Table 2.
SNOT-22 scores before the surgery and 6 months after the surgery.
| Item | Before the surgery (n = 65) | After the surgery (n = 65) | p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Median | Min | Max | Average | Median | Min | Max | ||
| 1. Need to blow nose | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.0005 |
| 2. Sneezing | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.163 |
| 3. Rhinitis (nasal discharge) | 0.92 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.154 |
| 4. Nasal congestion | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.013 |
| 5. Loss of smell and taste | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.38 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.00001 |
| 6. Cough | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.572 |
| 7. Posterior (postnasal) rhinitis | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.054 |
| 8. Thick discharge from the nose | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.004 |
| 9. Pressure sensation (fullness) in the ears | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 |
| 10. Vertigo | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.775 |
| 11. Ear pain | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.094 |
| 12. Pain/pressure in the face | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.524 |
| 13. Difficult falling asleep | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.805 |
| 14. Waking up at night | 1.03 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.445 |
| 15. Lack of high-quality night sleep | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.656 |
| 16. Fatigue after waking up | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.487 |
| 17. Feeling of exhaustion | 1.26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.516 |
| 18. Decreased productivity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.02 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.858 |
| 19. Decreased concentration | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.543 |
| 20. Disgust/restlessness/irritation | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.804 |
| 21. Sadness | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.325 |
| 22. Embarrassment | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.596 |
| General | 14.4 | 8 | 0 | 73 | 17.5 | 13 | 0 | 58 | 0.067 |
Items with statistically significant change are marked in italics.