TO ASSESS AND COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF TREATMENT OF ALLERGIC RHINITIS USING THREE DIFFERENT SALINE PREPARATIONS.

Abstract

Aim: to assess and compare the efficacy of 3% hypertonic saline irrigation with 0.9% normal saline and 0.5% diluted betadine saline irrigation.

Materials and Methods: present prospective comparative study was conducted on 60 randomly selected patients confirmed of allergic rhinitis visited the department of ENT, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India. Patients were divided into three groups. The outcome between pre and post treatment was compared.

Results: Females outnumber males. Within each group pre and post treatment showed statistical significant difference but between three groups no statistically significant difference is seen in outcome.

Conclusion: reports outcome following nasal irrigation in all the three treatments was found statistically significant but between the treatments no statistically significant difference observed.

Keywords: nasal irrigation, rhinitis, 3% hypertonic saline, 0.9% normal saline, 0.5% diluted betadine saline