Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: April-June | Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 463-467
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20230259
The Effect of Intranasal Steroid on Nasal Mucociliary Clearance in Allergic Rhinitis
Richa Mehra1, Varun Sachdeva2
1MS ENT Zonal Hospital Mandi (H.P.)
2MS Orthopaedics, Zonal Hospital Mandi (H.P.)
Corresponding Author: Varun Sachdeva
ABSTRACT
Intranasal glucocorticosteroids are the most effective treatment for allergic rhinitis and are recommended as first-line therapy for patients with moderate to severe Allergic Rhinitis, particularly when nasal congestion is the prominent symptom. The use of intranasal corticosteroids showed to affect the mucociliary action by decreasing the prolonged mucociliary clearance time and increasing the mucociliary clearance rate.
Keywords: AR- Allergic Rhinitis, INCS- Intranasal corticosteroid, NMC- Nasomucociliary clearance, MCT- Mucociliary Clearance Time, MCR- Mucociliary clearance rate, OAH- Oral antihistamine