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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024

Prevalence of nasal obstruction and its impact on quality of life in Saudi Arabia.

Yahya Ahmed Fageeh, Mohammed Abdullah Basurrah, Khalid Dhaifallah ALAzwari, Mohammed Awadh AlAmri, Waleed Mohammed AlJuaid, Abdulaziz Abdullah AlHumaidi, Mohammed Hamad AlFaqih, Osama Mohammed AlAlyani

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Treatment of the Nasal Valve in Patients With Nasal Obstruction: Long-Term Outcomes.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  2. The effectiveness of nonsurgical nasal devices in relieving nasal obstruction.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2026
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  4. Evaluation of the Internal Nasal Valve Before and After Turbinoplasty Using Cross Sectional CT.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yahya Ahmed FageehOtorhinolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Abdullah BasurrahOtorhinolaryngology-head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Khalid Dhaifallah ALAzwariCollege of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Awadh AlAmriCollege of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Waleed Mohammed AlJuaidCollege of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz Abdullah AlHumaidiCollege of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Hamad AlFaqihCollege of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Osama Mohammed AlAlyaniCollege of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Taif University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose/Background: Nasal obstruction is a significant issue influencing the patient's quality of life. Chronic nasal obstruction is frequently associated with other symptoms such as headache, sleep disturbance, and daytime sleepiness. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of nasal obstruction in Saudi Arabia and examine its effect on patients' quality of life. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a self-administered combination of two previously validated questionnaires (the NOSE scale and the WHOQOL-BREF) translated into Arabic. The Mann-Whitney test was used to investigate the association between nasal obstruction prevalence and the participants' QOL. Results: The study included 1039 participants from different regions of Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of nasal obstruction was 60.3% among the participants. Several factors significantly affected the prevalence of nasal obstruction, including sex, suffering from a chronic disease, having a family member with nasal obstruction, and using medications ( Conclusions: Quality of life is affected by nasal obstruction. The subjective assessment is essential in evaluating the severity of nasal obstruction disease. It is recommended that healthcare providers use subjective tools combined with objective tools to assess the degree of nasal obstruction severity.

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Nasal obstructionNOSE scalequality of lifeSaudi Arabia

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PMID38605785
PMCPMC11006041
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