[Structural and functional reconstruction of nasal mucosa during the postoperative period in patients with deflected nasal septum and chronic hypertrophic rhinitis].

This study was designed to evaluate therapeutic efficiency of Aqua Maris nasal spray during the postoperative period in the patients with deflected nasal dorsum suffering chronic rhinitis. They were divided into two groups comprising 25 subjects each. Patients of the study group received standard treatment supplemented by irrigation of the nasal cavity with Aqua Maris spray (thrice daily). Control patients were given standard therapy alone. Severity of clinical symptoms and nasal ciliary beat frequency (CBF) were assessed before surgery, on days 7 and 14 after it simultaneously with endoscopic examination of the nasal cavity. The degree of impairment of nasal breathing and sensation of dryness in the nose as well as the number of crusts inside the nasal cavity in the patients treated with Aqua Maris decreased significantly compared with the control subjects (p<0.05) while CBF increased (p<0.05).