Shabnam Noei Alamdary - Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Shahram Ghasembaglou - Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

The present study was performed with the aim of Comparison of headache severity before and after rhinosinusitis surgery in patients referred to clinics in Tabriz. This prospective descriptive study was performed with the participation of ۴۷ patients with headache due to rhinosinusitis. All patients underwent medication due to severe headache and underwent surgery due to non-response to treatment. The severity of preoperative and postoperative headache in patients was assessed. Response to overall treatment was statistically significant (P=۰.۰۰۵). The overall success rate of pain reduction in our study was ۸۳%, with a complete recovery rate of ۱۱% and a significant reduction in symptoms of ۷۲%. ۱۷% of cases did not show a clear change. In the first group, only half of the cases had reduced symptoms (P=۰.۰۴۱). In the second group, ۱۰۰% reduction of symptoms, in the third group, ۹۳% results (۸۶% reduction of symptoms and ۷% complete recovery) and in the fourth group, ۱۰۰% response to treatment (۶۰% complete improvement and ۴۰% reduction of symptoms) Was seen (P=۰.۰۰۵).

Rhinosinusitis, Headache, Sinus Surgery