OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Caudal septal deviation interrupts normal nasal breathing, due to the narrowing of the external valve area and nasal valve angle. In this study, we found a different approach for correction of caudal septal deviation with no associated deformity of the external nose. STUDY DESIGN Individual case-control study. METHODS The 39 patients completed questionnaires by intervi...

Objective: To find out the allergic symptoms of patients who presented to otorhinolaryngology clinic. Methods: Two hundred and fifteen patients of either sex and above the age of sixteen years who presented to otorhinolaryngology clinic suffering from allergic rhinitis were involved in the study. History of rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal obstruction, nasal itching, epistaxis, nasal dryness and con...

Background. Angiofibroma is a benign tumor, consisting of fibrous tissue with varying degrees of vascularity, characterized by proliferation of stellate and spindle cells around the blood vessels. It most commonly arises from the nasopharynx, although it may rarely arise in extranasopharyngeal sites. Case Report. A 46-year-old male presented with left side nasal obstruction and epistaxis for on...

We report eight patients presenting to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology between 1990 and 1998 in whom a diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made. The most common presenting symptom was that of nasal obstruction and crusting and the most common site of involvement was the septum and inferior turbinate. These patients differ from the majority of patients who present with the other manifestations of...

Rhinolith is a stone like nasal mass uncommon in children and adolescent. Diagnosis of rhinolithiasis may be difficult because of the possibility of varying clinical presentations. We report 2 cases in adults. The first was 23 years old female having unilateral nasal obstruction, cacosmia and occasional blood stained nasal discharge. The second case was that of a 47 years old male having unilat...

extramedullary plasmacytoma is a rare neoplasm characterized by monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells. most lesions occur in the head and neck, primarily in the upper aerodigestive tract. the nasal cavity and nasal septum are the most common sites of occurrence. in this report, three patients admitted in our clinic with history of nasal obstruction and/or epistaxis. patients were diagnosed w...

The relationship between nasal obstruction and facial growth is controversial. Much of the controversy relates to the lack of sophistication in quantifying nasal versus oral respiration and the lack of longitudinal data. Nevertheless, a number of studies in laboratory animals, nonhuman primates, and humans have shown a relationship between nasal airway obstruction and aberrant facial growth. In...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Demonstrate that the Nasal Obstruction Balance Index (NOBI) model fulfils unmet need of improving unilateral correlation between subjective and objective nasal obstruction outcome measures identifying more obstructed side. Improve airway measurements (nasal inspiratory peak flow [NIPF] acoustic rhinometry [AR]) Visual Analogue Scale for (VAS-NO) scores. assessment asymmetr...