| Sinus infection, or sinusitis, is an inflammation of the | | | | your history of symptoms, examining your face and |
| sinuses and nasal passages. A sinus infection can | | | | forehead, and perhaps doing a sinus X-ray, the doctor |
| cause a headache or pressure in the eyes, nose, | | | | says you have sinusitis. |
| cheek area, or on one side of the head. A person with | | | | The people with sinusitis frequently have thick nasal |
| a sinus infection may also have a cough, a fever, bad | | | | secretions that are yellow, green, or blood-tinged. |
| breath, and nasal congestion with thick nasal | | | | Sometimes these secretions, referred to as post-nasal |
| secretions. Sinusitis is categorized as acute (sudden | | | | drip, drain in the back of the throat and are difficult to |
| onset) or chronic (long term, the most common type). | | | | get rid of. Also, acute and chronic sinusitis are strongly |
| Sinusitis or sinus infection is a lingering troublesome | | | | associated with nasal symptoms such as a stuffy |
| ailment which ultimately tells on the general health. The | | | | nose, as well as with a general feeling of fullness over |
| sinuses are cavities and inside these cavities are | | | | the entire face. |
| mucosal linings. The lining of the sinuses provides a | | | | The paranasal sinuses are air-filled cavities in the |
| very important and essential function in that they | | | | dense portions of the bones of the skull, which were |
| protect the body from dust, pollens, other foreign | | | | formed to decrease the overall weight of the skull. |
| matter and pathogens in the air we breathe.The | | | | These air filled cavities are formed essentially in four |
| surface of this lining is made up of soft membrane-like | | | | left and right pairs. The frontal sinuses are positioned |
| tissues which is densely populated with microscopic | | | | behind the area of the forehead, while the maxillary |
| hair-like cilia. The cilia act like oars to drain the mucus | | | | sinuses are behind the cheeks. The sphenoid and |
| produced naturally by the body. | | | | ethmoid sinuses are found deeper in the skull behind |
| Sometimes, if a sinus infection is not getting better, | | | | the eyes and maxillary sinuses. The sinuses are lined |
| comes back even after you take all your medicine, or | | | | by mucous secreting cells. |
| if the doctor is thinking about doing surgery, he or she | | | | Sinus infection symptoms can also be caused by food |
| may send you to have a CT scan of the sinuses. The | | | | allergies or a severe cold. The people usually more |
| CT scan is a special X-ray that takes a picture of | | | | susceptible to sinus infection symptoms are those with |
| your insides. It doesn't hurt, and it makes it much easier | | | | a weaken immune system. So it's a good idea to do |
| for the doctor to see what's going on. Your doctor can | | | | what you can to improve your health and your immune |
| clearly see what the sinuses look like and then decide | | | | system to help prevent the symptoms of a sinus |
| what kind of treatment will help you get better faster. | | | | infection. |
| You’re coughing, your nose is stuffy, and you feel | | | | Sinus infections and allergies pose a unique situation. |
| tired and achy. You think that you might be getting a | | | | Just as sinusitis and related problems are so common, |
| cold. Later, when the medicines you’ve been taking | | | | surprisingly, modern medicine has still not been able to |
| to relieve symptoms of the common cold are not | | | | provide definite solutions. To this date, sinus irrigation |
| working and you’ve got a terrible headache, you | | | | remains one of the most effective ways to treat sinus |
| finally drag yourself to the doctor. After listening to | | | | infections. |