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ArticleInternational forum of allergy & rhinology2021

Patient-reported sleep outcomes lack association with mucosal eosinophilia or neutrophilia in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Nyssa Fox Farrell, Jess C Mace, David A Sauer, Andrew J Thomas, Mathew Geltzeiler, Kara Y Detwiller, Jeremiah A Alt, Timothy L Smith

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Article in International forum of allergy & rhinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Modifiable Risk Factors for Symptom Burden in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps: The Role of Obesity and Sleep Apnoea.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2026
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  2. Sleep in disease: inflammation and chronic rhinosinusitis.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2025
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  3. Sleep dysfunction in aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease: A prospective cohort study.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nyssa Fox FarrellDivision of Rhinology and Sinus/Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Jess C MaceDivision of Rhinology and Sinus/Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
David A SauerDepartment of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Andrew J ThomasDepartment of Otolaryngology, Oschner Health Center-West Bank, Gretna, LA.ORCID 0000-0002-5890-1325
Mathew GeltzeilerDivision of Rhinology and Sinus/Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Kara Y DetwillerDivision of Rhinology and Sinus/Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Jeremiah A AltDivision of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.ORCID 0000-0003-0560-5028
Timothy L SmithDivision of Rhinology and Sinus/Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.ORCID 0000-0002-6424-7083
Oregon Health & Science University · USBanner Health · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

DETERMINANTS OF SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN CHRONIC SINUSITISR01DC005805 · NIDCD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI SMITH, TIMOTHY L, SOLER, ZACHARY M · 2004 to 2020
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NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005805
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is associated with sleep dysfunction, but the underlying pathophysiology is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to determine if mucosal eosinophilia or neutrophilia were associated with sleep dysfunction severity or altered the improvement in sleep dysfunction following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).

methodsA total of 104 patients with medically refractory CRS with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) and CRS without nasal polyposis (CRSsNP), completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) before and after FESS. Anterior ethmoid mucosa was collected during FESS and densest infiltrates of eosinophilia and neutrophilia per high-power field (HPF) were determined by microscopy. Eosinophilic (>10 eosinophils/HPF) and neutrophilic (>4 neutrophils/HPF) CRS were then compared to preoperative and postoperative PSQI measures.

resultsOf 104 study participants, 88 (85%) reported preoperative PSQI scores consistent with "poor sleep," (PSQI total > 5). The cohort overall demonstrated significant improvement in poor sleep (65%; χ

conclusionChronic inflammation has been hypothesized to play a pathophysiologic role in sleep dysfunction associated with CRS. This study suggests that in patients with medically refractory CRS, evidence of mucosal eosinophilia and neutrophilia lack strong associations with patient-reported sleep dysfunction or improvements in sleep quality after FESS, overall. However, neutrophilia may impact sleep latency and efficacy in patients with CRSsNP.

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EosinophiliaNasal PolypsPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresRhinitisChronic DiseaseEndoscopyFemaleHumansMaleSleepchronic diseasechronic rhinosinusitisoutcome assessment (health care)quality of lifesinusitis

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PMID32783400
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