A CLINICAL STUDY OF ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY

Rhinomanometry is often used for the clinical assessment of nasal obstruction. In recent years, acoustic rhinometry has also been used to analyze nasal cross-sectional areas. To evaluate the perception of nasal stuffiness, rhinomanometric and acoustic rhinometric assessments were performed before an...

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Published inNihon Bika Gakkai Kaishi (Japanese Journal of Rhinology) Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 120 - 126
Main Authors Miyata, Sho, Naito, Kensei, Mamiya, Toshiko, Kondo, Yuka, Saito, Shoji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Rhinologic Society 15.08.2000
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Acoustic rhinometry
Nasal obstruction
Rhinomanometry
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Summary:Rhinomanometry is often used for the clinical assessment of nasal obstruction. In recent years, acoustic rhinometry has also been used to analyze nasal cross-sectional areas. To evaluate the perception of nasal stuffiness, rhinomanometric and acoustic rhinometric assessments were performed before and after rhino and sinal surgery in 50 patients. Nasal resistance during both expiration and inspiration correlated well with the patients' perceptions (P<0.05). Nasal volumes (0-4cm and 0-7cm) obtained from acoustic rhinometry measurements also correlated well with perception (P<0.05). No significant relationships were found between rhinomanometric and acoustic rhinometric results. Nasal obstruction perception, rhinomanometric results and acoustic rhinometric results (except for the sectional areas at the I-notch) improved after the operations. Rhinomanometry and acoustic rhinometry are valuable equipments for evaluating nasal obstruction, but the difference between these two objective methods must be taken into consideration.
ISSN:0910-9153
1883-7077
DOI:10.7248/jjrhi1982.39.2_120