title: Evaluation of Sleep Quality in Patients With Nasal Septal Deviation via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of nasal septum deviation, without obstructive sleep apnea, on sleep quality.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present case-controlled study enrolled patients older than 16 years with nasal septum deviation who attended the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic between December 2013 and July 2014. The control group was selected from patients attending the clinic for another complaint. Sleep quality was evaluated via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and differences between the groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, 55 patients with nasal septum deviation were included in the study group, and the control group consisted of 51 patients with no complaints of nasal obstruction. Compared with the control group, patients with nasal septum deviation were found to be significantly higher (P <0.05) in all parameters of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of nasal septum deviation with nasal obstruction should be investigated in patients with sleep disorders. If any pathology is present, opening the nasal passages should be ensured and sleep disorders reevaluated.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery †Department of Anesthesiology, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, 17020 Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Medine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.forename: Oğuz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Güçlü
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Fevzi Sefa
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Dereköy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000503:physiopathology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult