Nasal pH and saccharin clearance are unrelated in the physiologically normal nose

Authors
England, RJA Anthony, R Homer, JJ Martin-Hirsch, DP
Citation
Rja. England et al., Nasal pH and saccharin clearance are unrelated in the physiologically normal nose, RHINOLOGY, 38(2), 2000, pp. 66-67
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
RHINOLOGY
ISSN journal
03000729 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
66 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-0729(200006)38:2<66:NPASCA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A group of 56 asymptomatic non-smoking men was prospectively recruited to s tudy the relationship between nasal mucosal pH and saccharin clearance rate . No significant relationship was found between the two variables (Pearson correlation coefficient = -.105, p = 0.44). This finding suggests that in v ivo mucociliary flow rates are resistant to change within the pH range of t he physiologically normal nose.