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Breathing pattern disorder in chronic rhinosinusitis with severe asthma: nasal obstruction and polyps do not increase
Rebecca Livingston1,2, Helene Bellas1,2, Jagdeep Sahota2,3
1Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Objectives:
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with severe asthma are associated with breathing pattern disorder (BPD). Mouth breathing is a sign of breathing pattern disorder, and nose breathing a fundamental part of breathing pattern retraining for BPD. The prevalence of BPD in relation to CRS subtypes and the relationship of nasal obstruction to BPD in CRS and associated severe asthma is unknown. The breathing pattern assessment tool (BPAT) can identify BPD. Our objective was to thus investigate the prevalence of BPD, nasal airflow obstruction and measures of airway disease severity in CRS with (CRSwNP) and without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) in severe asthma.
Methods:
We determined whether CRS status, peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) or polyp disease increased BPD prevalence. Demographic factors, measures of airway function and breathlessness in relation to BPD status and CRS subtypes were also evaluated.
Results:
130 Patients were evaluated (n = 69 had BPD). The prevalence of BPD in CRS with severe asthma was 53.1%. There was no difference between BPD occurrence between CRSwNP and CRSsNP. The mean polyp grade and PNIF were not statistically different between the BPD and non-BPD group. The presence of nasal polyps did not increase breathlessness.
Conclusions:
BPD and CRS are commonly co-associated. CRS status and nasal obstruction per se does not increase BPD prevalence.
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