OBJECTIVE To assess the validity of acoustic rhinometry for measuring nasal valve area in human subjects. STUDY DESIGN A comprehensive study that compared acoustic rhinometry data with computed tomography findings from scans obtained perpendicular to the acoustic axis and perpendicular to the floor of the nose. METHODS Fifty nasal passages of 25 healthy adults with no nasal disease were exa...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of Acoustic Rhinometry in assessing surgical outcomes in sinonasal surgery. This prospective study was carried out from January till December 2001. A group of 44 patients who presented with nasal obstruction due to various rhinologic abnormality were examined with acoustic rhinometry pre and post-operatively. They were examined with acoustic rhin...

Lotta Haavisto. Objective evaluation of nasal dimensions in children with acoustic rhinometry. The Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Medica-Odontologica, Painosalama Oy 2011, Turku, Finland. aims: This study was carried out to investigate the usefulness of acoustic rhinometry in the evaluation of int...

introduction: septal deviation is the chief cause of chronic nasal obstruction. in order to treat such cases, nasal septoplasty surgery is usually performed based on patient complaints and a surgeon's examination, both of which are subjective. this study aims at using the objective parameters of acoustic rhinometry and rhinomanometry to evaluate the effectiveness of septoplasty surgery.   ...

OBJECTIVES Acoustic rhinometry is a rapid, reliable and non-invasive technique for the evaluation of conditions associated with impaired nasal patency. This study aimed to examine the intersession repeatability of acoustic rhinometry measurements of unilateral and combined nasal parameters in a group of healthy volunteers. METHODS Twenty healthy volunteers were studied. In each subject, acous...

UNLABELLED Nasal obstruction when lying down frequently brings patients to the otolaryngologic clinic. There are several explanations for the problem. The nasal mucosa reaction to venous changes that alter local blood flow, secondary to compression of the neck veins or hydrostatic pressures, is the most accepted explanation. Acoustic rhinometry is a new non-invasive technique to assess nasal pa...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of turbinate radiofrequency ablation (RFA) by acoustic rhinometry. MATEIAL AND METHOD: Thirty allergic rhinitis (AR) patients aged 19-62 years old were recruited for this cross sectional prospective study. They all underwent radiofrequency turbinate ablation for chronic nasal obstruction. The acoustic rhinometry evaluation, total nasal symptom score, and nasal ...