The impact of surgical masks on the nasal function in the COVID-19 era.
Adult
COVID-19
/ prevention & control
Female
Headache
/ etiology
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
/ prevention & control
Male
Manometry
Masks
/ adverse effects
Medical Staff, Hospital
Middle Aged
Nasal Obstruction
/ etiology
Nursing Staff, Hospital
Pandemics
Pruritus
/ etiology
Rhinorrhea
/ etiology
Sneezing
Visual Analog Scale
COVID-19
Surgical mask
nasal function
rhinomanometry
Journal
Acta oto-laryngologica
ISSN: 1651-2251
Titre abrégé: Acta Otolaryngol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370354
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
15
9
2021
medline:
16
12
2021
entrez:
14
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Covid-19 pandemics has obliged to using different types of personal protective devices (PPD) for a prolonged time of the day, especially in the Health Centers, with preference of surgical masks (SM) during the first pandemic waves. This study was designed to assess the eventual changes of the nasal respiratory condition during continuous SM wearing. Fourteen healthcare professionals filled a visual analogue scale (VAS) questionnaire for the detection of eventual nasal breathing impairment or symptoms. Nasal resistance and flow values were obtained The increase of inspiratory resistance was significantly correlated to the reduction of the maximum flux, when comparing SM parameters to the basal ones ( The SMs do not induce evident physiological variations of the nasal function due to a compensatory respiratory mechanism that, despite a progressive increase of nasal resistances, is not inducing significant changes of the nasal fluxes.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The Covid-19 pandemics has obliged to using different types of personal protective devices (PPD) for a prolonged time of the day, especially in the Health Centers, with preference of surgical masks (SM) during the first pandemic waves.
AIMS/OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
This study was designed to assess the eventual changes of the nasal respiratory condition during continuous SM wearing.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
METHODS
Fourteen healthcare professionals filled a visual analogue scale (VAS) questionnaire for the detection of eventual nasal breathing impairment or symptoms. Nasal resistance and flow values were obtained
RESULTS
RESULTS
The increase of inspiratory resistance was significantly correlated to the reduction of the maximum flux, when comparing SM parameters to the basal ones (
CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE
CONCLUSIONS
The SMs do not induce evident physiological variations of the nasal function due to a compensatory respiratory mechanism that, despite a progressive increase of nasal resistances, is not inducing significant changes of the nasal fluxes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34520301
doi: 10.1080/00016489.2021.1974555
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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