A Study of SNOT 22 Scores in Adults with no Sinonasal Disease – Pages 6-10

Aditya M. Yeolekar1, K.S. Dasgupta2, S. Khode3, D. Joshi4 and N. Gosrani4

1Senior Resident ENT, ESIC Model Hospital & PGIMSR, Andheri, Mumbai, India; 2Prof. & Head, Dept. of ENT, Government Medical College, Akola, India; 3Asst. Prof., 4Junior Resident, ENT, Indira Gandhi Governmnet Medical College, Nagpur, India

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12970/2308-7978.2013.01.01.2

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Abstract: Objective: To identify a normal SNOT-22 score in subjects not known to be suffering from rhino-sinusitis in India.

Study design: Analysis of SNOT 22 scores in participants with no sinonasal disease.

Setting: Tertiary care hospital in Central India.

Participants: 230 participants from medical institution.

Results: Results were obtained from 97 men and 133 women with a mean age of 21 (range 18-24). SNOT scores ranged from 0–35 with a mean score of 8.09. The mode was 0 and the median score 7.

Conclusion: Due to the skewed nature of the data, the median score (7) is taken as the normal SNOT 22 score. It is recommended that in a clinical situation a SNOT 22 score of 7 be used as a guide for ‘‘normal’’, and that caution be exercised when suggesting treatment to patients with a score below 7. It appears feasible that this test be applied pre and post operatively for appropriate selection and judging the outcome respectively.

Keywords: SNOT-22, SNOT, Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Read more