Introduction: Upper and lower respiratory diseases are closely related which has been well documented in literature. Even though a relationship between upper and lower airway disease has been described, altered pulmonary function in patients with upper airway diseases is still not fully understood. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of chronic nasal obstruction on pulmonary function and to compare the pulmonary function in same patients after surgical relief of nasal obstruction.
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