Nasal Cycle in Children

1 February 1984

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Vol. 110 (2) , 108-110
https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1984.00800280042013

Abstract

• With the passive anterior rhinomanometry technique, it was shown that children aged 3 to 6 years did not have an alternating nasal cycle. However, during a 6¼-hour period, there was a quite regular pattern of fluctuations of the nasal resistance. Important fluctuations of the nasal resistance in the left and right nasal cavity are happening in the same sense; we could call it "solidary movements" or "solidary cycle." This means that the total nasal resistance in these children is not at all constant during the day. The mean duration of such a "cycle" is 57 minutes, and the mean amplitude is 16.0 mm H₂O for the left and right nasal cavity and 6.5 mm H₂O for the total nasal resistance. (Arch Otolaryngol1984;110:108-110)

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