Juto J E, Lundberg C
Acta Otolaryngol. 1984 Jul-Aug;98(1-2):136-9. doi: 10.3109/00016488409107545.
Since the late nineteenth century, the physiological variation in nasal mucosa congestion has aroused considerable interest (Kayser, 1895). It has been claimed in several reports that a cyclic variation exists in humans at rest (Hasegawa & Kern, 1977; Keunig, 1968). This cyclic variation of the congestion has been found in as many as 80% of the subjects studied (Heetderks, 1927). The measuring methods used in these studies have been rhinoscopy and rhinomanometry, neither of which can be regarded as ideal for the purpose. The accuracy level of rhinoscopy is rather low. Rhinomanometry, on the other hand, is an indirect method utilizing the air pressure and air flow in the nose as parameters. The relationship between these parameters and mucosal congestion is, however, not yet established. An optical measuring method was recently invented that allows the registration of even small changes in the position of the nasal mucosa surfaces (Juto & Lundberg, 1982). Consequently it was decided to apply this method to the study of the variations in mucosal congestion during rest in healthy individuals.
自19世纪末以来，鼻黏膜充血的生理变化引起了广泛关注（凯泽，1895年）。几份报告称，人类在静息状态下存在周期性变化（长谷川和克恩，1977年；凯尼希，1968年）。在多达80%的研究对象中发现了这种充血的周期性变化（希特德克斯，1927年）。这些研究中使用的测量方法是鼻镜检查和鼻阻力测量法，这两种方法都不能被视为达到该目的的理想方法。鼻镜检查的准确性相当低。另一方面，鼻阻力测量法是一种间接方法，它将鼻腔内的气压和气流作为参数。然而，这些参数与黏膜充血之间的关系尚未确立。最近发明了一种光学测量方法，它能够记录鼻黏膜表面位置的微小变化（尤托和伦德伯格，1982年）。因此，决定将这种方法应用于研究健康个体静息状态下黏膜充血的变化。
