Junaid Shahzad*

ENT Specialist, ENT Department, Advance International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author: Junaid Shahzad, ENT Specialist, ENT Department, Advance International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Received: June 12, 2021; Published: June 29, 2021

First of all I would like to thanks AS Otolaryngology Journal, for giving me an opportunity for writing this editorial note.

Being an ENT specialist, I have encountered a few cases of Empty nose syndrome. I found it demanding to manage with psychological issues associated with it. Underneath is the brief review about this challenging issue.

Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is an unusual, late complication of turbinate surgery. The most common clinical symptoms are paradoxical nasal obstruction (physical examination usually reveals widely patent nasal cavities and manometry studies demonstrate normal to low nasal resistance) nasal dryness and crusting, and a persistent feeling of dyspnea [1,2].

References

1. Chhabra N and Houser SM. “The diagnosis and management of empty nose syndrome”. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America2 (2009): 311-330.
2. Houser SM. “Surgical treatment for empty nose syndrome”. The Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery9 (2007): 858-863.
3. Zhao K., et al. “Perceiving nasal patency through mucosal cooling rather than air temperature or nasal resistance”. PLoS One10 (2011): e24618.
4. Zhao K., et al. “Regional peak mucosal cooling predicts the perception of nasal patency”. Laryngoscope3 (2014): 589-595.
5. Jang YJ., et al. “Empty nose syndrome: radiologic findings and treatment outcomes of endonasal microplasty using cartilage implants”. Laryngoscope6 (2011): 1308-1312.

Citation

Citation: Junaid Shahzad. “Empty Nose Syndrome". Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 3.7 (2021): 95.

Copyright

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