Table 1 The G scale: the frequency scale for the symptoms of asthma and rhinosinusitis developed in Gunma Please choose one answer from the five choices below that best describes the frequency of your symptoms over the past month: 0, never; 1, occasionally; 2, sometimes; 3, often; 4, always Questions Never Occasionally Sometimes Often Always G1 How often do you have a cough during the day? 0 1 2 3 4 G2 How often do you have a cough at night and in the early morning? 0 1 2 3 4 G3 How often do you get phlegm during the day? 0 1 2 3 4 G4 How often do you get phlegm at night and in the early morning? 0 1 2 3 4 G5 How often do you get a wheezing or whistling sound in your chest during the day? 0 1 2 3 4 G6 How often do you get a wheezing or whistling sound in your chest at night and in the early morning? 0 1 2 3 4 G7 How often do you have difficulty breathing during the day? 0 1 2 3 4 G8 How often do you have difficulty breathing at night and in the early morning? 0 1 2 3 4 G9 How often do you have a runny nose? 0 1 2 3 4 G10 How often do you sneeze? 0 1 2 3 4 G11 How often do you have nasal congestion? 0 1 2 3 4 G12 How often do you lose your sense of smell? 0 1 2 3 4 Abbreviation: G scale, frequency scale for the symptoms of asthma and rhinosinusitis developed in Gunma.