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EMANUEL KRIMSKY, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1932;16(5):705-718.

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In seeking data on the physiology of nasal obstruction it is noteworthy that most of the prominent textbooks on the nose and throat fail to give separate consideration to that subject per se, and for its interpretation the reader is obliged to form his own deductions about a condition that should convey a more definite picture than is offered at the present time. On that account, the term "nasal obstruction," like "rheumatism," has become a frequent but loose expression to denote mild or severe degrees of nasal closure, and in a number of instances a mere subjective state not supported by clinical observation. By creating an issue as to the importance of an intelligent approach to this important problem, much may be done to arrive at more definite indications for nasal surgical treatment for this condition which in the present state of investigation cannot always stand the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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BROOKLYN

From the Otolaryngological Service at the Gouverneur Hospital, New York.

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