PMID: 19128628Jan 9, 2009Paper

Evaluation of nasal obstruction with Odiosoft-Rhino in nasal septal deviation

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery = Le Journal D'oto-rhino-laryngologie Et De Chirurgie Cervico-faciale
Rauf Tahamiler, Salih Canakcioglu

Abstract

Evaluation of a recently developed method for measuring nasal obstruction. To investigate the reliability of a new software program called Odiosoft-Rhino (OR) as a presumptive diagnostic method to evaluate the nasal airflow of patients who have nasal septal deviation and to compare OR results with the acoustic rhinometry (AR) results and visual analogue scale (VAS) of nasal obstruction. Referral centre, institutional practice. OR uses a software program to analyze the original sounds of nasal airflow and evaluate the sounds of both nasal inspiration and expiration and then performs spectral and frequency analysis. OR and AR were performed on 56 patients with nasal septal deviations and 52 healthy controls. Their VAS, minimal cross-sectional area (MCA)1, and MCA2 measurements and nasal expiratory sound analysis between 200 to 500, 500 to 1000, 1000 to 2000, 2000 to 4000, and 4000 to 6000 Hz frequencies were noted for the left and right nasal cavities. Assessment and comparison of nasal obstruction with OR and AR methods. There was a significant difference between the MCA1 and MCA2 values and the nasal expiratory sound intensity of the deviated patients at 200 to 500, 500 to 1000, 1000 to 2000, and 2000 to 4000 Hz of the patient ...Continue Reading

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