Treatment of chronic inflammation of the upper respiratory airways by inhalation thermal therapy with sulfur-sulfate-bicarbonate- carbonate-alkaline earth mineral water: a study of nasal cytology

• Published in: Acta otorhino-laryngologica italica Vol. 16; no. 6 Suppl 55; pp. 91 - 94
• Main Authors: Cristalli, G, Abramo, A, Pollastrini, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Italian
• Published: Italy 01.12.1996
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Bicarbonates - therapeutic use; Carbon - therapeutic use; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Male; Metals, Alkaline Earth - therapeutic use; Middle Aged; Mineral Waters - therapeutic use; Nasal Mucosa - cytology; Pharyngitis - therapy; Respiratory Therapy; Rhinitis - therapy; Sulfur - therapeutic use
• ISSN: 0392-100X

The purpose of the paper is to better characterise changes occurred in nose cytology in a group of 50 subjects affected by chronic inflammation of upper respiratory airway. The patients were random shared in two groups: group A 40 subjects treated using sulphurous thermal water and a group B (control), 10 cases, treated using placebo saline solution. The post-therapy evaluation of nasal cytology showed an improvement of the chronic inflammation in 65% of group A patients (diminution of bacterial dust 65%, diminution of PMN cells in 60% of cases and disappearance of metaplasy notes in all the cases of group A. No statistical modifications were observed in control group. Moreover were observed a increase of plasma-cell number much more in group A. The author conclusion is that a period of thermal therapy using sulphur-sulphate-alkaline-earth metals water in chronic inflammation of the nose, throw pharmacological and physical actions, cause an improvement of the chronic inflammation and a normalisation of nose cytology.