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Automated rhinomanometry.

Authors: B, Jonson; L, Malm; A, Ivarsson; M, Benthin; C J, Lamm;

Automated rhinomanometry.

Abstract

In order to facilitate measurements and calculations in rhinomanometry a microprocessor is used. Pressure and flow signals, obtained from microtransducers, are automatically calibrated by drawing known volumes of air through a standardized test-nose, while the signals are read by the computer. When the patient is connected, the pressure-flow curves are displayed on a screen. At adequate breathing, the computer reads the pressure and flow 200 times per second for a few breaths. It performs all calculations and presents data describing the pressure-flow relationship, e.g. in terms of the resistance, where the curve crosses a circle with a certain radius in a polar coordinate system. Automatically calculated data were compared to manually derived ones in six healthy subjects and twenty patients with symptoms of nasal obstruction. There was a close correlation between the two sets of data. It is concluded that the described automated rhinomanometer facilitates the rhinomanometric procedure and gives accurate data on nasal airway resistance.

Keywords

Otolaryngology, Computers, Manometry, Airway Resistance, Transducers, Pressure, Humans

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