European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ULTRASOUND AND YOGIC CLEANSING TECHNIQUE (NETI) ON SINUSITIS- A RANDOMIZED STUDY

Frinso Francis (BNYS)*, Shashikiran H.C.(BNYS, MD), Prashanth Shetty (BNYS, MSc, PhD) and Shivaprasad Shetty (BNYS, MSc)

ABSTRACT

Background: Sinusitis can be caused by infection, allergies, air pollution, or structural problems in the nose. Most cases are caused by a viral infection. A bacterial infection may be present if symptoms lasts more than ten days or can worsen after initial improvement. Recurrent episodes are more likely in person with asthma, cystic fibrosis, and poor immune function. Sinusitis is a common condition where Women are more often affected than men. Materials and methods: A total 60 subjects with the age of 18 – 45 years were required for the study. Subjects who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were appraised the purpose of the study and their rights as the research subjects. A visual analog scale and SNOT-20 will be administered for all the participants to evaluate the comparative study on ultrasound and yogic cleansing technique (neti) on sinusitis. The data was then tabulated; compared and relevant statistical analysis was done for the results. Results: The present study is conducted to evaluate the comparative study on ultrasound and yogic cleansing technique (neti) on sinusitis and its influence on the improvement of symptoms and pain management. In visual analog scale and SNOT-20 questionnaire the results after applying paired t test showed there is a significant decrease in total scores as well as by comparing both, ultrasound got maximum benefits of reducing sinusitis symptoms. The reduction in total scores as well as scores in all clusters of VAS scale and SNOT-20 questionnaire. Conclusion: The present study noted that after 10 days of treatment of ultrasound 5-8 minutes resulted in decrease in the symptoms of sinusitis and its influence on the pain management.

Keywords: Ultrasound, Neti, Sinusitis.