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Table 2 Definition of rhinosinusitis by the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery [18]

From: Excessive daytime sleepiness in secondary chronic headache from the general population

Major factors

 

 Facial pain/pressure

 

 Nasal obstruction/blockage

 

 Nasal discharge/purulence/discolored postnasal drainage

 

 Hyposmia/anosmia

 

 Purulence in nasal cavity on examination

 

 Fever (acute rhinosinusitis)

 

Minor factors

 

 Headache

 

 Fever (all nonacute)

 

 Halitosis

 

 Fatigue

 

 Dental pain

 

 Cough

 

 Ear pain/pressure/fullness

 
  1. Two major factors or one major and two minor factors are required for the diagnosis. Of note, facial pain requires another major factor associated with it for diagnosis, as facial pain plus two minor factors is not deemed sufficient for diagnoses of rhinosinusitis
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