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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,522 Views
10 Pages

Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Patients with Empty Nose Syndrome

  • Chien-Chia Huang,
  • Pei-Wen Wu,
  • Chi-Cheng Chuang,
  • Cheng-Chi Lee,
  • Yun-Shien Lee,
  • Po-Hung Chang,
  • Chia-Hsiang Fu,
  • Chi-Che Huang and
  • Ta-Jen Lee

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by repetitive episodes of upper airway collapse and breathing cessation during sleep. Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a surgically iatrogenic phenomenon of paradoxical nasal obstruction despite an objectiv...

(This article belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
716 Views
10 Pages

19 January 2026

Objective: To validate a French version of the Empty Nose Syndrome 6-Item Questionnaire (Fr-ENS6Q). Methods: Thirty-three patients with a diagnosis of empty nose syndrome (ENS) and 50 healthy individuals completed the Fr-ENS6Q and the French versions...

(This article belongs to the Section Otolaryngology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,855 Views
9 Pages

Identifying Residual Psychological Symptoms after Nasal Reconstruction Surgery in Patients with Empty Nose Syndrome

  • Chien-Chia Huang,
  • Pei-Wen Wu,
  • Chi-Che Huang,
  • Po-Hung Chang,
  • Chia-Hsiang Fu and
  • Ta-Jen Lee

31 March 2023

Background: Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a syndrome of paradoxical nasal obstruction that is thought to be mostly caused by inappropriate turbinate procedures. This study aimed to investigate depression- and anxiety-associated psychological symptoms...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current and Emerging Treatment Options in Sinus and Nasal Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,124 Views
13 Pages

Development of a New Swine Model Resembling Human Empty Nose Syndrome

  • Dan Bi Park,
  • David W. Jang,
  • Do Hyun Kim and
  • Sung Won Kim

24 September 2024

Background and Objectives: Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a debilitating condition that often results from traumatic or iatrogenic causes, such as nasal surgery. There are various conservative and surgical treatments for ENS, but their effectiveness re...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Update on Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,953 Views
11 Pages

Functional Exercise Capacity and Perceived Exertion in Patients with Empty Nose Syndrome

  • Wei-Te Hung,
  • Ta-Jen Lee,
  • Pei-Wen Wu,
  • Chi-Che Huang,
  • Po-Hung Chang and
  • Chien-Chia Huang

Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a complex condition characterized by symptoms such as dyspnea, nasal discomfort, and emotional challenges. This study aimed to evaluate functional exercise capacity and perceived exertion in patients with ENS. Patients wi...

(This article belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,992 Views
12 Pages

18 December 2021

Many patients diagnosed with empty nose syndrome (ENS) later develop mental illness. The literature addressing biomarkers associated with postoperative psychiatric status is limited. This study aimed to assess the association between high-sensitivity...

(This article belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3,379 Views
13 Pages

18 November 2025

Background and Clinical Significance: Atrophic rhinitis (AR) is a rare, chronic inflammatory condition characterized by progressive atrophy of the nasal mucosa and underlying bone. The present report describes a case of severe secondary AR as a seque...

  • Review
  • Open Access
68 Views
37 Pages

Virtual Surgery and CFD in Rhinology: A Scoping Review

  • Konrad Szydłowski,
  • Paulina Nogal,
  • Andrzej Skorek,
  • Agnieszka Kasprzyk-Tryk and
  • Dmitry Tretiakow

17 October 2026

Background: Nasal obstruction is one of the most common reasons for which patients present to an otolaryngologist, yet the outcomes of operations aimed at improving nasal patency remain inconsistent, and the correlation between conventional objective...

(This article belongs to the Section Otolaryngology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
21,242 Views
19 Pages

Nasal Irrigations: A 360-Degree View in Clinical Practice

  • Luca Pecoraro,
  • Elisabetta Di Muri,
  • Gianluca Lezzi,
  • Silvia Picciolo,
  • Marta De Musso,
  • Michele Piazza,
  • Mariangela Bosoni and
  • Flavia Indrio

1 August 2025

Nasal irrigation (NI) is an effective, safe, low-cost strategy for treating and preventing upper respiratory tract diseases. High-volume, low-pressure saline irrigations are the most efficient method for removing infectious agents, allergens, and inf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,903 Views
9 Pages

Computational Fluid Dynamics Could Enable Individualized Surgical Treatment of Nasal Obstruction (A Preliminary Study)

  • Marek Plášek,
  • Michaela Masárová,
  • Marián Bojko,
  • Pavel Komínek,
  • Petr Matoušek and
  • Martin Formánek

31 October 2022

Passage of nasal airflow during breathing is crucial in achieving accurate diagnosis and optimal therapy for patients with nasal disorders. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is the dominant method for simulating and studying airflow. The present stu...

(This article belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,801 Views
13 Pages

The demand of bone grafting is increasing as the population ages worldwide. Although bone graft materials have been extensively developed over the decades, only a few injectable bone grafts are clinically available and none of them can be extruded fr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomaterials and Antimicrobial Materials for Orthopaedic Application)