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Table 3 List the physical examination method that you rely on the most for the diagnosis of Nasal Valve Collapse

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

 

Internal

External

n

% Total

n

% Total

Visual Inspection

34

39.5%

2

2.3%

Cottle Maneuver

22

25.6%

54

62.8%

Modified Cottle Maneouvre

22

25.6%

6

7.0%

Failed Septoplasty

6

7.0%

10

11.6%

Bachman’s

0

0.0%

4

4.7%

General Physical Exam

0

0.0%

6

7.0%

Experience

2

2.3%

0

0.0%

Fiber-optic Nasolaryngoscopy

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Breathe Right Trial

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

History Alone

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other

0

0.0%

4

4.7%