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The objective of our research was to analyze work and activity impairment before and after transantral, endoscopically\u2010guided balloon dilation of the maxillary sinus ostia and ethmoid infundibulum.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Subjects diagnosed with CRS and computed tomography (CT) evidence of disease in the maxillary sinuses alone, or maxillary and anterior ethmoid sinuses, completed the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire and the Work Limitation Questionnaire (WLQ) before treatment and at 3, 6, and 12 months postprocedure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 56 subjects were enrolled and 53 completed the 1\u2010year follow\u2010up. The lost productivity composite score computed from the WLQ improved by 73% (9.0 to 2.4; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001) at 1\u2010year follow\u2010up whereas lost productivity at work as measured by the WPAI improved by approximately 76% (38.3 to 9.2; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001) 12 months after treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>These results indicate that sinus\u2010related health problems impose a substantial burden on work productivity and physical\/mental activity levels. 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