Evaluation of the effect of nasal dorsal skin cooling on nasal mucosa by acoustic rhinometry

ÖZTÜRK M., MUTLU F., Kara A., Derin S., Topdag M.

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, vol.128, no.12, pp.1067-1070, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 128 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s0022215114002886
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1067-1070
  • Keywords: Rhinometry, Acoustic Epistaxis, Nasal Mucosa, Regional Blood Flow, ICE PACKS, TEMPERATURE, EPISTAXIS
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The use of cold nasal packs on the nose and nape of the neck is currently recommended for patients with epistaxis as this is thought to induce reflex nasal vasoconstriction, which decreases the bleeding. There have been a few investigations on the effect of cold compress application to the nose, but none of these focused specifically on nasal cooling of the skin of the nose.