A CB of the middle turbinate is observed on the non deviated side of patients with an NSD. The impact of the CB on nasal airflow characteristics in patients with NSD has been incompletely defined.
This study was done to evaluate the impact of a CB in patients with NSD on nasal airflow characteristics using a CFD approach.
There were 20 patients with NSD and a unilateral CB of the middle turbinate on the non deviated side was recruited. Another 20 patients with NSD without the formation of a CB were also enrolled. The volume of the nasal tract, surface-area-to-volume ratio, and the total nasal resistance was compared.
The surface-area-to-volume ratio and total nasal resistance in the study group were significantly higher and the nasal volume was significantly decreased than that in the control group.
The study concluded through its findings that CB of the middle turbinate on the non deviated side of patients with NSD rendered airflow characteristics more evenly distributed between the bilateral nostrils as assessed by CFD.
Reference: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1945892420905186
