Analysis the causes and treatment of postnasal drip syndrome / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To analysis the causes and treatment for postnasal drip syndrome.@*METHOD@#One hundred patients were tested by routine examination of otolaryngology, nasal endoscopy, fiberoptic laryngoscopy and nasal sinuses CT. Choice allergen test and nasopharynx X-ray were taken based on the symptoms and signs. Patients were treated accordingly for different causes, such as flushing the nasal cavity by herbal liquid, using glucocorticoid locally, taking medicine of improving the sticky film cilium function, immunotherapeutic or operation.@*RESULT@#The causes included chronic rhinitis 22 cases (22%), chronic sinusitis or nasal polyp 31 cases (31%), allergic rhinitis 28 cases (28%), adenoid vegetation 16 cases (16%), chronic nasopharyngitis 3 cases (3%). All patients were treated accordingly and total cure rate was 82% after 6 months follow up.@*CONCLUSION@#The causes of postnasal drip syndrome are complicated. It is critical to check the cause and chose adaptable therapy for good result.

Clinical observation of modified uvulopalatopharyn goplasty combined with coblation in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea patients / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

OBJECTIVE On the basis of the different shapes of upper airway(UA)obstruction and collapse characteristic of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS), the effect of modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty(UPPP)combined with coblation in OSAHS operations on patients with AHI≥20,which could be done selectively to patients with various or multiple UA obstructive sites, was explored. METHODS 30 patients of OSAHS were diagnosed and analysed by polysomnography(PSG)to have AHIs≥20. Based on the shapes of their UAs classified according to the degree of the shortened lateral and radial vectors,the UPPP was modified in two ways: either the lateral vector or the radial vector was amplified, or both could be amplified with coblation. All patients were analyzed by questionnaires(PSG)Muller's maneuver and oral cavity measurement pre-and 6 months post-operation. RESULTS 86.7 % of the patients showed a decrease of at least 25 % in AHI . Velopalatal insufficiency never occurred. CONCLUSION The modified-UPPP combined with coblation can be used selectively on patients based on their UA shapes.

Effects of the Increasing-Energy and Renewing-Wisdom granule on charting-assessed vitality of vascular dementia patients / 医学研究生学报

Objective:To observe the effects of the Increasing-Energy and Renewing-Wisdom granule on vascular dementia(VD) patients. Methods:42 VD patients were divided randomly into 2 groups. The patients in treatment group administered the Iincreasing-Energy and Renewing-Wisdom granule. The patients in control group administered piracetam. All the patients were treated for 3 months. Results: The patients' scores of HDS, MMSE, Wechsler (order), MQ in the treatment group were higher than those before the study (P