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Subramanian R, Narayan V, Shankar G. Comparative Study of Nasal MCC in Post-FESS and Healthy Individuals Using Saccharin Test. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2024; 15 (2):54-57.
Aims and objective: To demonstrate the ciliary function in postendoscopic sinus surgery patients clinically and compare with that of normal individuals using Saccharin test.
Materials and methods: It is a comparative study between the mucociliary clearance (MCC) of healthy individuals and post-endoscopic sinus surgery individuals. The study group people who fit in the inclusion and exclusion criteria are divided into two groups A and B. Group A candidates are healthy adult individuals while group B candidates are post-surgical patients. With the help of 0-degree nasal endoscope a crystal of Saccharin is placed on the floor of the left nasal cavity at the level of the anterior end of the inferior turbinate. The time taken for the perception of the taste of the Saccharin is noted and results are analyzed.
Results: Endoscopic sinus surgery has not reduced the mucociliary clearance mechanism in our study group patients as the time taken by the group B candidates for perception of the taste of Saccharin matches with that of the group A candidates.
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