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Changes in nasal resonance after functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Rong-San Jiang1, Hui-Tsu Huang

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. rsjiang@vghtc.gov.tw

American Journal of Rhinology
|September 8, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) improved nasalance and nasal volume in chronic rhinosinusitis patients. However, the rise in nasalance was not solely due to increased nasal volume.

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Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Rhinology
  • Speech Science

Background:

  • Hyponasality is a common symptom in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients due to reduced nasal cavity resonance.
  • Nasalance, a measure of nasality, is assessed using a nasometer.
  • Understanding the impact of surgical interventions on nasalance and volume is crucial for CRS management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effect of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) on nasalance in CRS patients.
  • To determine the correlation between changes in nasalance and nasal volume post-FESS.
  • To explore factors influencing the relationship between nasalance and nasal volume changes.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study involving 81 CRS patients undergoing FESS.
  • Nasalance and nasal volume measurements were taken pre-operatively and at least 6 months post-operatively.

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  • Nasalance was measured using nasometry, and nasal volume using acoustic rhinometry.

    • Main Results:

    • FESS led to significant increases in both nasalance scores and nasal volumes.
    • A moderate correlation was observed between increased nasalance and increased midnasal/postnasal volumes.
    • The correlation was stronger in patients without nasal polyps and those with allergic rhinitis.

    Conclusions:

    • FESS effectively improves nasalance and nasal volume in CRS patients.
    • The increase in nasalance post-FESS is not primarily driven by enhanced nasal volume.
    • Further research may elucidate the complex interplay between surgical outcomes and speech resonance.