Sphenopalatine ganglion block before removal of nasal packing.

INTR.oDUCTIoN repositioned. Either side of greater palatine canals was injected Removal of nasal packing is the most distressing with 2 to 3 mL of 1% Xylocaine solution, 5 minutes before removal event for most patients undergoing some nasal operations. of nasal packing, and the other side was used as control. o n This process takes little time, but there is no doubt that a average, unilateral needle p1a~ment and injection takes approximately 2 minutes. 'number of patients have an extremely sensitive nasal mucosa and remember the incident well, dreading a repeated procedure. Few solutions are available for this RESULTS problem. We investigate the analgesic effect of sphenopalThe mean scores on visual analogue scale were 3.27 atine ganglion block via the greater palatine canal before (range, 0-7) in the injected side and 7.27 (range, 3-10) in