| Nasal inspiratory flow: at rest and sniffing. | |
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PMID: 22287331 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: This study quantifies the time-varying flow rate during inspiration at rest and in sniffing, both predecongestion and postdecongestion. It aims to provide a better understanding of nasal airflow mechanics, for application to the physiological modeling of nasal respiration and to therapeutic drug delivery. METHODS: The temporal profiles of nasal inspiration were measured at high fidelity in 14 healthy individuals using simultaneous bilateral hot-wire anemometry. Peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) rate, acoustic rhinometry (AR), and the sinonasal outcome test (SNOT) provided complementary clinical measurements. The impact of decongestion was also investigated. RESULTS: In the initial phase of inspiration, a rapid rise in flow rate was observed. Flow first exceeded 150 mL/second in either passage within a median time of approximately 120 ms for inspiration at rest and approximately 60 ms in sniffing (∼20 ms in the fastest sniffs). The mean sustained flow rate attained and the overall period of each measured inspiratory profile were analyzed. AR showed a significant change in nasal volume with decongestion, although these change were not manifest in the temporal profiles of inspiratory flow (barring a weak effect associated with the most vigorous sniffs). CONCLUSION: Novelmethods were applied to investigate the temporal profiles of nasal inspiration. Characteristic features of the profile were identified and found to be significantly different between inspiration at rest and sniffing. Decongestion was found to have little effect on the temporal profiles for the flow regimes studied. © 2011 ARS-AAOA, LLC. |
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Catherine E Rennie; Kevin A Gouder; Donal J Taylor; Neil S Tolley; Robert C Schroter; Denis J Doorly |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International forum of allergy & rhinology Volume: 1 ISSN: 2042-6984 ISO Abbreviation: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2012-01-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101550261 Medline TA: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 128-35 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 American Rhinologic Society-American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, LLC. |
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Department of Otolaryngology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, UK; Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, London, UK. c.rennie08@imperial.ac.uk. |
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