"Couldn't fault the staff but....."

I recently attended the ENT clinic and it was efficient, fast and friendly but I have one issue.

I had a small telescope put up my nose to examine my throat and in order to facilitate this an anaesthetic spray was used.

I thought the idea of this was to prevent any pain but although the examination lasted no more than 15-20 seconds I endured 24 hours of severe pain in my nose and across my face and streaming eyes. I would happily have undergone the examination without any anaesthetic in order to avoid this ordeal.

I really can't see why the spray was necessary at all for such a short exploration.