Chronic nasal obstruction can significantly impair patients’ life quality and is a frequent complaint reported to Otolaryngologists. Inferior turbinate hypertrophy (ITH) is a common cause of nasal breathing impairment.1 Various etiologies for ITH have been reported such as allergic reactions, nonallergic rhinitis, chronic hypertrophic rhinitis, and compensatory hypertrophy in case of septal dev...

BACKGROUND Chronic nasal obstruction can significantly impair patients’ quality of life and is a frequent complaint seen by otolaryngologists. Inferior turbinate hypertrophy is a common cause of chronic nasal obstruction. Various etiologies for the hypertrophy of inferior turbinates include allergic reactions, nonallergic rhinitis, chronic hypertrophic rhinitis, and compensatory hypertrophy as ...

OBJECTIVES This computational study aims to (1) use virtual surgery to theoretically investigate the maximum possible change in nasal aerodynamics after turbinate surgery, (2) quantify the relative contributions of the middle and inferior turbinates to nasal resistance and air conditioning, and (3) quantify to what extent total turbinectomy impairs the nasal air-conditioning capacity. STUDY D...