title: The efficiency of Nose Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale on patients with nasal septal deviation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim in this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale for septoplasty (without turbinate reduction) in comparison with other examination methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective observational study was undertaken in otolaryngology department of university hospital. NOSE scale for quality of life assessment, visual analog scale for examination findings, acoustic rhinometry and coronal computed tomography were performed before and after septoplasty. The efficiency of NOSE scale to assess for septoplasty results and the correlation between NOSE scores and other techniques was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-seven patients underwent septoplasty; there was a very significant improvement in mean NOSE scores of patients (60.2 versus 11.28, p<0.01). There was no correlation between NOSE scores and acoustic rhinometry. Correlation was found between NOSE scores and examination and computed tomography findings (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  NOSE scale that is well correlated with examination findings and computed tomography, is very useful tool to evaluate the effectiveness of pure septoplasty.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. orhangs75@hotmail.com
authors: Orhan Kemal
authors: OK
authors: Kahveci
authors: Murat Cem
authors: MC
authors: Miman
authors: Aylin
authors: A
authors: Yucel
authors: Fatih
authors: F
authors: Yucedag
authors: Erdoğan
authors: E
authors: Okur
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Altuntas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D023842:Rhinometry, Acoustic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome