Measuring Nasal Obstruction.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2016
Abstract
The nose and the nasal airway is highly complex with intricate 3-dimensional anatomy, with multiple functions in respiration and filtration of the respired air. Nasal airway obstruction (NAO) is a complex problem with no clearly defined "gold-standard" in measurement. There are 3 tools for the measurement of NAO: patient-derived measurements, physician-observed measurements, and objective measurements. We continue to work towards finding a link between subjective and objective nasal obstruction. The field of evaluation and surgical treatment for NAO has grown tremendously in the past 4-5 decades and will continue to grow as we learn more about the pathophysiology and treatment of nasal obstruction.
Volume
24
Issue
3
First Page
315
Last Page
322
ISSN
1558-1926
Published In/Presented At
Keeler, J., & Most, S. P. (2016). Measuring Nasal Obstruction. Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America, 24(3), 315–322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsc.2016.03.008
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
27400845
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article