Оценка болевого симптома при заболеваниях носа и околоносовых пазух

Purpose: Comprehensive assessment of pain symptoms in patients with diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Materials and Methods: The evaluation of orofacial pain symptoms in 140 patients with diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses with the «Multidimensional Pain verbal color test». Results: Revealed that acute rhinosinusitis main component of the pain symptoms - is somatic pain. During exacerbation of chronic sinusitis, the main component of pain is a symptom of touch. In patients with chronic rhinitis predominant psychogenic nature of the pain. Summary: Evaluation of components that make up the painful symptoms (somatic, sensory and psychogenic), allows you to define the features of the pathogenesis of the disease and determine treatment strategy.