Abstract
We have examined CVR-R values in 195 school children in an elementary school. These children were categorized into 5 groups (control, BA, AD, AR and triple allergies) from the informations of a questionnaire.
The CVR-R values in the allergic groups were lower than those in the control group, although these were not significant.
We also measured CVR-R values in 19 BA-patients at the out patient department of Saga Medical School and 25 hospitalized BA-patients at Minami Fukuoka Chest Hospital.
The CVR-R values in the hospitalized patients were significantly lower than those in the control. These results indicate that parasympathetic nerve function is not always activated in the patients with allergic diseases including asthma.
Among these hospitalized patients, the CVR-R values in the patients who regularly took β-stimulant were lower than those in patients without β-stimulant, indicating that a regular use of β-stimulant decreased CVR-R values.
Next, we examined CVR-R values in 6 patients who took a swimming class for 8 weeks. In 5 of 6 patients, the values decreased after completion of the training.
It may suggest a possibility that parasympathetic nerve function was suppressed by the swimming training for 8 weeks.
