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J Appl Physiol 91: 2459-2465, 2001;
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Vol. 91, Issue 6, 2459-2465, December 2001

Supine position decreases the ability of the nose to warm and humidify air

Paraya Assanasen1, Fuad M. Baroody1, Edward Naureckas2, Julian Solway2, and Robert M. Naclerio1

Sections of 1 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and 2 Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

We tested the hypothesis that decreasing nasal air volume (i.e., increasing nasal turbinate blood volume) improves nasal air conditioning. We performed a randomized, two-way crossover study on the conditioning capacity of the nose in six healthy subjects in the supine and upright position. Cold, dry air (CDA) was delivered to the nose via a nasal mask, and the temperature and humidity of air were measured before it entered and after it exited the nasal cavity. The total water gradient (TWG) across the nose was calculated and represents the nasal conditioning capacity. Nasal volume decreased significantly from baseline without changing the mucosal temperature when subjects were placed in the supine position (P < 0.01). TWG in supine position was significantly lower than that in upright position (P < 0.001). In the supine position, nasal mucosal temperature after CDA exposure was significantly lower than that in upright position (P < 0.01). Our data show that placing subjects in the supine position decreased the ability of the nose to condition CDA compared with the upright position, in contrast to our hypothesis.

nasal volume; nasal mucosal temperature


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