Stuffed noses and open mouths

By Ken Y-N ( March 2, 2012 at 01:01) ? Filed under Lifestyle, Polls

With hay fever season almost upon us, this seems like quite a good time to take a look at a recent survey from iShare into blocked noses.

Demographics

Over the 7th and 8th of February 2012 1,086 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 50.6% of the sample were male, 33.5% in their twenties, 33.3% in their thirties, and 33.1% in their forties.

I get a badly-stuffed nose for about a month thanks to hay fever, and for a few days here and there throughout the year for probably mildly-allergic reactions to unidentified agents. My pet hates about a blocked nose are blowing so hard I get a nosebleed or at the other extreme not blowing enough and dripping snot onto desks and tables. Furthermore, on bad days all the phlegm going down my throat upsets my stomach.

Research results

Q1: Within in the last year, for how long have you had a feeling of having a blocked nose? (Sample size=1,086)

?	All	Male N=549	Female N=537
Never, almost never	37.5%	35.2%	39.9%
Two weeks to one month (to SQs)	22.9%	20.8%	25.1%
One to three months (to SQs)	20.8%	24.0%	17.5%
Three to six months (to SQs)	6.1%	6.7%	5.4%
Six to nine months (to SQs)	2.8%	3.1%	2.4%
Nine to twelve months (to SQs)	2.1%	2.0%	2.2%
All year round (to SQs)	7.8%	8.2%	7.4%

Q1SQ1: What do you think causes your blocked nose? (Sample size=679, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=356	Female N=323
Hayfever	70.3%	71.3%	69.0%
Cold	56.8%	52.0%	62.2%
Other allergy	41.5%	41.6%	41.5%
Temperature, moisture differences	30.5%	28.4%	32.8%
Sinusitis, empyema	14.7%	18.0%	11.1%
Stress	10.3%	11.0%	9.6%
Other	2.2%	2.8%	1.5%

Q1SQ2: What problems does your blocked nose cause? (Sample size=679, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=356	Female N=323
Cannot breath through my nose	68.9%	67.1%	70.9%
Nose goes red from blowing it too much	53.9%	49.2%	59.1%
I get a nasal voice	41.2%	39.3%	43.3%
Cannot concentrate on things	38.7%	39.9%	37.5%
Throat gets sore, dries easily	38.0%	35.4%	40.9%
Affects my sleep	33.4%	32.6%	34.4%
Get easily irritable	25.2%	26.7%	23.5%
Food loses its taste	18.1%	16.3%	20.1%
Nose make-up wears off quickly	15.5%	0.8%	31.6%
Other	1.8%	1.4%	2.2%

Q1SQ3: At what times do you hate having a blocked nose? (Sample size=679, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=356	Female N=323
When I meet and talk to people at work	65.8%	61.5%	70.6%
When eating	44.3%	40.7%	48.3%
When I meet and talk to family, friends	42.9%	38.2%	48.0%
When I talk on the telephone to people at work	37.3%	32.9%	42.1%
When I meet and talk to my partner	29.0%	24.7%	33.7%
When I play sports	25.2%	27.0%	23.2%
When I sing at karaoke	18.9%	16.3%	21.7%
When I talk on the telephone to family, friends	18.4%	16.3%	20.7%
When I talk on the telephone to my partner	13.4%	11.8%	15.2%
Other	7.4%	8.4%	6.2%

Q1SQ4: Based on working at 100% performance when you don?t have a blocked nose, when you do how do you rate your performance when you do have a blocked nose? (Sample size=679)

?	All	Male N=356	Female N=323
Under 10%	1.3%	1.7%	0.9%
10% to 19%	1.6%	2.0%	1.2%
20% to 29%	4.0%	3.4%	4.6%
30% to 39%	6.2%	5.1%	7.4%
40% to 49%	8.4%	7.6%	9.3%
50% to 59%	15.8%	16.0%	15.5%
60% to 69%	18.3%	17.1%	19.5%
70% to 79%	22.1%	23.3%	20.7%
80% to 89%	14.0%	15.4%	12.4%
90% to 99%	7.4%	7.6%	7.1%
100%	1.0%	0.8%	1.2%

Q1SQ5: Do you take any measures to try to improve your symptoms of a blocked nose? (Sample size=679)

?	All	Male N=356	Female N=323
Yes	63.8%	66.3%	61.0%
No	36.2%	33.7%	39.0%

Q2: Has anyone ever pointed out to you that your mouth was wide open? (Sample size=1,086)

?	All	Male N=549	Female N=537
Yes, frequently (to SQ)	3.5%	4.2%	2.8%
Yes, sometimes (to SQ)	27.1%	26.6%	27.6%
No, never	69.4%	69.2%	69.6%

Q2SQ: What do you think were the causes of your mouth being wide open? (Sample size=332, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=169	Female N=163
Blocked nose	51.2%	59.2%	42.9%
Easier to breath through my mouth	43.1%	43.8%	42.3%
A habit	38.3%	34.9%	41.7%
Teeth are badly aligned	12.7%	9.5%	16.0%
Other	3.0%	2.4%	3.7%

Q3: What sort of image do other people with their mouth wide open project onto you? (Sample size=1,086, multiple answer)

?	All	Male N=549	Female N=537
Look dazed	58.5%	57.6%	59.4%
Slow on the uptake	37.7%	34.4%	41.0%
Unreliable	30.1%	33.3%	31.9%
Look tired	20.4%	22.6%	18.2%
Pitiful	9.8%	10.6%	8.9%
They aren?t looking after themselves	5.8%	6.4%	5.2%
Want to help them	2.2%	2.6%	1.9%
Other	3.7%	2.0%	5.4%

Q4: Based on someone?s charm normally being at 100%, when they have their mouth wide open what percentage does their charm become? (Sample size=1,086)

?	All	Male N=549	Female N=537
Under 10%	13.4%	12.4%	14.5%
10% to 19%	7.5%	4.7%	10.2%
20% to 29%	11.7%	8.6%	14.9%
30% to 39%	13.4%	13.5%	13.4%
40% to 49%	12.2%	13.8%	10.6%
50% to 59%	16.7%	18.8%	14.5%
60% to 69%	8.9%	9.5%	8.4%
70% to 79%	8.3%	9.8%	6.7%
80% to 89%	3.7%	4.2%	3.2%
90% to 99%	2.9%	2.9%	2.8%
100%	1.3%	1.8%	0.7%

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