Abstract
<p><strong>Background:</strong> CRS is defined as inflammation in the nose and paranasal sinus and it is characterized by two or more cardinal symptoms. There is a growing need for a simple, reliable, system-specific standardized outcome measure that can help us explore CRS in a more uniform way and help us to take into account patients’ HRQoL. SNOT covers a broad range of health and health-related quality of life problems including physical problems, functional limitations, and emotional consequences.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> we report a case series of 60 patients, divided into 2 groups of 30 each. 1<sup>st</sup> group underwent FESS+septoturbinoplasty while the 2<sup>nd</sup> group underwent FESS+septoturbinoplasty with teflon splinting. Patients were asked to score their symptoms on SNOT 22 questionnaire pre-operatively and post-operatively.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Significant changes were noted in nasal related and quality of life domain and less significant changes noted in ear/facial related and psychological domains in group 2.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> patient-based outcome measures like SNOT 22, is helpful tool for quantifying changes in symptoms and useful for predicting post-operative improvement. It is both patient and researcher-friendly.</p>
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