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Sinus Pain

MedGen UID:
141761
•Concept ID:
C0522251
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

Painful sensation in the face, between the eyes, or upper teeth originating from the sinuses. It is usually caused by sinus infections. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSinus Pain

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of Maxillary Sinusitis of Odontogenic Origin: A Case Series.
Starkey JL, Mortman RE
Compend Contin Educ Dent 2019 Sep;40(8):516-522. PMID: 31478698
Sinus headache or migraine? Considerations in making a differential diagnosis.
Cady RK, Schreiber CP
Neurology 2002 May 14;58(9 Suppl 6):S10-4. doi: 10.1212/wnl.58.9_suppl_6.s10. PMID: 12011268
Nasal and sinus pain: current diagnosis and treatment.
Kennedy DW, Loury MC
Semin Neurol 1988 Dec;8(4):303-14. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1041394. PMID: 3074426

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Orofacial pain for clinicians: A review of constant and attack-like facial pain syndromes.
May A, Benoliel R, Imamura Y, Pigg M, Baad-Hansen L, Svensson P, Hoffmann J
Cephalalgia 2023 Aug;43(8):3331024231187160. doi: 10.1177/03331024231187160. PMID: 37548299
Is subtalar arthroereisis a good procedure in adult-acquired flatfoot? A systematic review of the literature.
Mattesi L, Ancelin D, Severyns MP
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2021 Oct;107(6):103002. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2021.103002. PMID: 34216843
Systematic review and recommendations for nonodontogenic toothache.
Yatani H, Komiyama O, Matsuka Y, Wajima K, Muraoka W, Ikawa M, Sakamoto E, De Laat A, Heir GM
J Oral Rehabil 2014 Nov;41(11):843-52. Epub 2014 Jul 10 doi: 10.1111/joor.12208. PMID: 25040436
Managing temporomandibular joint syndrome.
Hodges JM
Laryngoscope 1990 Jan;100(1):60-6. doi: 10.1288/00005537-199001000-00013. PMID: 2293702
Nasal and sinus pain: current diagnosis and treatment.
Kennedy DW, Loury MC
Semin Neurol 1988 Dec;8(4):303-14. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1041394. PMID: 3074426

Diagnosis

Orofacial pain for clinicians: A review of constant and attack-like facial pain syndromes.
May A, Benoliel R, Imamura Y, Pigg M, Baad-Hansen L, Svensson P, Hoffmann J
Cephalalgia 2023 Aug;43(8):3331024231187160. doi: 10.1177/03331024231187160. PMID: 37548299
Neurologic syndromes of the head and neck.
Dorsch JN
Prim Care 2014 Mar;41(1):133-49. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.10.012. PMID: 24439887
Understanding the symptoms of the common cold and influenza.
Eccles R
Lancet Infect Dis 2005 Nov;5(11):718-25. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70270-X. PMID: 16253889Free PMC Article
Nasal and sinus pain: current diagnosis and treatment.
Kennedy DW, Loury MC
Semin Neurol 1988 Dec;8(4):303-14. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1041394. PMID: 3074426
Chronic sinusitis.
Neel HB 3rd, McDonald TJ
Postgrad Med 1981 Mar;69(3):109-13. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1981.11715708. PMID: 7220395

Therapy

Rhizopus homothallicus rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis: Six cases from a tertiary care Centre, North India.
Gupta MK, Selvaraj S, Tilak R, Kumar N, Kumar R, Chakravarty J
Trop Med Int Health 2023 Feb;28(2):144-150. Epub 2022 Dec 26 doi: 10.1111/tmi.13841. PMID: 36517958
Microcurrent technology for rapid relief of sinus pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial.
Maul XA, Borchard NA, Hwang PH, Nayak JV
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2019 Apr;9(4):352-356. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1002/alr.22280. PMID: 30667597Free PMC Article
Is 'sinus' pain really sinusitis?
Agius AM, Jones NS, Muscat R
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2014 Oct;75(10):558-63. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2014.75.10.558. PMID: 25291607
Health burden of pertussis in adolescents and adults.
Rothstein E, Edwards K
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 May;24(5 Suppl):S44-7. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000160912.58660.87. PMID: 15876923
Treatment of chronic paranasal sinus pain with minimal sinus disease.
Acquadro MA, Montgomery WW
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1996 Aug;105(8):607-14. doi: 10.1177/000348949610500804. PMID: 8712630

Prognosis

Migraine Features in Patients with Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness.
Sarna B, Risbud A, Lee A, Muhonen E, Abouzari M, Djalilian HR
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2021 Dec;130(12):1326-1331. Epub 2021 Apr 3 doi: 10.1177/00034894211007233. PMID: 33813915Free PMC Article
Breast Cancer Metastases to the Paranasal Sinuses Mimicking Inflammatory Sinus Disease.
Harb JL, Shah AT, O'Leary MA, Rebeiz EE
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Jul-Aug;31(5):e525-e527. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006708. PMID: 32569060
Whooping Cough in Adults: A Series of Severe Cases.
Zycinska K, Cieplak M, Chmielewska M, Nitsch-Osuch A, Klaczkow A, Hadzik-Blaszczyk M, Kur Z, Wardyn KA
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;955:47-50. doi: 10.1007/5584_2016_167. PMID: 28039663
Is 'sinus' pain really sinusitis?
Agius AM, Jones NS, Muscat R
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2014 Oct;75(10):558-63. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2014.75.10.558. PMID: 25291607
Health burden of pertussis in adolescents and adults.
Rothstein E, Edwards K
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 May;24(5 Suppl):S44-7. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000160912.58660.87. PMID: 15876923

Clinical prediction guides

Is subtalar arthroereisis a good procedure in adult-acquired flatfoot? A systematic review of the literature.
Mattesi L, Ancelin D, Severyns MP
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2021 Oct;107(6):103002. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2021.103002. PMID: 34216843
The Relationship Between Vestibular Migraine and Motion Sickness Susceptibility.
Abouzari M, Cheung D, Pham T, Goshtasbi K, Sarna B, Tajran S, Sahyouni S, Lin HW, Djalilian HR
Otol Neurotol 2020 Sep;41(8):1116-1121. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002705. PMID: 32501936Free PMC Article
Microcurrent technology for rapid relief of sinus pain: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial.
Maul XA, Borchard NA, Hwang PH, Nayak JV
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2019 Apr;9(4):352-356. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1002/alr.22280. PMID: 30667597Free PMC Article
Topographic relationship; sinusitis and paranasal sinus computed tomography.
Kemal O, Müderris T, Kutlar G, Gül F
B-ENT 2016 Aug;12(2):103-109. PMID: 29553614
Relief of sinus pain and pressure with fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray: a placebo-controlled trial in patients with allergic rhinitis.
Ratner PH, Howland WC 3rd, Jacobs RL, Reed KD, Goode-Sellers ST, Prillaman BA, Philpot EE, Cook CK
Allergy Asthma Proc 2002 Jul-Aug;23(4):259-63. PMID: 12221896

Recent systematic reviews

Is subtalar arthroereisis a good procedure in adult-acquired flatfoot? A systematic review of the literature.
Mattesi L, Ancelin D, Severyns MP
Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2021 Oct;107(6):103002. Epub 2021 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2021.103002. PMID: 34216843
Systematic review and recommendations for nonodontogenic toothache.
Yatani H, Komiyama O, Matsuka Y, Wajima K, Muraoka W, Ikawa M, Sakamoto E, De Laat A, Heir GM
J Oral Rehabil 2014 Nov;41(11):843-52. Epub 2014 Jul 10 doi: 10.1111/joor.12208. PMID: 25040436

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