Recent guidelines agree that upper airway diseases such as rhinitis and sinusitis, asthma, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are the most common triggers of chronic cough (CC). It is presumed that in patients with upper airway diseases cough originates in pharyngolaryngeal receptors stimulated by the postnasal drip of inflammatory material or made hypersensitive by mucosal inflammation...

Introduction Chronic cough, defined by some authors as lasting longer than eight weeks, is a problem frequently seen by primary care providers as well as specialists. Although elucidating the cause of a chronic cough can be difficult and frustrating—both for the patient and for the physician—systematic examination leads to successful diagnosis and treatment in nearly 100% of cases. In an estima...

Results 705 CRS patients were included in this study (CRSwNP n=400). Correlation between mean RSOM-31 and ‘VAS overall sinus’ score showed a moderate correlation (r=0.52), as did the correlation between RSOM-31 nasal domain and ‘VAS overall sinus’ score (r=0.52). Excellent correlations between RSOM-31 and VAS were found for the comparable symptom specific questions; nasal congestion (r=0.80), r...

Rhinitis is characterized by rhinorrhea, sneezing, nasal congestion, nasal itch and/or postnasal drip. Often the first step in arriving at a diagnosis is to exclude or diagnose sensitivity to inhalant allergens. Non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) comprises multiple distinct conditions that may even co-exist with allergic rhinitis (AR). They may differ in their presentation and treatment. As well, the ...

Wheezing is a commonly encountered complaint by patients seen in sports medicine practice. Wheezes are a continuous musical sound heard best on expiration and can originate from one or more of several defined anatomical locations in the human airway. While common causes of wheezing include exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, postnasal drip, and asthma, wheezing also follows specific respirato...

Tension pneumocephalus is a rare complication of head trauma and neurosurgical procedures, amongst other causes. It is defined by the combination of intracranial air, increased intracranial pressure, and mass effect. Although it often presents soon after surgery, it can also rarely present in a delayed fashion. We present a case of delayed tension pneumocephalus, occurring approximately 16 week...

The patient with a chronic allergic condition is often annoyed by sneezing, congested nose, postnasal drip, cough, wheezing, itching, etc. He may also be unhappy, irritable, overactive or underactive, tired, and less than adequate as a job-holder, spouse, or parent. When other methods of treatment do not provide relief, treatment of the allergic condition by the administration of desensitizing ...

Many of the world’s languages display a phonetic pattern whereby obstruents appear as voiced when following a nasal consonant. This article proposes a phonetic mechanism that favors postnasal voicing. The mechanism is based on two effects, which sometimes reinforce, and sometimes contradict each another. One effect is “nasal leak,” the leakage of air through a nearly closed velar port during th...

Allergic rhinitis is the most common atopic disorder seen in outpatient clinic. Montelukast, a novel medication, an antagonist to leukotriene receptor. The aim of this work was identify improvement severity symptoms child with AR treated Montelukast. A cross-sectional study conducted among fifty-patients chronic cough and (sneezing, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, postnasal drip) at least eight w...

Background. Nasal congestion is one of the most commonly reported symptoms in clinical practice. The second common cause nasal hypertrophy lower concha, a pathology nose that often requires surgical treatment. purpose this study to determine effective method patients with inferior turbinate.
 Materials and methods. was conducted from November 2019 January 2023 at Pediatric Otolaryngology D...