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23 Sep 2008
Many patients with sinusitis have pain similar in severity to people in their 80s and those who have arthritis or depression, according to analysis led by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Centre in the USA.
The study, which was presented in recent days at the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, also suggested that surgery to help clear clogged sinuses can bring significant relief from pain.
It consisted of analysis of 11 studies that included a quality of life survey with a separate examination of bodily pain - on a scale of zero to 100, with naught reflecting most bodily pain and 100 least bodily pain - before and after sinus surgery.
Dr Alexander Chester, clinical professor at the academic institution, said: "We found that the daily experience of bodily pain was much more common in patients with sinusitis than in the overall population.
"Confirmation that aches and pains occur with sinus disease is a relief to many patients who thought they had two separate illnesses."
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