BACKGROUND Nasal tip depression is associated with nasal valve collapse. The pull-up spreader high (PUSH) technique was developed to enlarge the nasal dorsum and upwardly rotate and define the nasal tip by lifting the domes. OBJECTIVES The authors reviewed a case series to assess the long-term effectiveness of the PUSH technique in improving nasal airflow and aesthetic outcomes. METHODS Thi...

OBJECTIVE To describe a technique to refine the nasal tip and supratip while preserving structure; traditional attempts to reduce nasal tip bulbosity involve maneuvers that may result in loss of support, leading to poor functional and cosmetic outcomes. METHODS A prospective study of patients undergoing open structure nasal tip refinement using scroll joint excision with a septal-lateral crur...

The nasal valve is an anterior triangular area of the nose delineated by the inferior margin of the nasal lateral cartilage, septum, and floor of the pirif orm aperture. On inspiration, the dilator muscles of the nose elevate the cartilage and permit widening of the anterior airway. Cartilaginous nasal valve stenosis impairs valve dilatation and is a form of nasal obstruction. Since infants are...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Third-party payors have begun to demand imaging studies to document septal deviation prior to authorizing septoplasties. This study aims to determine whether septal deviation findings on computed tomography (CT) correlate with symptoms of nasal obstruction as determined by the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale. STUDY DESIGN Prospective and retrospective c...

Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the daytime sleepiness and sleep quality of students in different academic years dental school program. Materials Methods A total 221 students, from 1st 5th year, answered questionnaires: Epworth, Pittsburg, Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation, Berlin, related sleepiness, quality, nasal obstruction, obstructive apnea syndrome (OSAS), respectively...

Background: Adenoid hypertrophy (AH) is often underestimated in adults with nasal obstruction. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical significance of AH as a cause of nasal obstruction in adults. Materials and Methods: Case series study of adult patients (6550 patients) suffered from nasal obstruction, 12 of them found to have AH during the period from February 2003 to Aug...

Foreign body neglected in the nasal cavity for many years leads to the formation of a rhinolith, which gradually increases in size. Nasal obstruction and persistent foul smelling nasal discharge usually are the main presenting symptoms, although some might be silent. This paper presents and discuss a case of 19-year-old female patient whose main complaint was nasal obstruction for many years an...

“Empty nose” patients suffer from chronic nasal crusting, dryness, and intermittent bleeding. The most distinctive symptom of ENS is “paradoxical obstruction”in that the patient suffers from difficulty breathing despite a widely patent nasal airway (Sozansky & Houser, 2014). ENS patients describe their feeling of nasal obstruction as constant and continuous: feeling of suffocation, inability or...

Background The primary goal of this study is to compare pre- and postoperative symptoms and health related quality of life (HQOL) in 57 patients who underwent septoplasty (group-1), 56 patients who underwent septoplasty combined with radiofrequency therapy of inferior turbinates (RFIT) (group-2) and 58 patients who underwent RFIT alone (group-3). The secondary goal is to investigate if the chan...

Benign fibrous histiocytoma is a rare tumor of nose and paranasal sinuses that originates from histiocytes. The main symptoms of patients are nasal obstruction and nasal mass. Our patient was presented with chief complaints of nasal obstruction and rhinorrhea non responsive to antibiotic treatment. In computed tomography scan a giant mass in left maxillary sinus and ipsilateral nasal cavity was...