Isolated Topical Decongestion of the Nasal Septum and Swell Body Is Effective in Improving Nasal Airflow

Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2020 May;34(3):417-421. doi: 10.1177/1945892420902913. Epub 2020 Feb 2.

Authors

Eugene Wong¹, Nathaniel Deboever¹, Jessica Chong¹, Niranjan Sritharan^{1

2}, Narinder Singh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
² Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

PMID: 32008353
DOI: 10.1177/1945892420902913

No abstract available

Keywords: decongestion; nasal; septal swell body; septum; spray; turbinates.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Cross-Over Studies
Double-Blind Method
Female
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Male
Nasal Decongestants / therapeutic use*
Nasal Obstruction / drug therapy*
Nasal Septum / drug effects*
Nasal Septum / pathology
Oxymetazoline / therapeutic use*
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Rhinomanometry
Turbinates / drug effects
Turbinates / pathology*
Young Adult

Substances

Nasal Decongestants
Oxymetazoline