Open AccessEffect of nasal dominance on pulmonary function test and heart rate: A pilot study
Author(s) -
Smriti Sinha,
Swati Mittal,
Shilpi Bhat,
Geeta Baro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/ijoy.ijoy_115_20
Subject(s) - vital capacity , medicine , heart rate , pulmonary function testing , heart rate variability , nostril , autonomic nervous system , cardiology , anesthesia , nose , blood pressure , surgery , lung function , lung , diffusing capacity
The nasal cycle is one of the many cyclic events in a human being. Nasal airflow is greater in one nostril at any given point in time and this alternates between right and left nostrils over time. Its periodicity ranges from 25 min to 8 h. This alteration has been known to be controlled by the autonomic nervous system. The current study was designed to assess the effect of nasal dominance during rest on pulmonary function parameters and heart rate.