Table 2. The GNPI and the evolution of symptoms over time.

Symptom		Preoperative (%)	Postoperative (%)					Chi-square p -value
			1 d	3 d	2 wk	3 mo	6–12 mo
1	I have sores inside my nose	89	70	68	79	86	98	<0.0001
2	I get headaches	59	46	39	45	54	63	0.07
3	I take too many painkillers	82	73	82	86	82	84	0.79
4	There is an unpleasant smell in my nose	93	98	91	84	88	91	0.4
5	My nose bleeds	91	32	73	82	95	95	<0.0001
6	My sinuses are painful	89	84	75	71	89	95	0.07
7	My nose is blocked	77	34	29	52	80	88	<0.0001
8	I feel dripping at the back of my nose	89	63	71	75	88	91	0.001
9	I have an unpleasant taste in my mouth	82	80	71	68	77	89	0.24
10	I have feelings of nausea	84	77	77	88	93	96	0.04
11	My mouth is dry	68	38	32	48	64	75	<0.0001
12	My nose feels uncomfortable	89	55	45	61	88	91	<0.0001
13	My taste is affected	84	70	57	61	75	79	0.03
14	My work is affected	82	73	68	63	79	84	0.04
15	My voice changes	79	68	71	82	93	95	0.01
16	My jaws are sore	89	86	91	89	96	98	0.35
17	I feel tired	45	25	18	18	36	39	0.02
18	I have sore ears	89	89	96	95	96	96	0.67
19	My nose makes unusual noises	91	82	80	80	89	93	0.4
20	My sleep is disturbed	59	39	43	52	63	68	0.23
21	My nose is painful to touch	100	73	75	89	93	95	<0.0001
22	My sense of smell is affected	73	48	52	54	73	75	0.01
23	I have a choking feeling	96	95	93	93	96	96	0.73
24	My nose looks out of shape	89	88	89	93	98	98	0.49
25	I have sneezing attacks	80	88	88	82	84	88	0.4
26	I have pains in my face	89	88	80	88	95	96	0.48
27	I have to breathe through my mouth	89	48	45	57	84	95	<0.0001
28	I suffer from hayfever	89	93	93	93	93	93	0.88
29	I have difficulty breathing	96	80	82	91	91	96	0.09
30	I have difficulty talking or eating	93	89	89	89	96	96	0.71
31	I have sore watering eyes	71	75	79	73	84	86	0.5
32	I feel moody, depressed, or irritable	71	88	73	66	71	79	0.59
33	My nose feels itchy	89	88	82	80	84	95	0.71
34	I am constantly sniffing	91	64	61	68	93	100	<0.0001
35	My hearing is affected	86	89	95	91	95	95	0.82
36	I speak through my nose	88	64	64	75	86	91	<0.0001
37	I have a sore throat	88	73	84	96	96	100	<0.0001
38	My gums bleed	86	96	98	98	100	100	0.001
39	I feel dizzy	79	71	75	73	86	89	0.61
40	I suffer from a cough	84	71	79	88	91	93	0.52
41	People ask me if I have a cold	77	75	68	77	93	96	0.001
42	My nose runs	79	43	43	73	93	96	<0.0001
43	I snore	43	46	48	48	46	48	0.97
44	I have bad breath	77	77	84	84	86	89	0.95
45	I get toothache	82	88	93	91	91	100	0.16

Abbreviation: GNPI, General Nasal Patient Inventory.

Note: Percentage of asymptomatic patients at each time point ( N  = 56). The p -value indicates whether there was significant change in a symptom over time (chi-square test).