title: Measuring Nasal Obstruction.
abstract: The nose and the nasal airway is highly complex with intricate 3-dimensional anatomy, with multiple functions in respiration and filtration of the respired air. Nasal airway obstruction (NAO) is a complex problem with no clearly defined "gold-standard" in measurement. There are 3 tools for the measurement of NAO: patient-derived measurements, physician-observed measurements, and objective measurements. We continue to work towards finding a link between subjective and objective nasal obstruction. The field of evaluation and surgical treatment for NAO has grown tremendously in the past 4-5 decades and will continue to grow as we learn more about the pathophysiology and treatment of nasal obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 801 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Jarrod
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keeler
authors.affiliation: Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 801 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. Electronic address: smost@ohns.stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Sam P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Most
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D025363:Rhinomanometry; D057566:Self Report
keywords: Nasal airway; Nasal function; Nasal obstruction; Nasal resistance; Rhinomanometry