Table 3.

SNOT-22 scores before the surgery and six months after the surgery in a subgroup of patients after cranial base reconstruction.

Item	Before the surgery (n = 57)				After the surgery (n = 57)				p
	Average	Median	Min	Max	Average	Median	Min	Max
1. Need to blow nose	0.63	0	0	4	1.3	1	0	4	0.0008
2. Sneezing	0.63	0	0	4	0.82	1	0	3	0.207
3. Rhinitis (nasal discharge)	0.95	1	0	4	1.23	1	0	4	0.147
4. Nasal congestion	0.7	0	0	4	1.14	1	0	5	0.023
5. Loss of smell and taste	0.46	0	0	5	1.39	1	0	5	0.00003
6. Cough	0.58	0	0	5	0.54	0	0	4	0.694
7. Posterior (postnasal) rhinitis	0.35	0	0	4	0.6	0	0	3	0.071
8. Thick discharge from the nose	0.26	0	0	3	0.74	0	0	5	0.004
9. Pressure sensation (fullness) in the ears	0.3	0	0	3	0.42	0	0	3	0.234
10. Vertigo	0.51	0	0	4	0.39	0	0	3	0.518
11. Ear pain	0.18	0	0	4	0.35	0	0	4	0.094
12. Pain/pressure in the face	0.23	0	0	4	0.28	0	0	3	0.524
13. Difficult falling asleep	0.81	0	0	4	0.77	0	0	4	0.805
14. Waking up at night	1.07	1	0	4	1.23	1	0	5	0.673
15. Lack of high-quality night sleep	0.91	0	0	4	0.86	0	0	4	0.733
16. Fatigue after waking up	1.18	0	0	5	0.96	0	0	4	0.219
17. Feeling of exhaustion	1.37	1	0	5	1.11	1	0	4	0.142
18. Decreased productivity	1.04	0	0	5	0.96	0	0	4	0.688
19. Decreased concentration	1	0	0	4	0.82	0	0	4	0.36
20. Disgust/restlessness/irritation	0.86	0	0	4	0.79	0	0	5	0.635
21. Sadness	0.65	0	0	4	0.4	0	0	3	0.139
22. Embarrassment	0.53	0	0	4	0.39	0	0	4	0.327
Generally	15.1	10	0	73	17.5	13	0	58	0.159

Items with statistically significant change are marked in italics.