Acoustic rhinometry of the Indian and Anglo-Saxon nose.
The internal and external geometry of the nose has previously been shown to differ between Anglo-Saxon, Chinese, and Negro noses. It is therefore important to define the normal geometric nasal parameters of a given race, so as to detect the abnormal nose. We present acoustic rhinometric data, with height-adjusted figures, examining the nasal minimum cross-sectional area (MCA), the distance to the nostril from the MCA, and the MCA between 0-6 cm. These data show no significant differences between Indian and Anglo-Saxon noses.
Gurr
P
P
Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Diver
J
J
Morgan
N
N
MacGregor
F
F
Lund
V
V
D000162:Acoustics; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values