1Department of ear, Nose, Throat, Head-Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
2Department of Biostatostic, Public Health Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
Chronic rhinosinusitis is a clinical problem that has a serious impact on patient quality of life. This study was aimed to observe the effect of nasal irrigation therapy with 0.9% NaCl on improving CT-scan and quality of life of chronic rhinosinusitis without polyp.
It was a prospective cohort study of 24 adult patients. Divided into 2 groups with standard therapy with nasal irrigation and without nasal irrigation. The results were assessed based on a CT scan imaging with Lund Mackay score and quality of life with SNOT-20 before and after therapy.
There were significant improvements in CT scans (p = 0.002), and quality of life after standard therapy with 6 weeks once daily nasal irrigation, but no significant change in CT scores (p = 0.552) in the group after standard therapy without nasal irrigation.
Standard therapy and once-daily nasal irrigation give better outcome for chronic rhinosinusitis without polyp before considering surgical intervention.
Nasal irrigation, Lund Mackay score, SNOT-20
