Time of exclusive nasal respiration and quality of life related with nasal obstruction

Authors

  • Ricardo Barroso Ribeiro Interno Complementar do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial, Hospital de Santo António - Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal
  • Daniel Monteiro Interno Complementar do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial, Hospital de Santo António - Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal
  • Jorge Oliveira Assistente Hospitalar Graduado do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial, Hospital de Santo António - Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal
  • João Pinto Ferreira Assistente Hospitalar Graduado do Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial, Hospital de Santo António - Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal
  • Cecília Almeida e Sousa Directora do Serviço de ORL do Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.84

Keywords:

Nasal Obstruction, Quality of life, NOSE scale, Time of exclusive nasal breathing, Septoplasty

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate whether there is a correlation between the time of exclusive nasal breathing (TENB), with no disconfort for the patient, and the NOSE (Nasal Symptom Evaluation Obtruction) scale results, before and after septoplasty with or without turbinectomy.

Study Design: Prospective observational study. Methods: Patients with nasal septal deviation completed the NOSE scale and performed de TENB test before and 1, 3 and 6 months after septoplasty, with or without bilateral reduction of the inferior turbinates.

Results: Fifty-seven patients underwent surgery. There was an improvement in the mean NOSE score at 1 month after septoplasty (57.2 vs. 15.9, p <0.0001) and remained at 3 and 6 months of follow-up. Evaluating the mean NOSE scores in TENB groups, either before (0-30s/69, 6; 30-60s/50, 5;> 60s/40, 0, p <0.0001) or one month after surgery (30- 60s/37, 5;> 60s/12.5, p <0.0001) were obtained statistically significant differences, which also occurred at 3 and 6 months of follow-up.

Conclusions: The TENB it is a simple, fast and cheap test, which results are related to the NOSE scores, before and after septoplasty, therefore constitutes a promising measure in evaluating the quality of life related to nasal obstruction.

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Ribeiro, R. B., Monteiro, D., Oliveira, J., Ferreira, J. P., & Almeida e Sousa, C. (2012). Time of exclusive nasal respiration and quality of life related with nasal obstruction. Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 50(2), 105–110. https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.84

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Vol. 50 No. 2 (2012): Junho

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Original Article