Impact of rapid palatal expansion on the internal nasal valve and obstructive nasal symptoms in children.

CONCLUSIONS: RPE showed improvement in both NOSE scores and objective measures of the INV. This may show the possibility of considering RPE in managing resistant pediatric nasal airways. Future studies should include collaboration with pediatric otolaryngologists, with the inclusion of pediatric patients with persistent nasal obstruction.
PMID: 32648185 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - July 8, 2020 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Yoon A, Abdelwahab M, Liu S, Oh J, Suh H, Trieu M, Kang K, Silva D Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research