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Preoperative olfactory tests showed anosmia in five percent (n = 2) of the patients, hyposmia in 82 percent (n = 33), and normosmia in 12 percent (n = 5). At two months from the intervention, two percent (n = 1) were diagnosed as anosmic, 12 percent (n = 5) as hyposmic, and 85 percent (n = 34) as normosmic. The means of preoperative odor threshold (T), discrimination (D), identification (I), and the overall TDI score improved significantly postoperatively (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &gt; 0.001). The NOSE score in the two\u2010month follow\u2010up improved in 97.5 percent (n = 39) of patients, with a mean difference in pre\u2010 vs. postintervention score of 40.12 (95% confidence interval 35.75\u201044.25; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title><jats:p>RITR may provide excellent outcomes in terms of improvement in olfactory function and nasal flow in patients affected by turbinate hypertrophy refractory to medical therapy.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\u00a9 2010 American Academy of Otolaryngology\u2010Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. 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