Abstract
Recent work has shown that resolution of otitis media with effusion (OME) following adenoidectomy may be related to certain preoperative radiographic parameters. This study was performed to investigate the relationship between the total nasal resistance (TNR), adenoid volume and the radiographic palatal airway and adenoid depth in children with OME. Fifty-six children underwent anterior active rhinomanometry and 40 completed the investigation. There was a significant association between the Palatal Airway and the TNR, and in the 27 who subsequently underwent adenoidectomy this was nearly so with respect to adenoid volume and TNR. The relationship demonstrated was not strong enough for TNR to be of use in selection of children for adenoidectomy based on radiographic parameters. Rhinomanometry can be difficult and time-consuming to perform in children. In its present form it is unlikely to be of routine clinical use in this context.
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