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Acoustic rhinometry in mouth breathing patients: a systematic review

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Cardoso de Melo, Ana Carolina, de Oliveira de Camargo Gomes, Adriana, Santos Cavalcanti, Arlene, da Silva, Hilton Justino·2015·Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
DOI 10.1016/j.bjorl.2014.12.007PMC PMC9449077
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When there is a change in the physiological pattern of nasal breathing, mouth breathing may already be present. The diagnosis of mouth breathing is related to nasal patency. One way to access nasal patency is by acoustic rhinometry. To systematically review the effectiveness of acoustic rhinometry for the diagnosis of patients with mouth breathing. Electronic databases LILACS, MEDLINE via PubMed and Bireme, SciELO, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Science Direct, from August to December 2013, were consulted. 11,439 articles were found: 30 from LILACS, 54 from MEDLINE via Bireme, 5558 from MEDLINE via PubMed, 11 from SciELO, 2056 from Web of Science, 1734 from Scopus, 13 from PsycInfo, 1108 from CINAHL, and 875 from Science Direct. Of these, two articles were selected. The heterogeneity in the use of equipment and materials for the assessment of respiratory mode in these studies reveals that there is not yet consensus in the assessment and diagnosis of patients with mouth breathing. According to the articles, acoustic rhinometry has been used for almost twenty years, but controlled studies attesting to the efficacy of measuring the geometry of nasal cavities for complementary diagnosis of respiratory mode are warranted. Quando há alteração no padrão respiratório nasal fisiológico, a respiração oral de suplência já pode estar presente. O diagnóstico da respiração oral vincula-se à permeabilidade nasal. Uma das possibilidades para avaliação da permeabilidade nasal é a rinometria acústica. Revisar, de forma sistemática, a eficácia da rinometria acústica no auxílio diagnóstico de pacientes com respiração oral. Foram consultadas as bases de dados eletrônicas LILACS, MEDLINE via Bireme e via PUBMED, SciELO, Web of Science, Scopus, PsycInfo, CINAHL e Science Direct, de agosto a dezembro de 2013. Foram encontrados 11.439 artigos, sendo 30 da LILACS, 54 da MEDLINE via Bireme, 5.558 da MEDLINE via Pubmed, 11 da Scielo, 2.056 da Web of Science, 1.734 da Scopus, 13 da PyscInfo, 1.108 da CINAHL e 875 Science Direct. Desses, foram selecionados dois artigos. A heterogeneidade no uso dos equipamentos e materiais utilizados para a avaliação do modo respiratório nesses estudos mostra que ainda não há um consenso na avaliação e diagnóstico de indivíduos com respiração oral. De acordo com os artigos, a rinometria acústica é utilizada há quase vinte anos, porém são necessários estudos controlados que atestem a eficácia da mensuração da geometria das cavidades nasais como auxílio diagnóstico do modo respiratório.

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  • Acoustic rhinometry (AcR) is much better than AARMN for the nasal provocation test because it measures volume and minimum transverse area quickly, directly, simply, and with high sensitivity and specificity.

    “AcR is much better than AARMN for the nasal provocation test, since it measures the volume and minimum transverse area (MTA) of the nasal passages quickly, directly, simply, and with high sensitivity and specificity [42,49,50].”

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    The Introduction (page unavailable) says acoustic rhinometry measures nasal segments quickly and calculates cross-sectional areas and volumes; the Discussion (page unavailable) specifically identifies minimum cross-sectional area and segmental volume. Neither passage establishes that it is better than AARMN for nasal provocation tests or that it has high sensitivity and specificity for that use. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Cardoso de Melo, A. C., de Oliveira de Camargo Gomes, A., Santos Cavalcanti, A., & da Silva, H. J.
Venue
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-03
Volume
81
Issue
2
Pages
212-218
ISSN
  • 1808-8686 (ISSN-L)
  • 1808-8694
DOI
10.1016/j.bjorl.2014.12.007
PMC
PMC9449077
OpenAlex
W2016354942
Cited by
17
References
51
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
FWCI
0.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Otorhinolaryngology › Sinusitis and nasal conditions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Keywords
mouth breathing, acoustic rhinometry, nasal patency, nasal obstruction, nasal cavity geometry, diagnostic validity, adults, children
MeSH terms
Humans, Mouth Breathing, Nasal Cavity, Respiratory Function Tests, Severity of Illness Index, Nasal Obstruction, Rhinometry, Acoustic

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