title: [The investigation about the influence of deviated nasal septum on the adolescents learning quality].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the incidence rate of deviated nasal septum (DNS) of the young men who are going to join the army, and of the students in key high schools in Jimo, and record their educational background, then analysis the influence of DNS on the youth's learning quality.
  
  
  METHODS
  Random select 3085 young men who are going to be recruited in 2006-2008, and 2628 students in 3 key high schools of Jimo. Investigate the two groups' incidence rate of DNS and make a correlative statistic analyses with their educational background.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are 395 young men with DNS, which account 12.8% of the 3085 men, with the educational background of college degree and above account 3.0%; high school diploma 12.4%; junior secondary education 27.5%. One hundred and ninety-four students with DNS in key high schools, which account 7.4, and the subsequent entrance examination results shows, undergraduate students account 14.9%, junior college students and considerable education 32.5%, and graduates 52.6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DNS can influence the learning quality of the adolescent. It is necessary to operate on those patients and improve the complaint symptom.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Jimo People's Hospital, Jimo, 266200, China.
authors.forename: Chonghui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rongrong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dezu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guanghui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Zhijuan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013334:Students; D055815:Young Adult