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

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. Seventy-five seasonal allergic rhinitis patients were randomly divided in...

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Published in:Acta otorhino-laryngologica italica 2021-04, Vol.41 (2), p.151-158
Main Authors: Karali, Elif, Gunes, Akif, Ural, Ahmet, Akin, Isa, Ozsari, Emine, Kalaycioglu, Oya
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Language:English
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Summary: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. 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. After treatment, significant improvement was observed in Group 2 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. 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.
ISSN:1827-675X
0392-100X
1827-675X
DOI:10.14639/0392-100X-N0907