SINUSITIS

SINUSITIS IS AN IMMFLAMATION OF THE SINUSES AND NASAL AIRWAYS. SINUSITIS IS CLASSIFIED AS EITHER ACUTE (SUDDEN ONSET), OR CHRONIC (LONG TERM).

SYMPTOMS OF SINUSITIS INCLUDE HEADACHE, PRESSURE IN THE EYES, PRESSURE TO THE NOSE OR CHEEKS. ONCE THE INFECTION SETS IN A PERSON MAY HAVE A FEVER, NASAL CONGESTION, COUGH AND SORE THROAT.

XRAYS AND CT SCANS ARE THE METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS. THE SCAN WILL SHOW AIR FLUID LEVELS WITHIN THE SINUSES AND OR A THICKENING OF THE MUCOUSAL LINING OF THE SINUSES.

THE MOST COMMON TREATMENT IS ANTIBIOTIC MEDICATION. OCCASIONALLY A FLUSHING OF THE SINUSES IS DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAN OUT THE INFECTED SINUS. SOMETIMES SURGERY IS THE RECOMMENDED OPTION. SURGERY IS DONE TO REMOVE NASAL POLYPS, OPEN NASAL PASSAGEWAYS, AND IN NEEDED, STRAIGHTEN THE NASAL SEPTUM.