HEAT WAVES OF VIJAYAWADA FROM 1981 TO 2022: A SHORT COMMUNICATION

Objectives: This present study was undertaken to study the comparison of the pre operative and post operative symptom severity and to compare sleep pattern of patients of different age groups with Chronic Rhinosinusitis Material andMethods:A hospital-based observational study was conducted at Adesh Hospital, Bathinda for duration of 6 months on approximately 160 patients visiting the Department of Otprhinolaryngology, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Adesh Hospital, Bathinda.Results: The patients who have undergone the Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery reported reduced symptom severity after a follow up period of 2 months and patients within the age group of the 31-60 years suffered more sleep problems as compared to other age groups.Conclusion:The drastic changes seen in the post operative data as compared to pre operative data.The symptoms were mainly associated with the pre operative score and post operative score.The frequency of the four cardinal symptoms in pre and post operative period seems to be associated.Sleep problems are the common factors to be observed in chronic rhinosinusitis.