Abstract
Headache and facial pain is very common and distressing complaint. Due to its multifactorial origin often it remains undiagnosed and inadequately treated. In this study strong relationship between nasal mucosal contact point and reason for unresponsive headache is found and various nasal surgeries are found to be quite helpful in treating these conditions.
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Das, S.k., Sen, S., Bandyopadhyay, S. et al. Contact Headache and Its Management: Our Experience. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 65 (Suppl 2), 380–383 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-012-0550-5
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