Effect of rhinophototherapy on nasal congestion in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis

Abstract

Objective. The aim of the present study was to objectively and subjectively evaluate the effects of adding rhinophototherapy to intranasal beclomethasone dipropionate to treat nasal congestion in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. Method. Seventy-five seasonal allergic rhinitis patients were randomly divided into two groups. Patients in Group 1 received intranasal beclomethasone dipropionate for two weeks and patients in Group 2 had rhinophototherapy added to the same medical therapy as Group 1. The effectiveness of treatments was evaluated with the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ), Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation scale (NOSE) questionnaires and active anterior rhinomanometry. Results. After treatment, significant improvement was observed in Group 2 vs Group 1 in terms of RQLQ (p = 0.011) and NOSE (p = 0.001) scores. In Group 2, significant differences were observed between before and after treatment for inspiratory total nasal resistance (p = 0.004). However, no significant differences vs. baseline were observed in Group 1. Conclusion.Our study shows that adding intranasal phototherapy with a combination of UVA, UVB and visible light therapy to nasal beclomethasone dipropionate treatment objectively improves nasal patency in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Rinofototerapia como tratamiento adyuvante en la rinitis alérgica. Revisión de la literatura

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Nasal patency in mouth breathing children

“…Nasal resistance was measured at 150 Pa through Active Anterior Rhinomanometry in the left and right nostrils, respectively, whereas the opposite nostril was blocked using an adequate nasal plug. Four regular breaths were required for measuring the values of the unilateral left (LR) and right (RR) nasal resistance, total resistance, and other parameters, like nasal flow, calculated according to the Ohm Law (7) . All measures were taken by the same examiner.…”

Rhinitis phototherapy prototype with timer based on light energy

“…Phototheraphy has emerged as a treatment option for allergic rhinitis due to its ability to directly apply light to the nasal cavity with minimal side effects [7], [8]. Allergic rhinitis phototherapy devices available on the market have varying wavelengths and no time limit for the cleansing process to be carried out.…”