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[S1228]Symptoms Of Sinus Infection

by Groshan Fabiola, Gro

Knowing the signs and symptoms of a sinus infection is useful for understanding how it occurs and how it can be treated. The most common symptoms are:
1.Facial pain and tenderness of the sinus area
2.Headaches
3.Colored and thick nasal drainage
4.Bad breathe and cough
5.Pain in the upper jaw and sore throat
6.Swollen eye lids and sensitiveness to light
7.General weakness
Symptoms of the sinus infection depend on if the infection is acute or chronicle.

In case of acute frontal sinusitis located above the eye region the most common encountered symptoms are painas in the forehead, fever and mucous nasal release. The mucus slips behind the internal nose down the throat and the patients sensation is of great pain while in a horizontal position; pains decrease when the person sits with the head upright.

Maxillary acute sinusitis is localized in the cheekbones on one or both sides of the nostrils. The patients complains are pain in the cheekbones, pressure on the cheeks, redness, tenderness and swelling of the region. The pains worsen when the head is held upright and lessen while lying down. Other signs such as pain inside the cheekbones, pain under or around the eyes, pain around the upper teeth and nasal discharge.

The etmoid sinusitis, located at the base of the nose right between the eyes, develops with nasal congestion and discharge, a feeling of pressure in the inner side of the eye or on the inner side of the nose. Also headaches localized on the temples on in the eyes region can appear; the sensation of pressure worsens while coughing, sneezing or lying down.

Acute sphenoid sinusitis lies behind the ethmoid bone and behind the eyes. The particular symptoms are intense pain on top of the head or behind it, fever as sign for infection, nasal discharge; the pains intensify when binding forward and the patient develops sight problems as the inner pressure extends to the brain.

The chronic frontal sinusitis evolves with constant but low intensity pains in the forehead area and major damages to the sinuses.

The maxillary sinusitis as a chronic status develops by tooth pain, pressure around the eyes and a permanent discomfort. At night the patient complains of intense cough.

In the ethmoid chronic condition the bad breathe and the sore throat persists. Clear symptoms of the disease are discomfort across the nose-bridge, permanent nasal discharge, and nasal congestion. The pains worsen while wearing eye glasses and during late mornings pains stretch to the other sinuses as well.

In case of sphenoid chronic sinusitis the major symptom is low headaches with a permanent character.

The main symptoms of sinusitis are pain and pressure in the face. The location of pain and tenderness depends on which sinus is inflamed. When pain is over the cheek and upper teeth may be caused by the maxillary sinus’ inflammation. Pain in the forehead above the eyebrow may be triggered by inflammation of the frontal sinus. Once pain is behind the eyes, on top of the head, or in both temples may be brought about by sphenoid sinus’ inflammation. The inflammation of the ethmoid sinus can be identified by the pain around or behind the eyes.

It is an indication of having sinusitis when increased facial pain and pressure are felt when leaning forward or moving the head.

Other symptoms of sinusitis include: nasal blockage/nasal congestion, nasal drainage (thick and discolored), postnasal drip, low-grade fever, cough that produce mucus, ear fullness/ear clogging. You may also feel headache, tooth pain and reduced sense of taste or smell. Malaise and fatigue are also behavioral symptoms of sinusitis.

Classic symptoms of acute sinusitis are nasal congestion, green nasal phlegm, facial/dental pain, eye pain, headache, and cough at night. Some also complain of fever, feeling ill, bad breath and a sore throat. Chronic sinusitis is more difficult to diagnose. Same symptoms may apply with acute sinusitis but in a milder form. Unless your sinus infection problem has been going on for two months or more, it’s not usually thought of as chronic since chronic means long-term

A person’s medical history and through a physical examination are usually the basis of diagnosing sinusitis. Instead of a physical exam, a detailed history of the problem can be of more value to the diagnosis more often than not. Further exams are not usually needed once the symptoms and physical findings are typical of sinusitis.

There’s also another effective way in preventing symptoms of sinus infection problems. You have to know the particular reason that triggers your sinusitis. Being aware of this will make you prevent coming attacks. But that will be taken up for another story…-30-

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