Effect of intranasal triamcinolone acetonide on bronchial hyper-responsiveness in children with seasonal allergic rhinitis and comparison of perceptional nasal obstruction with acoustic rhinometric assessment

Comparative Effect of Beclomethasone Dipropionate and Cetirizine on Acoustic Rhinometry Parameters in Children With Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Despite its feasibility and noninvasiveness, acoustic rhinometry is not extensively used in children, probably because of the weak correlation with self-reported nasal congestion [25,26], which was also shown in the present study. The very few studies that have evaluated acoustic rhinometry for assessment of PAR in children are characterized by differences in the study design and the INCs administered [16,17,27].…”

Pediatric Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma: Can the March be Halted?

“…The findings on BHR are inconsistent as well. Ozturk et al [59] reported that triamcinolone nasal spray blocked methacholine BHR increase after high-load natural pollen exposure in children with seasonal AR. On the contrary, Thio et al [60] found no BHR effects of intranasal fluticasone and beclomethasone in children and young adults with seasonal AR and mild asthma.…”

Correlation between acoustic rhinometry and visual analogue scale in children with no nasal symptoms: a prospective cohort study

“…In a study of children with allergic rhinitis, Özturk et al. 10 found no correlation between patient‐recorded symptom scores of nasal obstruction (none, mild, moderate, severe) and total MCA or total volume. In another study of children between 7 and 8 years, the general sensation of obstruction correlated with the cross‐sectional areas in the posterior part of the nose 11 …”

“…In earlier studies, symptom scores or a general sensation of obstruction have been used as tools for subjective evaluation of the nose in children 10,11 . Often VAS is not completed by a child, but by parents or someone else.…”

“…On the other hand, only few studies have discussed the evaluation of nasal symptoms with VAS in children, although VAS and its variations have been widely used to evaluate pain in this group 7–9 . For subjective evaluation of the nose in children, some kind of symptom score has more often been used or VAS has been completed by parents 10,11 …”