Nasal irrigation is often recommended as an adjuctive therapy for treating many sinonasal conditions.It provides mechanical cleansing of mucus,crust,cell debris and various air contaminants.The study was done to analy...Nasal irrigation is often recommended as an adjuctive therapy for treating many sinonasal conditions.It provides mechanical cleansing of mucus,crust,cell debris and various air contaminants.The study was done to analyze the effect of nasal irrigation on change of nasal mucociliary transport time,in active smokers.This study was experimental using pre and post test controlled group design.Samples were divided into two groups;treatment and control group.The mucociliary transport time were tested with saccharin method for two times;before and fourteen days after treatment.On the day fourteen after nasal irrigation there was a significant decreased of the mucociliary transport time than before(p=0,000).In the control group on second measurement was significantly longer compared to the first measurement(p=0,003).In the comparison of mucociliary transport time change between treatment group and control group was found significant differences(p=0,000).展开更多
文摘Nasal irrigation is often recommended as an adjuctive therapy for treating many sinonasal conditions.It provides mechanical cleansing of mucus,crust,cell debris and various air contaminants.The study was done to analyze the effect of nasal irrigation on change of nasal mucociliary transport time,in active smokers.This study was experimental using pre and post test controlled group design.Samples were divided into two groups;treatment and control group.The mucociliary transport time were tested with saccharin method for two times;before and fourteen days after treatment.On the day fourteen after nasal irrigation there was a significant decreased of the mucociliary transport time than before(p=0,000).In the control group on second measurement was significantly longer compared to the first measurement(p=0,003).In the comparison of mucociliary transport time change between treatment group and control group was found significant differences(p=0,000).
