Is 'sinus' pain really sinusitis?

Abstract

So-called 'sinus pain' is a common complaint in GP and ear, nose and throat clinics, and patients often receive treatment with antibiotics and decongestants. Recent evidence suggests that facial pain may not be related to the sinuses at all and that doctors may have to rethink their prescribing strategy.

• Authors: A M Agius, N S Jones, R Muscat
• Journal: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) (Br J Hosp Med (Lond)) Vol. 75 Issue 10 Pg. 558-63 (Oct 2014) ISSN: 1750-8460 [Print] England
• PMID: 25291607 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
• Amitriptyline

Topics

• Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
• Amitriptyline (therapeutic use)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Disease Management
• Facial Pain (diagnosis, etiology)
• Humans
• Migraine Disorders (diagnosis, drug therapy, physiopathology)
• Nasal Mucosa (pathology)
• Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery (methods)
• Pain Measurement
• Paranasal Sinuses (diagnostic imaging)
• Prognosis
• Sinusitis (diagnosis, physiopathology, therapy)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed