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KMID : 0361020000430070741
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2000 Volume.43 No. 7 p.741 ~ p.745
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The Nasal Response to Exercise in Subjects with Nasal Septal Deviation
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Jang Yong-Ju
Oh Jang-Keun
Kim Yun-Hwan
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Abstract
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Background and Objectives : Subjects with nasal septal deviation(NSD) are commonly confronted with
mucosal hypertrophy of the concave side of nasal cavity. Previous studies have characterized response to
exercise in healthy subjects and in subjects with rhinitis, but such studies are not yet done in subjects
with NSD. In this research, by using acoustic rhinometry, we aimed to investigate the nasal response to
exercise in subjects with nasal septal deviation.
Materials and Methods : Acoustic rhinometric measurements of the cross sectional areas (CSA) at 3.3, 4.0, and 6.4cm from the nostril, and nasal volume were taken in 10 subjects with NSD. The consecutive acoustic rhinometrc measurements were undertaken just before and immediately after, and 10, 20, and 30 minutes after treadmill exercise.
Results : In nasal cavities showing compensatory hypertrophy, nasal volume and CSA at 3.3cm and 6.4 cm from the nostril showed significant increase in immediate post-exercises and 10-minute post-exercise measurements. At
4.0 cm from the nostril, the increase in CSA was significant until the 20-minute post-exercise
measurement in the hypertrophied side. However, in contralateral nasal cavitise, exercise did not result in
significant changes when compared with the base line measurement, except for the immediate
post-exercise measurement at the point of 4 cm from the nostril.
Conclusion : The results of this study indicated that the mucosal response to exercise was pronounced in concave nasal cavities in subjects with NSD. By contrast, in the convex nasal cavities, the mucosal response was very
weak in terms of nasalpatency.
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KEYWORD
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Acoustic rhinometry, Exercise, Nasal septum
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