Chronic Pain Management in ENT Disorders

Abstract

ABSTRACT Chronic pain of otorhinolaryngology is considered to be the most disturbing and annoying condition. Suffering from chronic pain renders patient to loose his interest and ability to do the work. It may be responsible for many days lost from workplace, which affect directly or indirectly his quality of life. Patient may suffer from emotional and mental disturbances along with physical pain. Trigeminal neuralgia, cluster headache, otalgia, sphenopalatine and glossopharyngeal neuralgia and cancer pain are the some examples of chronic pain related to otorhinolaryngology. Multidisciplinary approach to treat the chronic pain helps the patients to get rid of their suffering and maintain their normal lifestyle. How to cite this article Sahu A. Chronic Pain Management in ENT Disorders. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2015;7(1):35-39.