Findings from Completed Nasolaryngoscopy (n = 273)*
Findings | n (%)† |
---|---|
Laryngopharyngeal reflux | 116 (42.5) |
Chronic rhinitis | 88 (32.2) |
Other‡ | 84 (30.8) |
Vocal cord lesion | 36 (13.2) |
Nasal polyps | 10 (3.7) |
Other pharyngeal lesion | 8 (2.9) |
Precancerous lesion | 5 (1.8) |
Laryngeal mass | 2 (0.7) |
Normal findings | 35 (12.8) |
* Three of the 276 patients did not complete the entire nasolaryngoscopy procedure.
† Percentages do not sum to 100% because patients may have had more than one finding.
‡ “Other” includes tissue hypertrophy, acute inflammation, aspiration, eustachian tube dysfunction, candidal infection, septal perforation, bony spur, aphthous ulcer, vocal cord dysfunction, prominent vessel, and hemangioma.