When the sinuses bee inflad due to viral Burgundy Red Bashaud Breeland Jersey , bacterial, fungal or allergic causes, a condition called Sinusitis develops.
In this article:
What is sinusitis?
Symptoms
Causes
Diagnosis
Effect on your life
Treatnt
How Chemist Online can help
What is sinusitis?
Sinusitis can be either acute (a one-off episode that passes after a few days) or chronic (a long term condition).
If you are a smoker you are at increased risk of developing sinusitis – where an infection develops in the interconnected channels (sinuses) in facial bones which help to give a level of resonance to your voice and also connect with your nasal passages (the ‘tubes’ that run through your face down to your nose).
Symptoms
Symptoms of sinusitis include:
A throbbing pain around the infected sinus (like a feeling of pressure in your face. This feeling can be exacerbated when you lean forward, bend down Black Bashaud Breeland Jersey , or suddenly turn your head)
Tenderness around the infected sinus
Runny nose
Blocked nose (nasal congestion or nasal obstruction, the level of which will depend upon the severity of your conditioninfection)
Headache & earache
Dental pain (particularly around the upper jaw area)
High temperature, feveri symptoms and sotis a feeling of faintness
A nasal discharge (yellow andor green in colour and of thick consistency)
Loss of sll
An inability to taste food and drink as normal
Swollen eyelids (in rare cases)
Causes
Causes of sinusitis include:
A viral infection (usually after having a heavy cold or flu)
Bacteria which develops as the viral infection takes hold
Allergens (pollen, grass…)
Smoke andor air pollution
Swimming in andor diving into polluted water
Nasal irritants Bashaud Breeland Jersey , such as household chemical sprays
Dental infection, such as an abscess at a tooth’s root
You can also develop sinusitis if you have asthma, cystic fibrosis, are pregnant or have a poor immune system.
Diagnosis
If you are suffering from the aforentioned symptoms and think that you may have developed sinusitis Spencer Long Womens Shirt , arrange to see your GP. After taking your dical history and asking you so questions about your symptoms, they will examine your nose and the area around your nose. This ould be enough for them to assess whether you have sinusitis. An appropriate treatnt will then be rended. However, where symptoms are particularly severe (and where rended treatnt proves unsuessful) you will be referred to a specialist for an X-ray or a CT scan, in order to confirm the diagnosis and to try to establi the exact cause of your condition.
Treatnt
Treatnts for sinusitis can include:
Over-the-counter painkillers – to help ease the associated symptoms of sinusitis (e.g. Spencer Long Redskins Shirt , headache, fever-like symptoms…)
Decongestant nasal sprays or drops – to help clear congested nasal passages
Steam inhalation treatnt – usually at ho, and with nthol added to the watersteam in an effort to ease symptoms until the condition itself eventually clears up pletely
Prescribed antibiotics – a ort course of antibiotics is generally extrely effective in clearing up acute sinusitis
Sinus draining surgery – for people with severe and chronic sinusitis and where all other treatnt options have proved unsuessful
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