Two-year follow-up with acoustic rhinometry in children

Authors: Millqvist, Eva; Bende, Mats

Source: American Journal of Rhinology, Volume 20, Number 2, March-April 2006 , pp. 203-205(3)

Publisher: OceanSide Publications, Inc

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Abstract:

Background: This is an explorative study of growth-related nasal geometry in healthy children.

Methods: A total of 88 girls and boys between the ages of 4 and 16 years were followed over a period of 2 years by acoustic rhinometry. The registrations were correlated to height at each occasion.

Results: Although both the minimal cross-sectional area and the nasal volume increased in all age groups over 7 years, large individual variations in nasal geometry led to a weak relationship with growth.

Conclusion: In the undecongested nasal cavity in children, correlation of nasal geometry makes sense for height but not for age.

Document Type: Research article

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