OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the relationship between subjective symptoms of nasal obstruction and the corresponding nasal anatomical parameters using paranasal computed tomography (PNS CT). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review at a tertiary referral center. METHODS We studied 277 patients who underwent evaluation by the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation scale and a visual analog...

To determine whether nasal obstruction in children results in impaired nasal function, olfactory sensitivity was assessed in 65 children with various degrees of nasal obstruction and in 13 children without nasal obstruction. Overall, olfactory detection thresholds were directly related to clinical ratings of degree of nasal obstruction. Of the subjects with nasal obstruction attributable to ade...

OBJECTIVE To correlate objective assessment of nasal obstruction, as measured by acoustic rhinometry (volume of the first 5 cm of the nasal cavity) and active anterior rhinomanometry (total nasal airway resistance), with its subjective evaluation (obstruction scores). METHOD Thirty patients, aged 7 to 18 years, with persistent allergic rhinitis and thirty controls were enrolled. The obstructi...

Introduction: Supernumerary teeth are frequently reported in dental clinical practice; however, eruption in nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses is an extremely rare clinical entity.   Case Report: We report two cases with a history of recurrent nasal discharge and obstruction. In both cases, clinical and radiological findings confirmed the presence of an inverted supern...

Introduction: Lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH) is a benign lesion of vascular origin. It rarely involves nasal cavity which most commonly manifests as progressive nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Case Report: In this report we present a case of LCH of the nasal cavity which occurred approximately one month after delivery. There was no recurrence after complete endoscopic resection during ...

introduction: to evaluate the most sensitive symptom to predict early recurrence of nasal polyposis. prospective longitudinal cohort study. tertiary university referral center with accredited otorhinolaryngology residency programs.  materials and methods: in this prospective study, we evaluated 62 patients with diffuse nasal polyposis. all patients underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery....

introduction: this study was done to determine the site of obstruction in lacrimal drainage system in asian patients suffering from epiphora and to determine the transit time taken for the tracer material to reach the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity. methods:dacryoscintigraphy was performed using radionuclide technetium-99m pertechnetate (99mtc) in 34 patients suffering from unilateral or bil...

introduction: nasal inferior turbinate hypertrophy is one of the most common causes of nasal obstruction. many different surgical methods are currently available. the aim of this study was to review the efficacy and results of radiofrequency turbinatoplasty as a new method in the treatment of the large inferior nasal turbinate. materials and methods: this prospective study was conducted on 50 p...

KIROGLU, A.F., BAYRAKLI, H., YUCA, K., CANKAYA, H. and KIRIS, M. Nasal Obstruction as a Common Side-Effect of Sildenafil Citrate. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 2006, 208 (3), 251-254 ── Sildenafil citrate is an effective oral drug for erectile dysfunction. The main action of sildenafil is the enhancement of the effect of nitric oxide (NO) by inhibiting the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific ...