TABLE 3.

The average score (standard deviation) among patients for each symptom of the SNOT‐22 Questionnaire. Scores for both periods “During COVID‐19” and “Within a year before COVID‐19” are presented

Symptom	During COVID‐19	Within a year before COVID‐19	P‐value
Need to blow nose	0.72 (1.151)	0.6 (1.017)	.398
Nasal blockage	1.01 (1.394)	0.73 (1.126)	.095
Sneezing	0.45 (0.817)	0.63 (1.002)	.094
Runny nose	0.57 (1.061)	0.59 (1.004)	.87
Cough	1.35 (1.608)	0.62 (0.952)	<.001 †
Post‐nasal discharge	1.02 (1.559)	0.43 (0.903)	<.001 †
Thick nasal discharge	0.43 (0.940)	0.31 (0.732)	.33
Ear fullness	0.49 (1.220)	0.41 (0.993)	.544
Dizziness	0.89 (1.531)	0.29 (0.735)	.001 †
Ear pain	0.4 (1.196)	0.28 (0.731)	.38
Facial pain/pressure	0.18 (0.610)	0.10 (0.337)	.239
Decreased sense of smell/taste	2.04 (2.060)	0.30 (0.827)	<.001 †
Difficulty falling asleep	1.41 (1.725)	0.46 (1.047)	<.001 †
Wake up at night	1.12 (1.684)	0.49 (1.099)	.002 †
Lack of a good night's sleep	1.51 (1.754)	0.67 (1.184)	<.001 †
Wake up tired	1.53 (1.741)	0.70 (1.159)	<.001 †
Fatigue	1.77 (1.802)	0.68 (1.124)	<.001 †
Reduced productivity	1.40 (1.795)	0.42 (0.998)	<.001 †
Reduced concentration	1.22 (1.647)	0.40 (0.909)	<.001 †
Frustrated/restless/irritable	1.17 (1.594)	0.66 (1.160)	.003 †
Sad	1.34 (1.775)	0.47 (0.954)	<.001 †
Embarrassed	0.73 (1.407)	0.14 (0.549)	<.001 †

^† Means significant value (<.05).