Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic. Thanks for writing. I am Dr.Saddiq-ul-Abidin. I have read your question completely, I understand your concern and will try to help you in best way possible. As far your friends history is suggesting, he is suffering from chronic sinusitis or recurrent sinusitis. This can be allergic or bacterial, but mostly caused by nasal septal deformities or any other pathology which interfere with drainage of bony air sinuses lading to infections. As far as pain is concerned that can occur when any division of Facial nerve or Maxillary division of Trigeminal nerve is involved on the same side due to mass lesions or viral infections. But most of these need proper evaluation and ENT consultants review, because most of such conditions are reversible, and also that a sinusitis is less likely to present like this unless there is any other other underlying abnormality exacerbating it. Your friend may need a detailed workup including complete blood picture, CRP, ES\R as well as Xray Paranasla sinuses, and CT or MRI if the problem aggravates. He may need IV antibiotics if not cured with oral antibiotics but in neither case the solution is there. He just needs to consult the right person. As far as his story is suggestive, it seems your friend is in wrong hands and being cured by a wrong person who is not licensed physician, and is just arousing doubts and fears in your friend s mind, so that he should follow him repeatedly without consulting a proper ENT surgeon. I hope this answered your question.If you have more queries I am happy to answer.Otherwise rate and close the discussion Regrads. Dr.Saddiq ul Abidin M.B.B.S(Licensed Family Physician) Resident Medicine.