Sinus Infection - Causes and Treatment

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Sinus Infection - Causes and Treatment

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What is a sinus?

• Sinus disease is a major health problem affecting
  more than 30 million people just across America.
  It is an inflammation or swelling of the tissue
  lining the sinuses.

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Commonly there are four pairs of these cavities
each referred to as the

• 1. Frontal Sinus (in Forehead),
• 2. Maxillary Sinus (behind Cheeks),
• 3. Ethmoid Sinuses (between the Eyes), and
• 4. Sphenoid Sinus (deep behind the
  Ethmoids).

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Causes

• Nasal Polyps
• Deviated nasal septum
• Respiratory tract infections (RTIs)
• Allergies such as hay fever

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Common Symptoms

• Bad breath
• Frontal headaches
• Discolored nasal discharge
• Coughing
• Pain in the teeth
• Fever
• Fatigue

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Other Common Risk Factors

• Abnormality in the nasal passage
• Asthma - highly linked to chronic sinusitis
• Aspirin sensitivity
• An immune system disorder
• Hay fever or another allergic condition
• Regular exposure to pollutants or smoking

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Diagnosis

• Nasal endoscopy or Rhinoscopy.
• Imaging studies - CT scan or MRI
• Nasal and sinus cultures
• An allergy test

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Treatment
The objective of treating chronic sinusitis is to

• Reduce sinus inflammation
• Maintain your nasal passages draining
• Remove or reduce the common causes
• Lessen the number of sinusitis flare-up

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Sinus Infection treatments include

• Saline nasal irrigation
• Nasal corticosteroids.
• Oral or injected corticosteroids.
• Aspirin desensitization treatment
• Antibiotics
• Immunotherapy
• Endoscopic sinus surgery

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