The Change of Nasal Resistance in Children : Acoustic Rhinometric Results |
Young-Ki Kim, MD, Joo-Tae Kim, MD, and Dae-Hyoung Kwon, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, Inje University, College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital |
음향비강통기도 검사에 의한 소아에서의 비저항변화 |
김영기 · 김주태 · 권대형 |
인제대학교 의과대학 상계백병원 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
From February through July 1994, we measured nasal resistance of 220 normal children(4-14 year old) with acoustic rhinometry(Rhinoklack RK 1000 system) to evaluate the change in nasal resistance according to age. We calculated the distance and cross sectional area of the isthmus nasi, the anterior and of the inferior turbinate and nasal volume at each age in both sexes. As to the distance and cross sectional area of the I(istmus nasi) notch and the C(conchal) notch, as well as the nasal volume, statistically differences were not noted between both sexes. As the age increased, the areas and distances of the I notch and C notch, and nasal volume were increased significantly(p<0.05). There were stasistically significant differences in the I notch distance below 6-year-old children of both sexes, and in the C notch distance of below 9-year-old children in female and 12 year old children in male compared with the data of normal adults. We concluded that the nasal resistance of children is larger than that of adults and decreases with the increase of age.
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Keywords:
ChildrenㆍNasal resistanceㆍAcoustic rhinometry. |
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