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Beyond the horizontal – impact of body position on nasal dynamics: insights from 4-phase positional rhinomanometry

Romanian Journal of Rhinology
Volume 15 (2025): Issue 57 (March 2025)
By: Sanu P Moideen,  Srinivas Kishore Sistla,  Sabu Abdul Hameed Noorjehan,  Razal Mohammed Sheriff and  Subina Beegum Samad  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2025-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2393-3356 | Journal ISSN: 2069-6523
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Language: English
Page range: 32 - 39
Submitted on: Mar 30, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 19, 2024
Published on: Feb 28, 2025
Published by: Romanian Rhinologic Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
rhinomanometry,
OSA,
nasal obstruction,
nasal resistance,
snoring,
sleep apnea
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other,
Surgery,
Surgery, other,
Otorhinolaryngology,
Speech, voice and paediatric hearing disorders,
Oromaxillofacial surgery

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