TABLE 3.
Severity of Ear, Nose, and Throat Symptoms in Patients With or Without Dysphonia
| Ear, nose & throat | 0 = No Problem |
1 = Very Mild Problem |
2 = Mild/Slight Problem |
3 = Moderate Problem |
4 = Severe Problem |
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| Symptoms | Dysphonic | Nondysphonic | Dysphonic | Nondysphonic | Dysphonic | Nondysphonic | Dysphonic | Nondysphonic | Dysphonic | Nondysphonic | P-value |
| Nasal obstruction | 48 (25.5) | 205 (39.9) | 50 (26.6) | 146 (28.4) | 51 (27.1) | 87 (16.9) | 26 (13.8) | 57 (11.1) | 13 (6.9) | 19 (3.7) | 0.008 |
| Rhinorrhea | 74 (39.4) | 240 (46.7) | 68 (36.2) | 179 (34.8) | 28 (14.9) | 67 (13.0) | 15 (8.0) | 27 (5.3) | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.2) | NS |
| Postnasal drip | 95 (50.5) | 309 (60.1) | 50 (27.6) | 112 (21.8) | 23 (12.2) | 67 (13.0) | 18 (9.6) | 24 (4.7) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (0.4) | NS |
| Throat pain | 76 (40.4) | 301 (58.6) | 53 (28.2) | 141 (27.4) | 39 (20.7) | 47 (9.1) | 12 (6.4) | 22 (4.3) | 8 (4.3) | 3 (0.6) | <0.001 |
| Facial pain | 98 (52.1) | 343 (66.7) | 28 (14.9) | 75 (14.6) | 22 (11.7) | 47 (9.1) | 31 (16.5) | 39 (7.6) | 9 (4.8) | 10 (2.0) | <0.001 |
| Ear pain | 114 (60.6) | 409 (79.6) | 47 (25.0) | 74 (14.4) | 15 (8.0) | 20 (3.9) | 9 (4.8) | 11 (2.1) | 3 (1.6) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
| Dysphagia | 131 (69.7) | 453 (88.1) | 35 (18.6) | 43 (8.4) | 13 (6.9) | 13 (2.5) | 8 (4.3) | 5 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
| Dyspnea | 76 (40.4) | 306 (59.5) | 52 (27.7) | 124 (24.1) | 29 (15.4) | 55 (10.7) | 21 (11.2) | 19 (3.7) | 10 (5.3) | 10 (2.0) | <0.001 |
The patients assessed their symptom severity through a 5-point scale (0 to 4).