A pilot study of the SNOT 22 score in adults with no sinonasal disease

S. Gillett; C. Hopkins; R. Slack; J. P. Browne

doi:10.1111/j.1749-4486.2009.01975.x

A pilot study of the SNOT 22 score in adults with no sinonasal disease

S. Gillett
, C. Hopkins
, R. Slack
, J. P. Browne

School of Public Health

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Objective: To determine the SNOT 22 score in a normal population. Study design: Analysis of SNOT 22 scores participants with no sinonasal disease. Setting: Bath, UK. Participants: 116 participants from a local hospital and tennis club. Results: Results were obtained from 54 men and 62 women with a mean age of 40 (range 19-75). SNOT score ranged from 0-50 with a mean score of 9.3 (95% confidence interval range of 7.5-11.1). The modal score was 0 and the median score 7 (95% confidence interval range of 5-8). Conclusion: Due to the scewed nature of the data, the median score (7) is taken as the normal SNOT 22 score. We recommend that in an clincial situation a SNOT 22 score of 7 be used a a guide for "normal", and that care should be taken when suggesting treatment on patients with a score below this level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	467-469
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Otolaryngology
Volume	34
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-4486.2009.01975.x
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009

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