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Does Maras powder affect the nasal mucociliary clearence?

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Abstract

Purpose

Many studies have been conducted about the effect of cigarettes and other tobacco products on mucociliary clearance. However, there has been no study of the relationship between mucociliary clearance and Maras powder, which is a smokeless tobacco product. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Maras powder use on mucociliary clearance through comparisons with cigarette smokers and those who used no tobacco products.

Methods

The study included 75 male volunteers, aged 23–54 years. Group 1 (n: 25) comprised subjects who do not use any tobacco products, Group 2 (n: 25) those who smoked cigarettes, and Group 3 (n: 25) those who used Maraş powder. The saccharin test was used to evaluate mucociliary clearance and the time was recorded in seconds. The groups were statistically compared in respect of mean age and mucociliary clearance time (MCCT).

Results

The mean MCCT was determined to be 645.8 ± 200 secs for the whole study sample, 497 ± 108 secs for Group 1, 796 ± 200 secs for Group 2, and 644 ± 161 secs for Group 3. The difference between the groups in respect of MCCT was statistically significant (p < 0.001). No statistically significant difference was determined between the groups in respect of mean age (p = 0.730).

Conclusion

The study results demonstrated that the nasal mucociliary clearance time was prolonged both by cigarettes and by the use of Maras powder, and that this time was prolonged more by cigarette smoking than the use of Maras powder.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

    İrfan Kara, Omer Faruk Cınar, Muhammed Gazi Yıldız, Saime Sağıroğlu, Nagihan Bilal & Israfil Orhan

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Bioistatistics, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey

    Adem Doğaner

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Kara, İ., Cınar, O.F., Doğaner, A. et al. Does Maras powder affect the nasal mucociliary clearence?. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 279, 5701–5706 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-022-07487-4

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