A Study of SNOT 22 Scores in Adults with no Sinonasal Disease -
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12970/2308-7978.2013.01.01.2Keywords:
SNOT-22, SNOT, Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).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.References
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