SYMPTOMS OF SINUSITIS INCLUDE
Acute Sinusitis
- Facial pain/ headache or dull constant aching pain over the affected sinuses which is worse when you lean forward
- Blocked nose with green or yellow mucus, which can drain down the back of nose into the throat and may cause a sore throat and cough
- Nasal obstruction or congestion, causing difficulty breathing through your nose
- Ear pain/Toothache
- Cough, which may be worse at night
- Sore throat
- Bad breath (halitosis)
- Fatigue or irritability
- Nausea
- Fever
- Any sinus infection which lasts for a maximum of four weeks can be referred to as acute sinusitis.
- Symptoms of Sinusitis of this type are usually precipitated by an earlier upper respiratory tract infection like cold, flu like illness, allergy or sometimes due to infected tooth.
- Chronic sinusitis is a condition in which the cavities around nasal passages (sinuses) become inflamed and swollen, lasting for more eight weeks, despite proper treatment.
- Symptoms of Sinusitis of this type affect young and middle-aged adults, but they can also affect children.
It is classified chronologically into based on the duration of complaints:
- Acute rhinosinusitis- Infections that may last upto 4 weeks or less.
- Recurrent acute rhinosinusitis - Four or more separate episodes of acute sinusitis that occur within one year
- Subacute rhinosinusitis- An infection that lasts between 4 and 12 weeks, and represents a transition between acute and chronic infection
- Chronic rhinosinusitis- When the signs and symptoms last for more than 12 weeks
- Acute exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis - When the signs and symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis exacerbate, but return to baseline after treatment
