Open AccessRelationship between Nasal Valve Changes and Nasalance of the Voice
Author(s) -
Gerek Mustafa,
Durmaz Abdullah,
Tosun Fuat,
Birkent Hakan,
Aydin Umit,
Hidir Yosuf
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.232
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1097-6817
pISSN - 0194-5998
DOI - 10.1177/0194599811415823a207
Subject(s) - dilator , acoustic rhinometry , medicine , nasal passages , nasal cavity , nose , surgery
Objective Investigate the effect of nasal valve changes on nasalance of the voice by using an external nasal dilator strip that widens the nasal valve area. Method Healthy volunteers who had normal nasal and laryngeal findings were enrolled into the study. All volunteers received acoustic rhinometry and nasometry before and while wearing a commercially available external nasal dilator strip. The data with and without nasal strip were compared. Results Twenty‐five subjects were enrolled into the study. After application of the nasal strips, statistically significant increases were observed in the minimal cross‐sectional area of the nasal valve. However, there were no significant changes in nasalance measurements. Conclusion Despite increasing the nasal valve area, application of nasal strips did not cause a significant change in nasalance scores, showing no relationship between the nasal valve changes and nasalance of the voice.