The Effect of Nasal Hair on Nasal Obstruction

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nasal Obstruction

Treatments: Procedure: Vibrissae trimming; Drug: Application of oxymetazoline

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01850511

12-001362

Details and patient eligibility

About

Nasal obstruction is a common complaint prompting presentation to an otolaryngologist. Many studies have been performed quantifying and describing the impact of a number of factors on symptoms of nasal obstruction, including anatomical, neoplastic, infectious, and inflammatory causes. Despite this scrutiny, no attention has been paid to the nasal vibrissae as a potential anatomical contributor to nasal obstruction. The proposed study intends to elucidate that contribution, if any exists.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Presence of nasal vibrissae
• Able to tolerate rhinomanometry

Exclusion criteria

• Anatomical or other obvious cause of obstruction
• Claustrophobia with rhinomanometry mask

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Vibrissae trimming

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will serve as their own control, with assessment of primary outcomes pre- and post-trimming of vibrissae.

Treatment:

Drug: Application of oxymetazoline

Procedure: Vibrissae trimming