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Data on nasal obstruction discussed by H.Y. Kim and colleagues
2007 NOV 13 -- According to recent research published in the American Journal of Rhinology, "The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics Of acoustic rhinometric parameters in patients with paradoxical nasal obstruction The medical records of 1844 patients who had nasal septal deviation between 1998 and 2004 at our institute were assessed retrospectively. The authors selected 31 subjects for the experimental group and 256 subjects for the control group." "Minimal cross-sectional area (MCA), volume, and degree of mucosal change at baseline and decongested phase were analyzed MCA of the convex side in the baseline state for the experimental (paradoxical) group is wider than that for the control group (p = 0.005). Degree of mucosal change of the experimental group is smaller than that of the control group in the convex side (p = 0.001)," wrote H.Y. Kim and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Other parameters are similar for the two groups Patients with paradoxical nasal obstruction might be explained by less degree of mucosal change in the concave side of the nasal cavity during nasal cycle than the control group." Kim and colleagues published their study in American Journal of Rhinology (Paradoxical nasal obstruction: Analysis of characteristics using acoustic rhinometry. American Journal of Rhinology, 2007;21(4):408-411). For additional information, contact H.J. Dhong, Sungkyunkwan UniversitySchool Medical, Samsung Med Center, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Kangnam Ku, 50 Ilwong Dong, Seoul 135710, South Korea. The publisher's contact information for the American Journal of Rhinology is: Ocean Side Publications Inc., 95 Pitman St., Providence, RI 02906, USA. Keywords: South Korea, Seoul, Nasal Obstruction. This article was prepared by Science Letter editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Science Letter via NewsRx.com.
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