Comparison of nasal patency after nose-blowing between pinch versus no pinch method: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract We proposed that nose-blowing without pinching was safer and able to get rid of mucus and maintain nasal patency as effective as the pinch and blow method. The objective of this study was to evaluate the nasal patency after nose-blowing by pinching the nose versus no pinching. The patients...
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| description | Abstract We proposed that nose-blowing without pinching was safer and able to get rid of mucus and maintain nasal patency as effective as the pinch and blow method. The objective of this study was to evaluate the nasal patency after nose-blowing by pinching the nose versus no pinching. The patients who have nasal discharge such as allergic rhinitis or common cold were recruited. The patients were randomized to perform pinching or no pinching nose-blowing. Fifty patients were enrolled in this study. The objective evaluation using acoustic rhinometry found no difference in nasal patency between the two groups (p > 0.05). The subjective patency score was significantly higher in the pinch one nostril shut group (mean difference 0.88, 95% CI 0.20–1.55). The patency of the two methods were comparable according to the objective test. However, the patients felt that their nose was clearer when pinching and blowing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c424515304d84b9cba391f071653f73e2022-12-21T20:37:52ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-11-011111510.1038/s41598-021-01631-6Comparison of nasal patency after nose-blowing between pinch versus no pinch method: a randomized controlled trialPatorn Piromchai0Jakkrit Netnoi1Supaporn Srirompotong2Panida Thanawirattananit3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen UniversityDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen UniversityDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen UniversityDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen UniversityAbstract We proposed that nose-blowing without pinching was safer and able to get rid of mucus and maintain nasal patency as effective as the pinch and blow method. The objective of this study was to evaluate the nasal patency after nose-blowing by pinching the nose versus no pinching. The patients who have nasal discharge such as allergic rhinitis or common cold were recruited. The patients were randomized to perform pinching or no pinching nose-blowing. Fifty patients were enrolled in this study. The objective evaluation using acoustic rhinometry found no difference in nasal patency between the two groups (p > 0.05). The subjective patency score was significantly higher in the pinch one nostril shut group (mean difference 0.88, 95% CI 0.20–1.55). The patency of the two methods were comparable according to the objective test. However, the patients felt that their nose was clearer when pinching and blowing.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01631-6 |
| spellingShingle | Patorn Piromchai Jakkrit Netnoi Supaporn Srirompotong Panida Thanawirattananit Comparison of nasal patency after nose-blowing between pinch versus no pinch method: a randomized controlled trial Scientific Reports |
| title | Comparison of nasal patency after nose-blowing between pinch versus no pinch method: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Comparison of nasal patency after nose-blowing between pinch versus no pinch method: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of nasal patency after nose-blowing between pinch versus no pinch method: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of nasal patency after nose-blowing between pinch versus no pinch method: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Comparison of nasal patency after nose-blowing between pinch versus no pinch method: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | comparison of nasal patency after nose blowing between pinch versus no pinch method a randomized controlled trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01631-6 |
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