[The regularity of the breathing pattern of both sitting and reclining adults is not different].
BACKGROUND
A prestimulatory regular breathing is required for the respiration-olfactometry. In a sitting position, just about every second prestimulatory breathing sequence fulfilled this requirement checking off -line. It should be examined whether breathing in reclining position is more regular.


METHODS
The coefficients of variation of the time parameters of breathing in reclining and sitting position during 30 min were determined and compared.


RESULTS
Breathing regularity did not increase in reclining position with 48 healthy persons (age group 1: 18 to 30 years, n = 24, 18 women; age group 2: > 55 years, n = 24, 13 women). The age and gender had no eff ect on the proportion of regular breathing. With 7 persons, the yield of 5 on each other following regular breaths was inadequate. Additionally one person excluded from our study was not able to breathe regularly without interruptions.


CONCLUSIONS
The respiration-olfactometry cannot be performed in each person. It is not more successful in reclining than in sitting position.
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum der FSU Jena.
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Gudziol
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum der FSU Jena.
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Halka-König
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum der FSU Jena.
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Bitter
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum der FSU Jena.
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Lehnich
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum der FSU Jena.
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Guntinas-Lichius
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064367:Olfactometry; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012119:Respiration; D016683:Supine Position / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult