
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8893
Date Request Received: 08/09/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/09/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: rhinitis medicamentosa
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: I would like to submit the following Freedom of Information request: Numbers of patient referrals to ENT which reference: ‘rhinitis medicamentosa’ and/or ‘decongestant nasal spray dependency’ I would like to know the number of referrals to ENT specialists at this NHS Trust between August 2018 and August 2025, which have related to a patient suffering with rhinitis medicamentosa, also known as decongestant nasal spray dependency. Please provide me with the following information if possible: • Number of patients referrals to an ENT specialist referencing rhinitis medicamentosa AND/OR nasal spray overuse/dependency at this Trust between August 2018 and August 2025 • If possible, also indicate how many of such referrals resulted in a patient undergoing surgery | |
| Answer To Question 1: There have been 0 referrals to ENT which reference: ‘rhinitis medicamentosa’ and/or ‘decongestant nasal spray dependency’ in the requested time period. | |
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