The effect of plasma radiofrequency ablation on nasal mucosa provocative tests for allergic rhinitis / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#In order to explore the effect of plasma radiofrequency ablation on nasal mucosa provocative tests for allergic rhinitis.@*METHOD@#Eighty patients with allergic rhinitis were enrolled in this study. The nasal mucosa provocative tests and nasal airway resistance and subjective nasal patency feeling were studied before and after plasma radiofrequency ablation treatment. The correlation of subjective and objective nasal patency was evaluated.@*RESULT@#The preoperative nasal mucosa provocative test of all the patients allergic to mites were positive. The nasal mucosa provocative tests were negative within 72 patients, while remained positive in eight patients after 3 months of operation. The nasal airway resistance decreased from (0.772 +/- 0.224) kPa x s/L to (0.221 +/- 0.112) kPa x s/L after surgery (P < 0.01); Visual analog scale decreased from 7.0 +/- 2.0 to 2.5 +/- 1.5 after 3 months of operation (P < 0.01).@*CONCLUSION@#Due to its ability to reduce the sensitivity of the nasal mucosa, nasal airway resistance and improve subjective feeling of nasal patency, plasma radiofrequency ablation is effective for the treatment of patients with allergic rhinitis.