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Assessment of Nasal Airflow Resistance in the Healthy Population of Chattisgarh by Active Anterior Rhinomanometry

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The aim of present study was to define a normal range of total nasal airflow resistance in the healthy population of Chattisgarh. This study was conducted at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical College Raipur, Chattisgarh over 93 healthy adults. A proper otolaryngology examination was done prior to the study and all the subjects were free from any type upper respiratory tract infection. This was the main inclusion criteria for the present study. All the subjects were distributed according to age and sex. Active Anterior Rhinomanometry is the best recommended method for evaluating the objective assessment of nasal airflow resistance; it was preferred for the assessment of total nasal airway resistance in present study also. The present study concluded that the mean value of total nasal airway resistance was 0.21 at 150 Pa pressure. However the range of total nasal airway resistance was from 0.142 to 0.34 Pa/cm3/s at the same pressure. The present study presents the normal range and mean value of total nasal airway resistance for the healthy adult population of Chattisgarh. Total nasal airway resistance is independent of age and sex.

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  1. Department of ENT, Pt. J. N. M. Medical College and Dr. B. R. A. M. Hospital, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

    Shailendra Gupta, Ankur Bansal, Sunil Ramnani, Sanjay Kumar & N. K. Goyal

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Gupta, S., Bansal, A., Ramnani, S. et al. Assessment of Nasal Airflow Resistance in the Healthy Population of Chattisgarh by Active Anterior Rhinomanometry. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 64, 338–340 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0300-0

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