38 research outputs found
Effectiveness of septoplasty versus non-surgical management for nasal obstruction due to a deviated nasal septum in adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Acoustic Rhinometry and Computed Tomography Scans for the Diagnosis of Nasal Septal Deviation, With Clinical Correlation
Correlation of Nasal Obstruction with Nasal Cross-Sectional Area Measured by Computed Tomography in Patients with Nasal Septal Deviation
Effect of Chronic Nasal Airway Obstruction on Maxillary Arch Form in Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report
The Role of Sensation in Subjective and Objective Evaluation of Nasal Patency
To assess if sensation of nasal mucosa affect the subjective sensation of nasal patency. This is a case control study with 50 patients, using 2% lignocaine as the active drug and normal saline as the placebo (2 groups of 25 patients each). Each subject had 2 ml of solution sprayed into the test nose. These subjects had no prior nasal symptoms, allergy or surgery. They were evaluated subjectively using Likert scale and objectively by acoustic rhinometry before and after lignocaine or normal saline. The patients in both normal saline and lignocaine groups demonstrated no significant change based upon Likert scale. The study also demonstrated the mean cross sectional area 1 (CSA1), mean cross sectional area 2 (CSA2), with mean Volume 1 and mean Volume 2, these results did not vary significantly in both groups with Acoustic Rhinometry. The analysis thus shows that the use of topical anesthetic spray on nasal mucosa produces no objective effect on nasal resistance or subjective sensation of altered nasal patency. Thus the study concludes that, tactile sensation of nasal mucosa does not play a role in the sensation of nasal obstruction