Nasal provocation testing is employed to evaluate the sensitivity of nasal mucous membrane to allergen, mediators of the type I allergy, autonomotropic drug and so on. From our experimental results, nasal provocation should be performed by application of a fixed size of surface area of the bilateral inferior turbinate visually using a rhinoscope and then nasal response produced should be assessed by rhinoscopy together with counting the number of sneezes or with a rhinomanometer. For this purpose, the paper disc method developed by the author was practically useful due to easiness of application, reliability of test result, and minimum side effect.
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