DEVIATED NASAL SEPTUM AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER PATHOLOGIES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.60127/sjms.3.2.2024.60Keywords:
Deviated nasal septum, nasal obstruction, chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, nasal polyps, turbinate hypertrophyAbstract
Objectives:
This study addresses the frequency of a deviated nasal septum and discusses the relation to multiple diseases: chronic rhinosinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and allergic rhinitis. All these relationships impact on management and thus need to be taken into account within clinical practice.
Methodology: In our retrospective study conducted from 1st January, 2021 to 28th February, 2024 in a private clinic/ hospital of Sialkot, where we included 300 patients aged between 18 and 65 years who presented with symptoms of nasal obstruction that were evaluated for DNS and associated conditions based on their clinical exams and CT scans. Those exams were scored using standardized scales to measure the severity.
Results: We have found DNS to occur with high prevalence among patients of nasal obstruction and is very strongly related to chronic rhinosinusitis in 11.7% and nasal polyps in 16.3%. The most common complaint presented was nasal obstruction, with complaints of nasal obstruction being presented by 35% of the participants, especially males in the allergic condition of rhinitis.
Conclusion: Our results agree with the international data that DNS was responsible for many pathologies of the nose and paranasal areas. We also mention very minimal regional variations regarding gender impact on observed allergic rhinitis and loss of smell.
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