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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Nasal irrigation, a conventional therapy for both surgical and nonsurgical patients with a history of chronic rhinosinusitis, aids in the clearance of secretions, debris, and intranasal crusts. This is important in the postoperative period to reduce the risk of adhesions and to promote ostiomeatal patency. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of a long-term nasal irrigation with hypertonic saline (3.0%) versus isotonic saline (0.9%) in the normal and postoperative group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied the transit time of nasal mucociliary clearance with a saccharine test. In the normal control group I (n = 20), the mean transit times (MTTs) were measured before and after the irrigation with atomized saline of 0.9%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5% concentrations. In the normal control group Il (n=19), MTTs were measured before and after the atomized 0.9%, 3% saline irrigation for two months. In the postoperative group (n=10), MTTs were measured after the irrigation with saline of 0.9% (right nasal cavity) & 3% (left nasal cavity) for one month. The symptom scores about nasal stuffiness, rhinorrhea and the amount of nasal lavage contents were recorded daily. RESULTS: In the normal control group I, MTT of 3% saline irrigation was significantly shortened than those of isotonic and other hypertonic saline irrigation. In the normal control group II, MTT of 3% saline irrigation was gradually and significantly shortened compared with those of isotonic saline for two months. In the postoperative group, 3% saline irrigation had a significantly shorter MTT for one month and had a significantly more nasal lavage contents during 1st week than isotonic saline irrigation. CONCLUSION: A 3% hypertonic saline would be useful as a long-term nasal washing solution in both surgical and non-surgical patients with a history of chronic rhinosinusitis.
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Humans , Mucociliary Clearance , Nasal Lavage , Nasal Lavage Fluid , Postoperative Period , SaccharinABSTRACT
It has been assumed that tension and anxiety serve to induce or exacerbate tinnitus through increasing muscle tension or alteration in blood flow to the cochlear region. And it is also possible that psychological distress may be a result of tinnitus, or that awareness of tinnitus may be greater during environmental stress. So tinnitus patients need psychologic consideration in their diagnosis and treatment. Purpose of this study is to evaluate the degree and characteristic of the psychologic factors in tinnitus disorder. Cornell Medical Index(CMI), Fukamachi's Discriminative chart and Symptom Check List-90-Revision(SCL-90-R) were examed in tinnitus patients and control group. The results were as follows. 1) According to the Fukamachi's Discriminative Chart using CMI, the tinnitus group showed higher incidence than normal healthy adults group in class III or IV region which is regarded as neurosis. 2) The tinnitus group showed higher score than normal healthy group in all 9 sections of SCL-90-R. 3) The group which has long duration of tinnitus was related to high scores of interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, and the group which has not history of otologic surgery was related to high scores of depression, phobic anxiety(p<0.01).