Top

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Published in:

01-12-2021 | Rhinitis and Sinusitis | Rhinology

How face masks influence the sinonasal quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Adi Primov-Fever, Ofer Amir, Ilan Roziner, Ramit Maoz-Segal, Eran Emanuel Alon, Arkadi Yakirevitch

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 12/2021

Abstract

Purpose

To study different mask types’ impact on a sinonasal quality of life.

Methods

For this observational cross-sectional study, a web-based survey was distributed via social media forums. We used the validated Hebrew version of the Sinonasal Outcome Test–22 followed by a questionnaire developed specifically for the present study, focusing on the time of the COVID-19 pandemic (Mask Sinonasal Outcome Test), and questions regarding general health issues. The participants’ mask-wearing routine was also studied.

Results

Seventy percent of 351 participants had experienced a change in their breathing during the time of the pandemic. The median total Sinonasal Outcome Test–22 score was 13, and 10% of the participants reported a significantly impaired quality of life. According to multivariate analyses, the only subject-related variables significantly associated with the reduced sinonasal quality of life were female gender, younger age, a background of chronic rhinitis and sinusitis, and the mask-wearing average daily duration. The mask sinonasal outcome test convergent validity was confirmed.

Conclusion

The majority of our survey’s responders, predominantly female and younger participants, reported reduced sinonasal quality of life in the COVID-19 pandemic period. It can be attributed to mask-wearing, especially for a prolonged time, irrespective of the existing mask type. These findings should encourage medical companies to produce more “airway-minded” personal protection equipment.

Available only for authorised users

Plana D, Tian E, Cramer AK et al (2020) Assessing the quality of nontraditional N95 filtering face-piece respirators available during the COVID-19 pandemic. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.25.20161968CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Sublett JW, Bernstein DI (2011) Occupational rhinitis. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 31(787–96):vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iac.2011.07.007CrossRef

de Dantas IP, Valera FCP, Zappelini CEM, Anselmo-Lima WT (2013) Prevalence of rhinitis symptoms among textile industry workers exposed to cotton dust. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 17:26–30. https://doi.org/10.7162/S1809-97772013000100005CrossRefPubMedCentral

Veloso-Teles R, Cerejeira R, Roque-Farinha R, von Buchwald C (2018) Higher prevalence of nasal polyposis among textile workers: an endoscopic based and controlled study. Rhinology 56:99–105. https://doi.org/10.4193/Rhin17.228CrossRefPubMed

Dror AA, Eisenbach N, Marshak T et al (2020) Reduction of allergic rhinitis symptoms with face mask usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 8:3590–3593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2020.08.035CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Shapira Galitz Y, Halperin D, Bavnik Y, Warman M (2016) Sino-nasal outcome test-22: translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation in hebrew-speaking patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 154:951–956. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599816629378CrossRefPubMed

Morley AD, Sharp HR (2006) A review of sinonasal outcome scoring systems—which is best? Clin Otolaryngol 31:103–109. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-4486.2006.01155.xCrossRefPubMed

Rudmik L, Hopkins C, Peters A et al (2015) Patient-reported outcome measures for adult chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review and quality assessment. J Allergy Clin Immunol 136:1532-1540.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2015.10.012CrossRefPubMed

DeConde AS, Mace JC, Bodner T et al (2014) SNOT-22 quality of life domains differentially predict treatment modality selection in chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 4:972–979. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.21408CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

10.

Fokkens WJ, Lund VJ, Hopkins C et al (2020) European position paper on rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps 2020. Rhinology 58:1–464. https://doi.org/10.4193/Rhin20.600CrossRefPubMed

11.

Seidman MD, Gurgel RK, Lin SY et al (2015) Clinical practice guideline: allergic rhinitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 152:S1-43. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599814561600CrossRefPubMed

12.

Dietz de Loos D, Lourijsen ES, Wildeman MAM et al (2019) Prevalence of chronic rhinosinusitis in the general population based on sinus radiology and symptomatology. J Allergy Clin Immunol 143:1207–1214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2018.12.986CrossRefPubMed

13.

Corona virus in Israel - general situation Web site. Available at: https://datadashboard.health.gov.il/COVID-19/general. Accessed 26 October 2020.

14.

Gillett S, Hopkins C, Slack R, Browne JP (2009) A pilot study of the SNOT 22 score in adults with no sinonasal disease. Clin Otolaryngol 34:467–469. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-4486.2009.01975.xCrossRefPubMed

15.

Bigalke JA, Greenlund IM, Carter JR (2020) Sex differences in self-report anxiety and sleep quality during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Biol Sex Differ 11:56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-020-00333-4CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

16.

Huang Y, Zhao N (2020) Generalized anxiety disorder, depressive symptoms and sleep quality during COVID-19 outbreak in China: a web-based cross-sectional survey. Psychiatry Res 288:112954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112954CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

17.

Grandner MA, Martin JL, Patel NP et al (2012) Age and sleep disturbances among American men and women: data from the U.S. Behav Risk Factor Surveill Syst Sleep 35:395–406. https://doi.org/10.5665/sleep.1704CrossRef

18.

Salk RH, Hyde JS, Abramson LY (2017) Gender differences in depression in representative national samples: meta-analyses of diagnoses and symptoms. Psychol Bull 143:783–822. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000102CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

19.

Bandelow B, Michaelis S (2015) Epidemiology of anxiety disorders in the 21st century. Dialogues Clin Neurosci 17:327–335CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

20.

MacIntyre CR, Seale H, Dung TC et al (2015) A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers. BMJ Open 5:e006577. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006577CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

21.

Bartoszko JJ, Farooqi MAM, Alhazzani W, Loeb M (2020) Medical masks vs N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 in healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Influenza Other Respi Viruses 14:365–373. https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.12745CrossRef

22.

Wilson AM, Abney SE, King M-F et al (2020) COVID-19 and non-traditional mask use: how do various materials compare in reducing the infection risk for mask wearers? J Hosp Infect. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.036CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

23.

Olaya B, Moneta MV, Miret M et al (2018) Epidemiology of panic attacks, panic disorder and the moderating role of age: results from a population-based study. J Affect Disord 241:627–633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.08.069CrossRefPubMed

Title: How face masks influence the sinonasal quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Adi Primov-Fever
Ofer Amir
Ilan Roziner
Ramit Maoz-Segal
Eran Emanuel Alon
Arkadi Yakirevitch
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Rhinitis and Sinusitis
COVID-19
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-06752-2

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

How face masks influence the sinonasal quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusion

Please log in to get access to this content

Other articles of this Issue 12/2021

Preoperative tracheotomy as reflection of tumor size impacting oncologic outcomes of patients with advanced stage glottic carcinoma

Long-term follow-up of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction in COVID-19: 6 months case–control study of health workers

Tumor-host interface in oral squamous cell carcinoma: Impact on nodal metastasis and prognosis

Standardization for oncologic head and neck surgery

Transcanal endoscopic management of lateral semicircular canal fistula: preliminary experience

The relationship between cochleovestibular function tests and endolymphatic hydrops grading on MRI in patients with Menière’s disease