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 18
50s 29
60s 12
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 50
Female 54