BACKGROUND The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the changes in olfactory sensitivity of oral contraceptive (pill) users. METHODS Sixty women underwent rhinomanometric and olfactometric determinations during the follicular, periovular and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle, and at day 7, 14 and 21 of contraceptive intake. Thirty-one women used 30 microg ethinyl oestradiol plus 7...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of coblation-channeling in the treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy. The study was conducted in the Department of ENT Head and Neck Surgery, Split University Hospital Center, Split, Croatia. Fifty-two patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy who were refractory to medical therapy were evaluated for coblation. The proc...

Cologne, Germany; Praxisgemeinschaft im Kapuzinerkarree, Aachen, Germany; Institute of Aerodynamics, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany. Background: Our investigation aimed to visualize the 3-D spatial distribution of nasal cavity mucosal swelling under levocetirizine prophylactic treatment on exposure to allergens. This study made use of standard rhinologic diagnostics such as rhinomanometry and aco...

BACKGROUND: Patients with anatomically unexplained, chronic nasal obstruction (CNO) that is refractory to medical treatment pose a challenge for clinicians. A surgical solution, addressing mechanical obstacles, unsuited these patients. CNO may result from disrupted airflow perception due activation of the intranasal trigeminal system; therefore, aim this study evaluate if function patients decr...

Objective: To study dynamical changes in the functional state of nose patients with nasal deformity (ND) combination diseases cavity (DNC) and paranasal sinuses (PNS) before after single-step surgical treatment. Methods: The was studied 184 ND DNC PS aged 16 to 45 years. were divided into two groups 92 people each. Group 1 consisted septum (NSD) combined DNC, group 2 NSD PNS. included rhinoscop...

BACKGROUND
 Internal nasal valve (INV) is widely discussed because it believed to have a role in structural obstruction. Caucasian has rather acute angle of INV due the known geometric their nose. Whilst Asian generally broader, thicker, and bigger anthropometric proportion nose than Caucasian. Asia vastly diverse ethnicity, one can only assume that may be differ shape larger angles compar...

INTRODUCTION Allergic rhinitis significantly impacts quality of life and current treatments are frequently unsatisfying. VTX-1463 is a potent, selective, Toll-like receptor (TLR) 8 agonist administered weekly via the intranasal route without concomitant administration of allergen for the treatment of allergic rhinitis. AREAS COVERED The rationale for TLR8 as a therapeutic target in allergic d...

CONCLUSION The changes of nasal resistance and cross-sectional area (CSA) with aging could suggest that it might be attributed to the change (atrophy) of the non-erectile structural tissues including bone and soft tissues rather than the erectile tissues. Subjects older than 60 years of age had significantly slower ciliary beat frequency (CBF), which could suggest nasal function might begin to ...