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Symptoms and Diagnosis of Sinusitis

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:48:08 +0000

Common symptoms of sinusitis which are headache, pain on the face, and fever. Almost 25% of sinusitis patients will have fever that is related to sinusitis that they’ve been suffered. Other symptoms like pale face, the color change of the nasal mucus, nasal congestion, the pain when swallowing, and coughing. Some patients will experience intensified headaches when the head is bending forward.

On the allergic sinusitis than the patients will also experience other symptoms that are related to allergy such as itching on the eyes, and sneezing. Mostly sinusitis can be diagnosed which only based on the patient’s complaint history and physical examination that is performed by the doctor. This thing is also caused from examinations by using CT and MRI which although give an accurate results but its cost is quite expensive.

On physical examination will be found of redness and swelling in the nasal cavity, nasal mucus which is like pus, and swelling around the eyes and forehead. Examinations by using CT and MRI is going to required if the sinusitis is fail to be cured with the early treatment. Rhinoskopi, a way to look directly into the nasal cavity, it is needed to see the location of the blockage in the Ostia.

Sometimes it is necessary to do suction of sinus fluid by using a syringe for examining the germs. This examination is useful to determine the type of infections that occurs.

Know About Sinusitis

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:31:56 +0000

Sinusitis is an inflammation that occurs in the sinus cavity. Sinusitis is commonly found on people with hay fever, which occurs on people who have chronic cold because of allergies due to dust and pollen. Sinusitis can also be caused by irritant materials such as chemical substances that are found in nasal sprays and other chemical substances that get into the nose. Do not forget that sinusitis can also be caused by viral or bacterial infection.

This writing is now focused on discussion about sinusitis that is caused by infection. Sinus or sometimes called paranasalis sinus is an air cavity that is placed on the solid part of the skull around the face, which serves to mitigate the skull. This cavity has a total of four pairs on the left and right. The frontalis sinus is located on the forehead, while the maxillaries sinus is located behind the cheek.

Meanwhile, sphenoid sinus and ethmoid sinus are located somewhere deeper on the back of the eye cavity and behind the maxillaries sinus. Sinus wall mainly formed by cells that produced mucous liquid. The air gets into the sinus through a small hole that connects the sinus cavity with the nasal cavity which is called Ostia. If due to something this hole is clogged then the air couldn’t get in and out and mucous liquid that is produced in the sinus can not be expel.

Sinusitis And Allergies

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 08:56:15 +0000

Sinusitis happens when there are objects or anything that prevents snot to go out from the sinus cavity. It happens due to changes in pressure or temperature for cold allergy sufferers, because the use of a nasal spray too hard or from cigarette smoke, dust for dust allergies or it could be bacteria or viruses.

If the mucus or snot path has been blocked, then the mucus can be accumulate and become a great place for bacteria to live, as a result, in the sinus cavity can happen a bacterial infection. The characteristics of acute sinusitis can be felt by the pressure on the forehead, cheek, or the area between the eyes. Nose that always seemed full, fever and sore teeth can also indicate the existence of sinusitis.