title: The effect of L-menthol stimulation of the major palatine nerve on nasal patency.
abstract: Objective and subjective measurements of nasal patency were made before and after L-menthol stimulation of the palatal mucosa (supplied with the trigeminal nerve) in 15 normal adult subjects. The stimulation exerted indirect effect on the nasal cavity in that all subjects mentioned a cold sensation in their nose and a sensation of increased nasal patency, but no influence on nasal resistance to airflow was detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ohoka
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D008610:Menthol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000187:drug effects*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000294:innervation*; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D013823:Thermoreceptors / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008610:Menthol