The Sheffield Nasal Pressure Probe: the development of a new device to measure intranasal pain thresholds.
We present the development of a mechanical pressure probe which was constructed from items readily available to most university departments. The device is simple to operate and gives repeatable determinations. Its main use has been to measure the pressure thresholds for pain in the nasal mucosa.
Fairley
J W
JW
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Yardley
M P
MP
Durham
L H
LH
Stevens
J
J
D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000294:innervation*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017288:Pain Threshold; D011312:Pressure