Do Aging Factors Influence the Clinical Presentation and Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis?
- Axel E Renteria, Leandra Mfuna Endam, Martin Desrosiers
- Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official…
- 2017
Aging, diabetes, and hypertension are associated with decreased nasal mucociliary clearance.
- Published 2013 in Chest
Abstract
BACKGROUND
We showed previously that nasal mucociliary clearance was decreased in critically ill elderly subjects, most of whom had diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or hypertension (HTN). To determine if these changes were due to the effects of aging, disease, or critical illness, we studied nasal mucociliary clearance and mucus properties in an ambulatory… (More)