Reasearchers at the annual meeting of the Triological Society discussed antibiotics, nasal irrigation, ESS

Reasearchers at the annual meeting of the Triological Society discussed antibiotics, nasal irrigation, ESS
For patients with asthma and CRS, the addition of intranasal corticosteroids improved asthma symptoms and control as well as FEV1
ESS improves CRS-related subjective olfactory dysfunction with greatest gains seen in those with poorer CT scores at baseline
An association between CRS and EoE as comorbid conditions suggests that a familial component is contributing to the etiology of both diseases
Depression, anxiety, headaches, and chronic pain more common in patients with all positive symptoms on the SNOT-20 score
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and comorbid obstructive sleep apnea see substantial improvements in quality of life following sinus surgery
Topical antibiotics are not recommended as first-line treatment for routine chronic rhinosinusitis
Chronic rhinosinusitis patients considering surgery should make decisions guided by their pre-operative QoL impairment, as measured using the SNOT-22
Endoscopic sinus surgery yields significantly greater improvement in cardinal symptoms compared with medical therapy alone
Research measures symptom changes for patients with CRS undergoing surgery compared with those on medical therapy management