Avtor/Urednik     Mekjavić, Igor B; Rogelj, Klemen; Radobuljac, Maja; Eiken, Ola
Naslov     Inhalation of warm and cold air does not influence brain stem or core temperature in normothermic humans
Tip     članek
Vir     J Appl Physiol
Vol. in št.     Letnik 93
Leto izdaje     2002
Obseg     str. 65-9
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     The present study tested the hypothesis that inhalation rew arming provides a thermal increment to central neural structures adjacent to the nasopharyngeal region. Auditoryevoked brain stem responses of 14 subjects (7 men and 7 women) were monitored for 25 min while they inspired room air (24 degrees C) followed by hot air (41 degrees C) saturated with water vapor and cold dry air (-1 degrees C). The latencies of peaks I, III, and V and the interpeak latencies (IPLs) I-III, III-V, and I-V were compared among the three conditions with a repeatedmeasures ANOVA. Changes in IPLs are sensitive markers of changes in brain stem temperature. Tympanic temperature (Tty) was measured with an infrared tympanic thermometer. There were no significant differences in Tty, peak latencies I, lll, and V, and IPLs I-III, III-V, and I-V. The results indicate that inhalation of hot and cold air does not influence Tty, nor does it influence the temperature of the brain stem. We conclude that inhalation rewarming is not capable of warming the vital central neural structures adjacent to the naropharynx.
Deskriptorji     HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED
REWARMING
EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM
BODY TEMPERATURE
ADULT
BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION
ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE