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Misdiagnosis: Sinusitis and body pain

by James on 25 September 2008

Researchers at the Georgetown University Medical Center made a surprising discovery about patients with sinusitis.  It’s not just about headache, stuffy nose and tenderness in the face.  There’s pain all over the body!
All right, this might not be so surprising to patients with sinusitis.  But chronic sinusitis apparently does result in bodily pain – a [...]

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Is a Deviated Septum giving you a headache?

by James on 8 April 2008

Recently I got an email from Scott, who had just been diagnosed with a "deviated septum".  He has daily headaches, and was wondering if a deviated septum could be responsible.
First, a little background.  What is a deviated septum?

Your nasal septum is the partition between the right and left parts of your nose.  When a person [...]

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