EFFECT OF NASAL DECONGESTANTS ON NASAL MUCOUS VELOCITY
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier
- Vol. 118 (2) , 251-254
- https://doi.org/10.1164/arrd.1978.118.2.251
Abstract
Nasal mucus velocity was measured in 13 healthy nonsmokers before and 10 min after topical application of 2 .alpha.-adrenergic nasal decongestant sprays, phenylephrine and tetrahydrozoline. Phenylephrine increased nasal mucus velocity from 8.4 .+-. 2.7 mm/min (mean .+-. SD) to 13.7 .+-. 4.8 mm/min and tetrahydrozoline from 8.1 .+-. 3.8 mm/min (mean .+-. SD) to 13.8 .+-. 5.1 mm/min. These increases were significant (P < 0.01) when compared to topical application of phenylephrine and tetrahydrozoline vehicles, normal saline and sham (empty aerosol container).This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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