Use of rhinomanometry in common rhinologic disorders

Demirbas D., CİNGİ C., ÇAKLI H., KAYA E.

EXPERT REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES, cilt.8, sa.6, ss.769-777, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1586/erd.11.45
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERT REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.769-777
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: allergy challenge, rhinomanometry, AIR-FLOW RESISTANCE, ACOUSTIC RHINOMETRY, NASAL OBSTRUCTION, SLEEP-APNEA, TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY, OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT, ALLERGIC RHINITIS, SEPTOPLASTY, PATENCY, CHALLENGES
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Rhinomanometry is a functional test of nasal aerodynamics that measures transnasal airflow and the pressure gradient allowing nasal resistance to be calculated from these data. Three methods of rhinomanometry that are currently in use are anterior rhinomanometry, posterior (peroral) rhinomanometry and postnasal (pernasal) rhinomanometry. The usefulness of this method has increased owing to the development of technology and use of microcomputers connected to the measuring devices. Rhinomanometry can be used for: clinical evaluation of the symptom of nasal obstruction; research in nasal physiology; allergy challenge testing; pre-and post-treatment assessments of surgical or medical therapy; and evaluation of patients with sleep apnea.