Huabin Zhu1, Yunhai Feng, Chunhong Zhao. 1. Department of Otolaryngology, the Affiliated Shanghai Eighth Hospital of Jiangsu University, Shanghai, 200235, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of nasal obstruction on OSAHS. METHOD: One hundred and twenty cases of OSAHS with or without nasal obstruction were analyzed by Hypno PTT(PTT)and Mallampati score (MS); Acoustic rhinometry was measured in all 120 cases. RESULT: A significant correlation was found between the MS and the AHI measured during the sleep (r = 0.266, P < 0.01). The relative risk of OSAHS with a MS of III or IV in the whole group was 1.96, and 2.46 in cases with nasal obstruction. CONCLUSION: A high MS represents a predisposing factor for OSAHS, especially in which associated with nasal obstruction.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of nasal obstruction on OSAHS. METHOD: One hundred and twenty cases of OSAHS with or without nasal obstruction were analyzed by Hypno PTT(PTT)and Mallampati score (MS); Acoustic rhinometry was measured in all 120 cases. RESULT: A significant correlation was found between the MS and the AHI measured during the sleep (r = 0.266, P < 0.01). The relative risk of OSAHS with a MS of III or IV in the whole group was 1.96, and 2.46 in cases with nasal obstruction. CONCLUSION: A high MS represents a predisposing factor for OSAHS, especially in which associated with nasal obstruction.