METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF OLFACTORY DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A61N1/36 A61K31/4174 A61K35/08 A61K35/62 A61K36/515 A61P11/02 A61P27/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method includes application of local decongestants, irrigation, anti-inflammatory and mucolytic therapy. After acute manifestations of the disease subside, multichannel electrical stimulation is performed on the areas of the chewing muscles, nose wings muscles, the circular muscle of the mouth and the trapezium from both sides. Electrical stimulation is carried out by bipolar-pulse current with a trapezoidal envelope by a premise and a pause of 2 s, with a frequency of 20-120 MHz, current strength to low vibration of muscles under the electrodes. Exposure duration is 10-15 minutes. After this, a leech is placed on the lateral wall of the nose vestibule on one side for 10-12 minutes. The course of physiotherapeutic treatment is 4-5 combined weekly procedures.

EFFECT: increased effectiveness of olfactory dysfunction treatment in patients with acute rhinosinusitis due to a multifactorial sequential action on all segments of the olfactory analyzer and the autonomic nervous system.

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