What is empty nose syndrome?

Empty nose syndrome (ENS), also known in research as "the wide nasal cavity syndrome", is a medical term used to describe a nose crippled by over resection of the inferior and/or middle turbinates of the nose.

How do members experience empty nose syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with empty nose syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for empty nose syndrome*

Who has empty nose syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 11
30s 26
40s 19
50s 29
60s 15
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 51
Female 58

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What is empty nose syndrome?

Empty nose syndrome (ENS), also known in research as "the wide nasal cavity syndrome", is a medical term used to describe a nose crippled by over resection of the inferior and/or middle turbinates of the nose.



Common symptoms reported by people with empty nose syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for empty nose syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with empty nose syndrome

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Who has empty nose syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 105 say empty nose syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 11
30s 26
40s 19
50s 29
60s 15
70+ 7
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 51
Female 58

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 7
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from empty nose syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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