What is the effect of partial inferior turbinectomy on nasal function

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I am rhinitis, is a very serious kind, the nose is blocked very badly, under normal circumstances, my nose can not smell, very painful, some time ago I did part of the inferior turbinate resection, then the inferior turbinate partial resection of the impact of nasal function? Let me tell you.

What is the effect of partial inferior turbinectomy on nasal function

First of all, after partial inferior turbinectomy, most patients will have inferior turbinectomy between 1 / 2 and 1 / 3 at the time of operation. Within the scope of medical recognition, most patients will have different degrees of nasal function influence between 2 and 5 years after operation, among which the most important ones are chronic sinusitis, dry nose, excessive ventilation, poor ventilation, atrophic rhinitis and headache, All kinds of sinusitis were found in the follow-up examination,.

Results 67.30% of the patients had different degrees of nasal dysfunction, 46% of the patients improved, 21.3% of the patients were poor, Among them, 0.14% of headache and hyperventilation patients could not recover.

Finally, after partial inferior turbinectomy, to a certain extent, it will affect the nasal environment, excessive ventilation, mucosal epithelization, a large amount of air stimulates the nasal cavity and nasopharynx nerve, causing a variety of nasal dysfunction. The indications of partial inferior turbinectomy should be strictly controlled, and it is best not to do partial inferior turbinectomy.

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When we carry out partial inferior turbinectomy, we should pay attention to that the inferior turbinectomy should not be too much, so as to avoid the formation of atrophic rhinitis, scab and stink in the nasal cavity, and increase the pain of patients. If the ventilation is not smooth after healing, reoperation can be considered.