Table 4.
SNOT-22 scores before the surgery and six months after the surgery in a subgroup of patients without cranial base reconstruction.
| Item | Before the surgery (n = 8) | After the surgery (n = 8) | p | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Median | Min | Max | Average | Median | Min | Max | ||
| 1. Need to blow nose | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.317 |
| 2. Sneezing | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.655 |
| 3. Rhinitis (nasal discharge) | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Nasal congestion | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.279 |
| 5. Loss of smell and taste | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.144 |
| 6. Cough | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.317 |
| 7. Posterior (postnasal) rhinitis | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.655 |
| 8. Thick discharge from the nose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9. Pressure sensation (fullness) in the ears | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.317 |
| 10. Vertigo | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.317 |
| 11. Ear pain | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 12. Pain/pressure in the face | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13. Difficult falling asleep | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14. Waking up at night | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.705 |
| 15. Lack of high-quality night sleep | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.102 |
| 16. Fatigue after waking up | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.705 |
| 17. Feeling of exhaustion | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.38 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.102 |
| 18. Decreased productivity | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.38 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.18 |
| 19. Decreased concentration | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.317 |
| 20. Disgust/restlessness/irritation | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.593 |
| 21. Sadness | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.564 |
| 22. Embarrassment | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.414 |
| In total | 8 | 7.5 | 0 | 24 | 17.3 | 16 | 0 | 33 | 0.176 |