Does Maras powder affect the nasal mucociliary clearence?

İrfan Kara Omer Faruk Cınar Adem Doğaner Muhammed Gazi Yildiz Saime Sagıroglu Israfil Orhan Israfil Orhan

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

The study results demonstrated that the nasal mucociliary clearance time was prolonged both by cigarettes and by the use of Maras powder, and that this time was prolonged more by cigarette smoking than the use of Maras powder.

Keyphrases

chronic rhinosinusitis
smoking cessation