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Table 3 Total nasal symptoms score (TNSS) before and after treatment in the injection group

From: Comparative study between intrapolyp steroid injection and oral steroid for treatment of sinonasal polyposis in Egyptian patients

Symptom

Before treatment

After treatment

P value

Mean

SD

Median

Mean

SD

Median

Blocked nose

5.56

0.70

6.00

3.19

1.75

3.00

< 0.001

Runny nose

5.30

0.87

6.00

3.22

1.58

2.00

0.001

Itching

1.33

1.14

1.00

0.85

0.91

1.00

< 0.001

Sneezing

2.11

1.40

2.00

0.89

1.12

1.00

< 0.001

Hyposmia

4.96

1.02

5.00

3.04

1.43

3.00

0.317

Sinonasal pain

0.07

0.27

0.00

0.04

0.19

0.00

< 0.001

TNSS

18.74

4.04

18.00

10.89

4.62

9.00

< 0.001