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Original Articles

Effects of Ozone Exposure: A Comparison between Oral and Nasal Breathing

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Pages 357-360 | Accepted 11 Mar 1988, Published online: 03 Aug 2010
 

Abstract

Mode of inhalation, by nose or by mouth, as a determinant of pulmonary toxicity to acute inhalant exposure has beem investigated incompletely. This communication addresses whether there are significant differences in toxic pulmonary responses to acute ozone (O3) exposure between differing modes of inhalation (nasal vs. oral breathing). Changes in the results of pulmonary function tests and symptomatology of healthy young adults were compared following both exclusive nose and exclusive mouth breathing during a 30-min exposure to approximately 0.4 ppm O3 under conditions of moderate continuous exercise. In this single-blind, randomized, crossover study, no significant differences in either the results of pulmonary function tests or in symptomatology were found between the two modes of inhalation.

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