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Despite the improving quality and the increasing scope of diagnostic and therapeutic measures, the number of inflammatory diseases of the paranasal sinuses (PNS) does not decrease over time. The principal ancillary diagnostic methods facilitating the diagnose setting by an otorhinolaryngologist are the traditional radiography, spiral computer-aided and magnetic resonance imaging. Some of these diagnostic methods cannot be used in a certain group of patients (pregnant women, young children). The article provides an overview of non-invasive ancillary testing methods performed in the patients with paranasal sinusitis (PNS) – sound screening (SS), sinus scanning and digital diaphanography (DD). The authors present the comparative characteristics of the methods and their significance in the diagnostics of frontal sinusitis.

Inflammatory diseases of paranasal sinuses are among the most common medical conditions frequently occurring in ENT practice. Rhinosinusitises account for more than 2/3 of all visits to otorhinolaryngologist. Early instant diagnostics of inflammatory diseases of paranasal sinuses is one of the priority tasks of the present-day otolaryngology. The authors have developed and clinically tested a device for the differential diagnostics of frontal sinusitises, the use of which makes no radiation exposure on the patient. The device has a simple design and provides screening of the frontal sinuses of the patient, making a definite diagnosis and determining the form of the inflammatory process.