Onset of Nasal Symptoms Induced by the Pollen of Cryptomeria fortunei in a Japanese Patient with Cedar Pollinosis: A Clinical Pilot Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. S298
Author(s):  
L. Cheng ◽  
H.B. Shi ◽  
M. Yin ◽  
A. Miyoshi
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Japanese Patient ◽  
Nasal Symptoms

A Pilot Study on the Effects of Saline Nasal Irrigation (SNI) upon Nasal Symptoms in Woodworkers

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-60
Author(s):  
Swami Bhavchaitanya Saraswati ◽  
Steve Rabone
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Nasal Airflow ◽  
Nasal Irrigation ◽  
Sense Of Smell ◽  
Nasal Symptoms ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Usual Location ◽  
Usage Patterns

The aims of this study were (1) to determine if SNI decreases prevalence and/or severity of nasal and general symptoms among woodworkers, (2) to determine acceptability of SNI by woodworkers, (3) to determine the effects of SNI upon snoring, predisposition to and recovery from colds, sense of smell, nasal airflow patterns, and mouth breathing, and (4) to discover the participants' reasons for trying SNI and the level of satisfaction of these reasons, any unexpected benefits or side effects, personal experiences of the technique, problems in learning or performing the technique, usage patterns, usual location and times of usage, time taken to perform, lifestyle impositions caused by the method, and likelihood of longer term usage.

Desloratadine and levocetirizine improve nasal symptoms, airflow, and allergic inflammation in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis: A pilot study

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 1800-1808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Ciprandi ◽  
Ignazio Cirillo ◽  
Andrea Vizzaccaro ◽  
Elisa Civardi ◽  
Salvatore Barberi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Allergic Inflammation ◽  
Perennial Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Nasal Symptoms

Degloving of the inferior turbinates: pilot study to assess the effectiveness of a new technique in turbinate reduction

2003 ◽  
Vol 117 (11) ◽  
pp. 866-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. B. Chevretton ◽  
C. Hopkins ◽  
I. M. Black ◽  
P. Tierney ◽  
N. C. Smeeton
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nasal Obstruction ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Inferior Turbinate ◽  
Nasal Symptoms ◽  
Postnasal Drip ◽  
Nasal Inspiratory Peak Flow ◽  
A New Technique ◽  
Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy

A pilot study to assess the safety and efficacy of ’degloving’ of the inferior turbinate is described. This prospective study reports on the effectiveness of the technique in 37 patients with nasal obstruction due to inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Both objective and subjective measurements of nasal patency were made pre-operatively, and repeated at six weeks, six months and two years post-operatively using nasal inspiratory peak flow rates, saccharin clearance time and an end referenced visual analogue scale to record nasal symptoms.There was a significant improvement in the peak inspiratory flow at six weeks (96.4 to 151.2 l/min) and at six months (148.4 l/min), which was sustained at two years (117.1 l/min, p<0.001). There was an overall improvement in patient satisfaction with nasal symptoms (23.4 to 76.7, 76.8 and 66.8 at six weeks, six months and two years, p<0.001) and a decrease in the sensation of nasal obstruction (71.9 to 21.5, 32.9 and 29.8, p<0.001), which was also sustained. Rhinorrhoea was reduced, and sense of smell increased across the group, but the improvements did not reach statistical significance. The results for postnasal drip and saccharin clearance did not show a significant change over the period of the study. There were no haemorrhagic complications in the group studied.This pilot study demonstrates a new surgical technique for reduction of the inferior turbinates, that yields significant improvement in nasal obstruction, an acceptably low complication rate and is well tolerated by patients. A randomized controlled trial is being planned.

Pilot study on criteria in cavity preparation-facts or artifacts?

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Salvendy ◽  
WM Hinton ◽  
GW Ferguson ◽  
PR Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavity Preparation

A Pilot Study of Early Storybook Reading With Babies With Hearing Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3397-3412
Author(s):  
Michelle I. Brown ◽  
David Trembath ◽  
Marleen F. Westerveld ◽  
Gail T. Gillon
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Storybook Reading ◽  
Book Selection ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose This pilot study explored the effectiveness of an early storybook reading (ESR) intervention for parents with babies with hearing loss (HL) for improving (a) parents' book selection skills, (b) parent–child eye contact, and (c) parent–child turn-taking. Advancing research into ESR, this study examined whether the benefits from an ESR intervention reported for babies without HL were also observed in babies with HL. Method Four mother–baby dyads participated in a multiple baseline single-case experimental design across behaviors. Treatment effects for parents' book selection skills, parent–child eye contact, and parent–child turn-taking were examined using visual analysis and Tau-U analysis. Results Statistically significant increases, with large to very large effect sizes, were observed for all 4 participants for parent–child eye contact and parent–child turn-taking. Limited improvements with ceiling effects were observed for parents' book selection skills. Conclusion The findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of an ESR intervention for babies with HL for promoting parent–child interactions through eye contact and turn-taking.

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