Campbell James C, Canick Julia E, Chen Philip G, Hachem Ralph Abi, Jang David W
Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences Duke University School of Medicine Durham North Carolina USA.
Duke University School of Medicine Durham North Carolina USA.
World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jun 19;10(1):18-23. doi: 10.1002/wjo2.106. eCollection 2024 Mar.
Sinusitis is a common diagnosis that can be erroneously associated with routine weather-related barometric pressure changes. In actuality, these pressure changes likely exacerbate migraine headaches, which can cause facial pain and pressure rather than true sinus inflammation.
The present study sought to characterize the representation of both sinusitis and migraine in association with barometric pressure changes across websites on the Internet.
An Internet search for relevant terms was conducted, and content of the resulting pages was assessed for associations between weather-related pressure changes and either sinusitis or migraine. Variations in reported results across different subtypes of Internet sources were analyzed. The primary outcomes measured were (1) whether a given media source associated barometric weather changes with sinusitis, (2) whether that source associated barometric weather changes with migraine, and (3) treatment options offered by that source.
Of the 116 included webpages, 36 (31.03%) associated sinusitis and routine barometric pressure changes. Of these, 10 (27.77%) were otolaryngology practice sites. Sixty-seven webpages (57.76%) associated migraine and routine barometric pressure changes. Of these, nonotolaryngology webpages were more likely to report this link.
Otolaryngology practice sites were observed to be the most frequent professional medical resource reporting the unsubstantiated claim that routine barometric pressure changes are associated with sinusitis. Nonotolaryngology sources were more likely to link weather-related pressure changes to migraine. These results suggest that opportunities exist for otolaryngology practice sites to educate patients about nonrhinogenic headache etiologies.
鼻窦炎是一种常见的诊断,但可能会错误地与日常与天气相关的气压变化联系在一起。实际上,这些气压变化可能会加剧偏头痛,而偏头痛会导致面部疼痛和压迫感,而非真正的鼻窦炎症。
本研究旨在描述互联网上各网站关于鼻窦炎和偏头痛与气压变化之间关系的表述情况。
在互联网上搜索相关术语,并评估搜索结果页面的内容,以查找与天气相关的气压变化和鼻窦炎或偏头痛之间的关联。分析不同类型互联网来源报告结果的差异。测量的主要结果包括:(1)特定媒体来源是否将气压天气变化与鼻窦炎联系起来;(2)该来源是否将气压天气变化与偏头痛联系起来;(3)该来源提供的治疗方案。
在纳入的116个网页中,36个(31.03%)将鼻窦炎与日常气压变化联系起来。其中,10个(27.77%)是耳鼻喉科诊疗网站。67个网页(57.76%)将偏头痛与日常气压变化联系起来。其中,非耳鼻喉科网页更有可能报告这种关联。
观察发现,耳鼻喉科诊疗网站是最常报道日常气压变化与鼻窦炎之间这种未经证实关联的专业医疗资源。非耳鼻喉科来源更有可能将与天气相关的气压变化与偏头痛联系起来。这些结果表明,耳鼻喉科诊疗网站有机会向患者普及非鼻源性头痛的病因知识。