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Sebastian S Dobrow1,2,3, Robert E Davis4, Katherine E Franklin1

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Area of Science:

  • Rhinology and Environmental Health
  • Clinical Allergy and Immunology

Background:

  • Anecdotal evidence suggests weather influences sino-nasal symptoms.
  • Objective assessment of weather-symptom relationships in rhinology is needed.
  • The Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) is a validated measure of symptom severity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between daily weather types and sino-nasal symptom severity.
  • To quantify the impact of specific weather conditions on patient-reported outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 955 SNOT-22 surveys from 481 patients (2010-2020).
  • Spatial Synoptic Classification (SSC) used to categorize daily weather types.
  • Logistic regression analyzed the odds of high SNOT-22 scores (≥50) based on SSC weather types (lagged 0-3 days).

Main Results:

  • Dry, polar (DP) and transitional (TR) weather days showed 2.0 times higher odds of severe symptoms compared to other weather types.
  • DP days had 4.0 times higher odds of severe symptoms compared to dry moderate days.
  • Weather on the day of the clinic visit and up to three days prior influenced symptom severity.

Conclusions:

  • Specific weather patterns, particularly DP and TR, are significantly associated with increased sino-nasal symptom severity.
  • Environmental factors, such as climate, play a measurable role in managing and assessing rhinology conditions.
  • Clinicians should consider weather's impact when evaluating treatment outcomes for sino-nasal diseases.