the main issues in nasal surgery are to stabilize the nose in the good position after surgery and preserve the cartilages and bones in the favorable situation and reduce the risk of deviation recurrence. also it is necessary to avoid the synechia formation, nasal valve narrowing, hematoma and bleeding. due to the above mentioned problems and in order to solve and minimize them nasal packing, na...

Nasal route of drug delivery is commonly known for treatment of local ailments like-cold, cough, rhinitis etc. Recently, efforts have been made to deliver various drugs, specially peptides and proteins, through nasal route for systemic use; utilizing the principles and concepts of rate controlled drug delivery and various polymers and absorption promoters. Considering the large number of proble...

Factors influencing nasal versus oral breathing in asthmatics are not well understood. The current authors hypothesised that asthmatic subjects have enhanced perception of nasal threshold loads, and switch from nasal to oral breathing at a lower load than healthy subjects. In total, 15 mild asthmatic and 20 healthy control subjects breathed nasally via an inspiratory threshold loading device. N...

introduction rhinoliths are uncommon nasal masses. they are mineralized masses found within the nasal cavity. they have various clinical presentations. case presentation we report a 13-year-old boy with long-standing nasal obstruction, yellowish nasal discharge and intermittent and minimal nasal bleeding for a few weeks, who had been treated as rhinosinusitis twice. due to the presence of long-...

in crooked noses, the lateral walls are different in shape and symmetry. although the septum is very important to obtain a straight nose, identical and symmetrical lateral walls are needed for a straight looking nasal dorsum. as well as the septum, lateral walls also contribute in nasal skeletal support and stability. thus, obtaining identical and symmetrical lateral walls is important. in orde...

Background: Heated humidified high-flow nasal cannula (HHHFNC) is gaining popularity as an alternative to nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) therapy in the management of preterm neonates with respiratory distress due to ease of administration and patient comfort. However, limited evidence is available addressing its risks and benefits. To study the efficacy and safety of HHHFNC i...

CPAP is the most studied form of noninvasive ventilation in neonates, and early investigations focused on the use of CPAP following surfactant administration, to minimize the need for invasive mechanical ventilation.1 Verder and colleagues demonstrated that a strategy of CPAP following brief intubation and surfactant administration (the INSURE technique: INtubation, SURfactant, Extubation) impr...