Nd : YAG Lasers have been used for excision or vaporaion, but rarely for coagulation. However, we have discovered that laser coagulation of the nasal mucosa is effective in reducing the symptoms experienced by patients with allergic rhinitis. We examined the effect of this laser therapy on 66 adult patients with perenial allergic rhinitis, who tested positively for house dust allergen, and 17 adult patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis to Japanese cedar pollen allergen by CAP RAST test.

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... ts : As for perenial allergen rhinitis. Sufferers 86.4% of patients in laser therapy. When pre-seasonal treatment was performed on those suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis 62.5% of patients in the laser therapy exhibited excellent results in nasal symptoms.