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Objectives/Hypothesis: Disease‐specific quality‐of‐life (QOL) assessment of patients with nasal valve compromise and symptomatic nasal obstruction has not been studied previously. The objectives of the study were to determine whether surgical treatment of the nasal valve improves disease‐specific QOL and to identify clinical or demographic variables predictive of patients' baseline QOL or change in QOL.

Study Design: Prospective, multi‐institutional outcomes study of 20 patients with nasal obstruction and a surgically treatable diagnosis of nasal valve compromise.

Methods: Disease‐specific QOL assessment was performed using the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale preoperatively (n = 20) and at 3 (n = 14) and 6 months (n = 20) after surgery. Clinical and demographic data were collected, along with physician‐reported assessments of degree of nasal obstruction.

Results: Mean NOSE …