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ArticleOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery2026

Caffeine Consumption and Rhinologic Symptom Severity.

Duncan G J Green, Steven X Wang, Michael S DeBakey, Nrusheel Kattar, Edward D McCoul

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Article in Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Duncan G J GreenDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, Los Angeles, USA.
Steven X WangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Los Angeles, USA.
Michael S DeBakeyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Los Angeles, USA.
Nrusheel KattarDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Los Angeles, USA.
Edward D McCoulDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, Los Angeles, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1812-2105

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EENT Foundation EE231102
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Abstract

Caffeine is the most widely consumed habit-forming drug in the world. A relationship has been proposed between caffeine consumption and rhinologic symptoms. To determine whether the potential deleterious effects of caffeine withdrawal are outweighed by the rhinologic symptom benefits, our group conducted a prospective study of patients presenting with rhinologic complaints at local clinics. Rhinologic symptom severity was assessed using the SNOT-22 and the frequency and quantity of daily caffeine consumption was assessed by questionnaire. A total of 226 participants completed the study. No correlation was found between caffeine consumption and total SNOT-22 (P > .05), rhinologic SNOT-22 subscale (P > .05), or tertiles of low, medium, and high caffeine consumers (P = .18). This suggests that caffeine consumption does not have an appreciable effect on rhinologic symptoms.

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CaffeineRhinitisAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and QuestionnairesCaffeineaddictioncaffeinerhinitisrhinologysinusitis

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PMCPMC13525877

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