METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF PERIRHINAL SINUSES Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves measuring active resistance by placing the indifferent electrode under the tongue. The active electrode is set on the tongue tip at the first stage and on the mucous membrane of the anterior end of the inferior turbinated bone at the second stage. If the ratio of active resistance value obtained in the second measurement to the same parameter value obtained in the first operation is less than 0.75, perirhinal sinus inflammation disease is to be diagnosed. The active resistance is determined in frequency bandwidth from 500 Hz to 100 kHz. Force for pressing the active electrode against patient body areas is the same in the first active resistance measurement and in the second one. EFFECT: enhanced accuracy of diagnosis. 3 cl, 4 tbl