Impact of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery on Sleep Quality in Patients With Chronic Nasal Obstruction Due to Nasal Polyposis

Abstract

Endoscopic sinus surgery with polypectomy significantly improves sleep quality, including snoring and daytime sleepiness in patients with chronic nasal obstruction due to nasal polyposis. However, it has a limited benefit on apnea-hypopnea index scores.

Prevalence and incidence of high risk for obstructive sleep apnea in World Trade Center-exposed rescue/recovery workers

“…Treatment of nasal congestion, however, has not been proven to improve sleep quality. The impact of rhinosinusitis treatment on OSA has been shown to be limited [41,42], and to date, there have been no published reports of the effect of OSA treatment on rhinosinusitis.…”

The evaluation of pattern and quality of sleep in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

“…Also, patients with CRSwNP have a twofold higher risk of suffering sleep disturbance compared with controls [7]. Poor sleep quality has been observed in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and was improved after sinus surgery [8]; however, sinus surgery did not improve polysomnographic findings in patients with CRSwNP but increased their score on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) [9]. On the other hand, there is no report in the literature which simultaneously evaluates both polysomnography (PSG) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in patients with CRSwNP.…”

Association of self-reported nasal blockage with sleep-disordered breathing and excessive daytime sleepiness in Pakistani employed adults

“…A number of studies have reported the association of nasal blockage with daytime sleepiness [8,9] and improvement in daytime with relief of nasal obstruction [28]. A unique feature of our study was that we have assessed the chance of sleepiness with nasal blockage for each of the eight items in Epworth Sleepiness Scale.…”