Impact of recurrent acute rhinosinusitis on quality of life

Zayd Al-Asadi; Ruifeng Cui; Dominic Lombardo; John Dewey; Hassan H Ramadan; Chadi A Makary

doi:10.1002/alr.23256

Impact of recurrent acute rhinosinusitis on quality of life

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Mar;14(3):732-734. doi: 10.1002/alr.23256. Epub 2023 Aug 22.

Authors

Zayd Al-Asadi¹, Ruifeng Cui², Dominic Lombardo¹, John Dewey², Hassan H Ramadan², Chadi A Makary²

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

PMID: 37608458
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23256

Abstract

Quality of life (QoL) in patients with recurrent acute rhinosinusitis (RARS) is understudied. QoL for RARS patients is similar to chronic rhinosinusitis patients, although objective disease severity is lower. QoL of RARS patients is similarly affected during active and inactive infection.

Keywords: SNOT-22; chronic rhinitis; chronic rhinosinusitis; quality of life; recurrent acute rhinosinusitis.

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Chronic Disease
Humans
Quality of Life
Recurrence
Rhinitis*
Rhinosinusitis*
Sinusitis*