Tara Marie Homer

Oct 18, 2023 | bmj.com | Sean Carrie |James O’Hara |Tony Fouweather |Tara Marie Homer

DiscussionSeptoplasty results in significantly greater improvement in patient reported SNOT-22 scores at six months compared with a regimen of nasal steroid and saline sprays, and this improvement is sustained to 12 months. We therefore recommend that adults presenting with nasal obstruction associated with a deviated nasal septum, in the absence of coexistent nasal or sinus disease and with a baseline NOSE score >30, can reliably be offered surgery.