Is nasal packing really required after septoplasty?
Septoplasty can be safely performed without postoperative nasal packing. Only 3.8% patients required nasal packing in this study.
In this study, fungal antigens caused irritation but did not elicit early phase changes in nasal patency or blood flow in fungal-sensitive AR patients. The poor correlation of skin testing and objective nasal response to fungi argues against a pure IgE-mediated immune response in the nasal cavity.