Deleterious Effect of Smoking and Nasal Septal Deviation on Mucociliary Clearance and Improvement after Septoplasty

Abstract

Nasal septal deviation and smoking deteriorates nasal MCC time and this result can be shown easily with the saccharine test. Properly performed septoplasty surgery decreases nasal MCC time during the late postoperative period but MCC times are still longer than normal. The saccharine test can be used for following up the effect of septoplasty upon nasal mucosa.