Nasal airway dimensions in children, measured by acoustic rhinometry

Maria Bączek, Elżbieta Hassmann-Poznańska

Summary
The aim of the study was assessment of nasal patency and determination of age related normal values of MCA and TMCA in children.
Forty-two healthy children age 0-15 years were examined. In the group of neonates MCA was below 0.1 cm. In the 3-15 year group minimal cross - sectional area at on the level of the head of the inferior concha. All examined parameters showed continuous growth with age.
Acoustic rhinometry is a useful method of assessing nasal patency in children.

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