Table 5 Total nasal symptoms score (TNSS) before and after treatment in the oral steroid group
Symptom | Before treatment | After treatment | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | ||
Blocked nose | 5.20 | 1.19 | 6.00 | 2.30 | 1.42 | 2.00 | < 0.001 |
Runny nose | 4.60 | 1.10 | 5.00 | 2.07 | 1.08 | 2.00 | < 0.001 |
Itching | 1.27 | 1.11 | 1.00 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 1.00 | 0.002 |
Sneezing | 1.77 | 1.36 | 2.00 | 0.83 | 1.12 | 0.50 | < 0.001 |
Hyposmia | 4.63 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 2.33 | 1.47 | 2.00 | < 0.001 |
Sinonasal pain | 0.13 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.046 |
TNSS | 17.00 | 4.59 | 17.00 | 8.30 | 5.12 | 8.00 | < 0.001 |