title: The voluntary control of nasal airway resistance.
abstract: The effects of flaring and constricting the alar margins upon nasal airway resistance (NAR) were measured in 24 normal subjects. The median decrease in NAR on flaring was 21% whilst constricting increased NAR by a median of 67%, there being a high inter-subject variation. We feel these movements of the alar margin an important factor in controlling NAR.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of O.R.L., Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rivron
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sanderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000502:physiology*