I M C Seuthe, K Van Ackeren, S Dazert, S Eichhorn, T Veleva, J J-H Park
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Abstract
Objective: Conducting a prospective pilot study to investigate the effect of temperature-controlled radiofrequency treatment of the nasal valve in endurance athletes with internal nasal valve collapse.
Material and methods: Twenty-five endurance athletes with nasal valve collapse were recruited from 2018 to 2020. Eight of the 25 patients dropped out of the study due to different reasons (injured due to non-nasal causes before postoperative measurement, refusal of surgery in the short term, termination due to corona pandemic), so that 17 study participants completed the study. We investigated NOSE questionnaire and rhinomanometry before and after radiofrequency treatment of the internal nasal valve (Vivaer radiofrequency probe). In addition, an exhaustive treadmill test before and after radiofrequency treatment was performed. The collected measurements were registered and compared with paired t-test. A Cohen's dz was performed for significant results. The normal distribution was confirmed by using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Q-Q plots.
Results: There was a significant improvement in the NOSE score (P<0.001, Cohen's dz=1.03) and no serious side effects. No significant differences were seen before and after the treatment in rhinomanometry and spiroergometry.
Conclusion: Due to the low side effects and the subjective improvement in nasal breathing according to the NOSE score, the technique could perhaps represent a promising non-invasive therapy for improving nasal breathing in endurance athletes. However, no significant improvement was observed in the objective parameters. Larger study cohorts are required to investigate the effect in more detail.
期刊介绍:
European Annals of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Head and Neck diseases heir of one of the oldest otorhinolaryngology journals in Europe is the official organ of the French Society of Otorhinolaryngology (SFORL) and the the International Francophone Society of Otorhinolaryngology (SIFORL). Today six annual issues provide original peer reviewed clinical and research articles, epidemiological studies, new methodological clinical approaches and review articles giving most up-to-date insights in all areas of otology, laryngology rhinology, head and neck surgery. The European Annals also publish the SFORL guidelines and recommendations.The journal is a unique two-armed publication: the European Annals (ANORL) is an English language well referenced online journal (e-only) whereas the Annales Françaises d’ORL (AFORL), mail-order paper and online edition in French language are aimed at the French-speaking community. French language teams must submit their articles in French to the AFORL site.
Federating journal in its field, the European Annals has an Editorial board of experts with international reputation that allow to make an important contribution to communication on new research data and clinical practice by publishing high-quality articles.