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Table 2 Methods Used to diagnose Nasal Valve Collapse in a typical clinical encounter

From: Diagnosis and management of septal deviation and nasal valve collapse - a survey of Canadian otolaryngologists

Examination*

Internal

External

n

% Total

n

% total

Visual Inspection

80

93.0%

78

90.7%

Cottle Maneuver

48

55.8%

33

38.4%

Modified Cottle Maneouvre

34

39.5%

31

36.0%

Failed Septoplasty

38

44.2%

20

23.3%

Bachman’s

10

11.6%

10

11.6%

Trial of BreathRight

2

2.3%

0

0.0%

Fiber-optic Nasolaryngoscopy

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Acoustic Rhinometry

2

2.3%

2

2.3%

  1. * responders to this question were allowed to chose all the physical examinations they used in a typical clincal encounter