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Phototherapy for allergic rhinitis – our experience
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Published: | April 17, 2009 |
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Introduction: Allergic rhinitis is a very common disease with increasing social and economic impact. Medical therapy is expensive, not always effective and has significant side effects. The only ethological treatment: allergen avoidance is often impossible.
Aim: To share our first impressions from broadband intranasal phototherapy.
Material and methods: We studied 37 cases with intermittent or persistent allergic rhinitis, which underwent intranasal phototherapy at the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Interior or Military Medical Academy, Sofia with pre- and post-treatment nasal endoscopy and acoustic rhinometry. VAS was used for subjective assessment of the patients.
Results: In all cases we found objective and subjective improvement (in nasal scores, endoscopic and acoustic rhinometry indicators).
Conclusions: Broadband intranasal phototherapy seems to be an effective method for treatment of allergic rhinitis. It can be indispensable, especially in cases with contraindications for drug application.