Measuring and characterizing the human nasal cycle

R Kahana-Zweig, M Geva-Sagiv, A Weissbrod… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Nasal airflow is greater in one nostril than in the other because of transient asymmetric nasal
passage obstruction by erectile tissue. The extent of obstruction alternates across nostrils …

Neurovascular Compression-Induced Intracranial Allodynia May Be the True Nature of Migraine Headache: an Interpretative Review

V Macionis - Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Surgical deactivation of migraine trigger sites by extracranial
neurovascular decompression has produced encouraging results and challenged previous …

A model for the central control of airflow patterns within the human nasal cycle

M Williams, R Eccles - The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 2016 - cambridge.org
Background: The nasal cycle exhibits mainly reciprocal changes in nasal airflow that may be
controlled from centres in the hypothalamus and brainstem. This study aims to gather new …

The nasal cycle and age

MR Williams, R Eccles - Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Conclusion: The reciprocal nature of the nasal cycle declined with age in keeping with other
published data, suggesting that studies of the nasal cycle may be a useful measure of …

A pilot study on the stability of the human nasal cycle

MR Williams - 2016 - orca.cardiff.ac.uk
It is well recognised that nasal airflow (secondary to patency) is not constant and can be
influenced factors such as exercise and disease. There are also periodic fluctuations, which …