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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1985;28(6): 763-72. |
A Study on the Changes of Nasal Stuffiness and Nasal Airway Resistence Using Spirometry after Septoplasty |
Euy Suck Lee, MD, Hun Jong Dhong, MD, Yang Gi Min, MD, and Jin Young Kim, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea |
鼻中隔成形術後 鼻閉鎖症狀과 Spirometry로 測定한 鼻氣道抵抗變化에 關한 硏究 |
李義錫 · 董憲鍾 · 閔陽基 · 金鎭永 |
서울대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
With and application of the spirometric measurement, peak expiratory flow rate(PEFR) were measured upon 31 cases of the septal deviation with significant nasal stuffiness, in order to analyze the ralationship between the grade of nasal stuffiness and the difference of the nasal airway resistence following septoplasty. The spirometric measurement was applied to the patients easily without any problem. The relative nasal airway resistence as measured through the mouth and nose tend to im crease with increasing grade of nasal stuffiness. Successful septoplasty reduced the relative nasal airway resistence as much as 17.7%, and was significant statistically(p<0.005). There was some, but not close, correlationship between the degree of improvement of nasal stuffiness and the difference of the ralative nasal airway resistence(0.025
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