlled trial. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Øie, Marte Rystad; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Helvik, Anne-Sofie. (2023) Peak nasal inspiratory flow in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease*. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Jamtøy, Kent Are; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Rosén, Annika; Maarbjerg, Stine; Bratbak, Daniel Fossum. (2023) Onabotulinum toxin A block of the sphenopalatine ganglion in patients with persistent idiopathic facial pain: a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled, exploratory, cross-over study. Cephalalgia
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Øie, Marte Rystad; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2022) Sinonasal Symptoms in COPD: Burden and Associations with Clinical Markers of Disease. The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Heian, Ingrid Torvik; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Hummel, Thomas; Øie, Marte Rystad; Nordgård, Ståle; Bratt, Mette. (2022) Measured and self-reported olfactory function in voluntary Norwegian adults. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Øie, Marte Rystad; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Steinsbekk, Silje; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2021) Rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in COPD. Respiratory Medicine
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Øie, Marte Rystad; Dahlslett, Sarah Bettina; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Helvik, Anne-Sofie. (2021) Olfaction in COPD. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Lippe, Charlotte von der; Tveten, Kristian; Prescott, Trine; Holla, Øystein Lunde; Busk, Øyvind Løvold; Burke, Katherine B.. (2021) Heterozygous variants in ZBTB7A cause a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with symptomatic overgrowth of pharyngeal lymphoid tissue, macrocephaly, and elevated fetal hemoglobin. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Jamtøy, Kent Are; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Bratbak, Daniel Fossum; Crespi, Joan Vidal; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Aschehoug, Irina. (2021) OnabotulinumtoxinA injection towards the SPG for treating symptoms of refractory chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a pilot study. Acta Oto-Laryngologica
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
Austad, Bjarne; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Albrektsen, Grethe; Nordgård, Ståle; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2020) Postoperative controls of ventilation tubes in children by general practitioner or otolaryngologist? Study protocol for a multicenter randomized non-inferiority study (The ConVenTu study). Trials
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Øie, Marte Rystad; Dahlslett, Sarah Bettina; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2020) Rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps in COPD. European Respiratory Journal Open Research (ERJ Open Research)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Salvesen, Øyvind; Bugten, Vegard. (2019) General health, vitality, and social function after sinus surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology (LIO)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Nilsen, Ann Helen; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Nordgård, Ståle; Bugten, Vegard. (2018) Improvement in minimal cross-sectional area and nasal-cavity volume occurs in different areas after septoplasty and radiofrequency therapy of inferior turbinates. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Nilsen, Ann Helen; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Bugten, Vegard. (2018) A comparison of symptoms and quality of life before and after nasal septoplasty and radiofrequency therapy of the inferior turbinate. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Moxness, Mads Henrik Strand; Bugten, Vegard; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle. (2017) Sinonasal Characteristics in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Compared to Healthy Controls. International Journal of Otolaryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Hansen, Aleksander Grande; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Hagen, Knut; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle. (2017) Paranasal sinus opacification in headache sufferers: A population-based imaging study (the HUNT study-MRI). Cephalalgia
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Bugten, Vegard; Nilsen, Ann Helen; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Moxness, Mads Henrik Strand; Amundsen, Marit Furre; Nordgård, Ståle. (2016) Quality of life and symptoms before and after nasal septoplasty compared with healthy individuals. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Moxness, Mads Henrik Strand; Bugten, Vegard; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle; Bruskeland, Guttorm Eric. (2016) A comparison of minimal cross sectional areas, nasal volumes and peak nasal inspiratory flow between patients with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy controls. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Hansen, Aleksander Grande; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Nordgård, Ståle; Langhammer, Arnulf; Bugten, Vegard. (2015) Paranasal sinus opacification at MRI in lower airway disease (the HUNT study-MRI). European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Bugten, Vegard; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus. (2014) The determining factors of peak nasal inspiratory flow and perception of nasal airflow in asthmatics. Rhinology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2014) Nesens portvaktfunksjon. Fagbladet Allergi i praksis
Fagartikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Bugten, Vegard; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus. (2013) Nasal flow, volumes, and minimal cross sectional areas in asthmatics. Respiratory Medicine
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe; Bugten, Vegard; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Fossland, Nils Petter; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Steinsvåg, Sverre K. (2012) Sino-Nasal Characteristics in Asthmatic Patients. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (OTO)
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2011) Kan få astma av nesetrøbbel. VG : Verdens gang
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