Fifteen patients with allergic rhinitis aged between 18 and 35 years who had a positive skin prick test to house dust mite (D. pteronyssinus). The experiment was a crossover design in which each participant was given aerobic exercise by ergometer in two difference temperatures room : 25 degree celsius and 34 degree celsius. Rhinitis symptoms, nasal blood flow, heart rate, and oxygen saturation were measured before, during exercise at 15, 30, and 45 minutes, and after exercise at 0, 15 and 30 minutes in each temperature. Moreover, blood pressure, peak nasal inspiratory flow, pulmonary functions, respiratory muscle strength, and fractional exhaled nitric oxide were measured before and after exercise at 0, 15 and 30 minutes in each temperature.
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of exercise at different temperatures on nasal blood flow and symptoms in allergic rhinitis patients.