Journal Reviews

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Balloon eustachian tuboplasty and inferior turbinectomy

6 January 2023 | | Otology, Rhinology / Sinus | Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty, inferior turbinectomy, obstructive Eustachian tube dysfunction, nasal obstruction, Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire-7

This Taiwanese prospective case-control study looked at concurrent inferior turbinectomy (via submucosal turbinectomy) and balloon eustachian tuboplasty on symptoms related to eustachian tube dysfunction. A total of 50 patients who underwent inferior turbinectomy with balloon eustachian tuboplasty were recruited prospectively...

Blocked nose in children with allergic rhinitis

1 May 2017 | | allergic rhinitis, nasal obstruction, nasal septum deformity, paediatrics, turbinate hyperplasia

Nasal obstruction is a classic symptom in children with allergic rhinitis. While the nasal obstructive disorders including septal deformity, turbinate hyperplasia and adenoidal enlargement are widely recognised in adult nasal blockage, their relationship with paediatric allergic rhinitis however, is scarcely...

Objective versus subjective – again!

1 September 2014 | | inferior turbinate hypertrophy, nasal objective evaluation, nasal obstruction, nonallergic rhinitis, radiofrequency ablation, rhinomanometry, turbinate surgery, visual analogue scale

The use of objective measurements of nasal airflow has a long history; however, its clinical application remains, at most, patchy. The main reason for that has been the lack of convincing studies showing a good correlation between the findings of,...