A nasal provocation (challenge) test serves to detect the response of a nasal mucosa to provocation by a specific or nonspecific nasal stimulus. One of the indications of this examination is the assessment of a professional etiology of an allergic rhinitis. The active anterior rhinomanometry is a method recommended by the Europaen committee for standardization in rhinomanometry as a nasal provocation test. An inspiration flow and a nasal resistance are measured in each nasal nostril. The aim of the examination is to determine the degree of a nasal obstruction, values of nasal resistances and evaluation of a nasal symptom score. The recommended procedure includes conditions and ways of carrying out the test, contraindications, warning about possible risks of the test and description of evaluation of gathered results.

        Key words: nasal provocation test, active anterior rhinomanometry, occupational allergic rhinitis