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We report a cross\u2010sectional study of consecutive new patients undergoing baseline nasal endoscopy in a tertiary rhinology clinic. Subjects completed 22\u2010Item Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT\u201022) and Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) questionnaires. Of 391 subjects screened, PITH was present in 62 (15.9%), with a female predominance. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis was comparable between PITH and non\u2010PITH groups. Nonpurulent exudate flowing from the posterior inferior turbinate into the nasopharynx was more prevalent in association with PITH (83.9% vs 14.3%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;. 001). Mean SNOT\u201022 scores and NOSE scores were not significantly different between PITH and non\u2010PITH groups. 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