A study on evaluation of sino-nasal outcome test-22 scores in chronic rhinosinusitis patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery in a tertiary care centre

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is defined as an inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses characterized by two or more cardinal symptoms like nasal blockage/obstruction/congestion, discharge (anterior/posterior drip), facial pain/ pressure, reduction loss smell. Methods: The 55 patients diagnosed with CRS without polyps undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery were included in this study, whose sino-nasal outcome test 22 (SNOT-22) scores compared both pre operatively post op, 3 months after surgery. Results: Total score SNOT-22 was significantly lower post-operatively when to pre-operative (p<0.0001). Conclusions: Functional effectively improved quality life CRS.