Measuring Nasal Obstruction - 10/07/16
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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.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Nasal obstruction, Nasal airway, Rhinomanometry, Nasal resistance, Nasal function
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Vol 24 - N° 3
P. 315-322 - août 2016 Retour au numéro
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