Nasal permeability in children with chronic hypertrophic rhinitis

Abstract

Introduction. Chronic hypertrophic rhinitis represents a current and a major problem in otorhinolaryngology, with a frequency of 16-25% of the population in different countries, with a growing prevalence and accounting for about half of the pathology of patients, which is addressed to the Otorhinolaryngologist.Among the methods of diagnosis of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis one of the most representative is acoustic rhinometry. Acoustic rhinometry is a very effective and easy method to determine the degree of nasal obstruction. This method was described by Jackson in 1977 and was first applied by Hilberg (1986) and provides for the writing of nasal fossil geometry. Acoustic rhinometry allows non-invasive evaluation of nasal permeability to be applied to children. Therefore we considered it appropriate to conduct a literature review on the methods of diagnosis of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis.