Internal nasal dilator in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and treated with continuous positive airway pressure

Matteo Gelardi; Pierluigi Intiglietta; Giuseppe Porro; Vitaliano Nicola Quaranta; Onofrio Resta; Nicola Quaranta; Giorgio Ciprandi

doi:10.23750/abm.v90i2-S.8100

Internal nasal dilator in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and treated with continuous positive airway pressure

Authors

Matteo Gelardi Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Italy
Pierluigi Intiglietta Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Science, Institute of Respiratory Disease, School of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Giuseppe Porro Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Italy
Vitaliano Nicola Quaranta Pneumology Unity, Di Venere Hospital, Bari, Italy
Onofrio Resta Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Science, Institute of Respiratory Disease, School of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
Nicola Quaranta Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, University of Bari, Italy
Giorgio Ciprandi Allergy, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v90i2-S.8100

Keywords:

nasal valve, internal nasal dilator, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, cardiorespiratory monitoring, continuous positive airway pressure

Abstract

The nasal valve area has the minimal cross-sectional area of the upper airways. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder. It has been reported that nasal obstruction may be associated with OSAS. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the use an internal nasal dilator may be able to affect respiratory pattern in a group of patients with OSAS and treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). The use of internal nasal dilator significantly reduced the pressure of CPAP (from 11.4±1.5 to 10.8±1.5; p=0.012) able to resolve apnea episodes. In conclusion, this study showed that Nas-air® is a new internal nasal dilator potentially capable to significantly improve adherence and compliance to CPAP.

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Published

11-01-2019

Issue

Vol. 90 No. 2-S (2019): Open and clean: the healthy nose - Guest Editors: Matteo Gelardi, Giorgio Ciprandi

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Gelardi M, Intiglietta P, Porro G, et al. Internal nasal dilator in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and treated with continuous positive airway pressure. Acta Biomed. 2019;90(2-S). doi:10.23750/abm.v90i2-S.8100

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