title: [Comparison of rhinomanometry results with polysomnography and physical examination findings in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to investigate the effects of anterior rhinomanometry-induced nasal resistance on obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between May 2011 and September 2011, 100 volunteer patients (76 males, 24 females; mean age 47.6±11.6 years; range 20 to 71 years) who were admitted with complaints of snore, breathing pauses told by their partners, oversleep mood in a daytime and fatigue and diagnosed with OSAS by polysomnography with simple snore were included. Anterior rhinomanometry was applied for all patients and nasal resistance was estimated. Mallampati index and body mass index (BMI) of patients was calculated. The mean apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and minimum oxygen saturation values were measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant relationship between nasal resistance and AHI. However, a significant relationship between AHI and Mallampati and BMI values was observed. The AHI values increased, as the Mallampati and BMI values increased.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study results show that nasal resistance has no significant effect on AHI and minimum oxygen saturation in OSAS patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Boğazlıyan State Hospital, Yozgat, Turkey. aliyuksel82@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yüksel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D017286:Polysomnography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D025363:Rhinomanometry; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult