Effect of nasal decongestion on nasalance measures
| Autor: | William N. Williams, Patrícia Cortez Rossetto, Jeniffer de Cássia Rillo Dutka-Souza, John E. Riski, Maria Inês Pegoraro-Krook, Lídia C Teles Magalhães |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Adolescent medicine.drug_class Voice Quality Dentistry Nasal congestion Sensitivity and Specificity 03 medical and health sciences Phenylephrine 0302 clinical medicine Velopharyngeal insufficiency Speech Production Measurement Administration Inhalation otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine Humans Craniofacial 030223 otorhinolaryngology Child Nose Hyponasality Analysis of Variance Voice Disorders business.industry 030206 dentistry respiratory system Rhinomanometry Decongestant Nasal decongestant Nasal Decongestants medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Female medicine.symptom Nasalance Oral Surgery Nasal Obstruction business |
| Zdroj: | The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. 43(3) |
| ISSN: | 1055-6656 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of nasal decongestant on nasalance scores for a group of 100 individuals.ParticipantsForty-one subjects with hypernasality and 59 subjects without hypernasality underwent nasometric assessment at the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.DesignNasalance scores were obtained for each subject before the application of a nasal decongestant and again 10 minutes after subjects received a topical nasal decongestant applied into both nostrils.ResultsThe nasalance scores obtained after the application of the nasal decongestant were significantly higher than those obtained before the decongestant.ConclusionsNasal decongestion had a small but statistically significant effect on nasalance scores, suggesting that in some individuals, nasal congestion should be a variable of concern when using the Nasometer. Both nasal congestion (i.e., due to nasal rhinitis) and the effects of nasal decongestant sprays may influence Nasometer test results. Interpretation of nasalance scores, therefore, should be done carefully. Furthermore, nasometry, with and without nasal decongestant, can be a valuable clinical tool for screening anterior nasal obstruction, helping to isolate obstruction due to nasal congestion from structural obstruction in the nasal cavities. |
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