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Decrease of resistance to air flow with nasal strips as measured with the airflow perturbation device

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dc.creator Wong, Lily S
dc.creator Johnson, Arthur T
dc.date 2021-12-09T15:52:37Z
dc.date 2021-12-09T15:52:37Z
dc.date 2004-10-22
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-20T08:39:03Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-20T08:39:03Z
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.13016/hevc-td11
dc.identifier Wong, L.S., Johnson, A.T. Decrease of resistance to air flow with nasal strips as measured with the airflow perturbation device. BioMed Eng OnLine 3, 38 (2004).
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1903/28227
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/117682
dc.description Nasal strips are used by athletes, people who snore, and asthmatics to ease the burden of breathing. Although there are some published studies that demonstrate higher flow with nasal strips, none had directly measured the effect of the strips on nasal resistance using the airflow perturbation device (APD). The APD is an inexpensive instrument that can measure respiratory resistance based on changes in mouth pressure and rate of airflow. This study tested forty-seven volunteers (14 men and 33 women), ranging in age from 17 to 51. Each volunteer was instructed to breathe normally into the APD using an oronasal mask with and without nasal strips. The APD measured respiratory resistance during inhalation, exhalation, and an average of the two. Results of a paired mean t-test comparing nasal strip against no nasal strip were statistically significant at the p = 0.05 level. The Breathe Right™ nasal dilator strips lowered nasal resistance by an average of 0.5 cm H20/Lps from an average nasal resistance of 5.5 cm H20/Lps. Nasal strips reduce nasal resistance when measured with the APD. The effect is equal during exhalation and during inhalation.
dc.description https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-3-38
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dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Springer Nature
dc.relation A. James Clark School of Engineering
dc.relation Fischell Department of Bioengineering
dc.relation Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
dc.subject Nasal Valve
dc.subject Nasal Resistance
dc.subject Nasal Breathing
dc.subject Respiratory Resistance
dc.subject Mouth Pressure
dc.title Decrease of resistance to air flow with nasal strips as measured with the airflow perturbation device
dc.type Article


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