Comparison of perceptional nasal obstruction with rhinomanometric and acoustic rhinometric assessment.
Perception of nasal stuffiness, together with rhinomanometric and acoustic rhinometric assessments were evaluated before and after nasal and/or sinus surgery in 50 Japanese adult patients. Nasal resistance on both expiration and inspiration correlated well with the patients' perceptions (P<0.05). Nasal volumes (0-4 cm and 0-7 cm) obtained from acoustic rhinometry measurements also correlated well with perception (P<0.05). No significant relationships were found between rhinomanometric and acoustic rhinometric results. Perceptional nasal obstruction, rhinomanometric and acoustic rhinometric results (except for the sectional areas at the I-notch) improved significantly after the operations. Rhinomanometry and acoustic rhinometry are valuable methods for assessing nasal stuffiness, but we must take account of the differences between the two methods.
Naito
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Department of Otolaryngology, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Kutsukake Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. knaito@fujita-hu.ac.jp
Miyata
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Saito
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Sakurai
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Takeuchi
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D000328:Adult; D000403:Airway Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D025363:Rhinomanometry / Q000379:methods*; D023842:Rhinometry, Acoustic / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity