During the off-season, as well as in the cool season, many people encounter the problem of nasal congestion, sometimes this is an allergic reaction or a viral infection, but most often, nasal obstruction is a consequence of sinusitis. What is sinusitis? Symptoms, treatment of this disease, we will consider in this article.
Sinusitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane located in the area of the paranasal sinuses. The disease can be of several types, the most severe of which is sinusitis or purulent sinusitis, the treatment of which continues throughout life. Types of sinusitis include frontitis (pain in the area of the superciliary arches), ethmoiditis (the inflammatory process of the ethmoid cells), rhinitis (inflammation of the nasal mucosa), rhinosinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses and nasal mucosa).
How is sinusitis treated? Symptoms, treatment of this disease depend on its stage. The causes of sinusitis are many, usually it develops in those who often have a runny nose, colds, catch a cold, have a curved nasal septum or suffer from a weak immune system as a whole. If you do not want you to have sinusitis, symptoms, treatment and prevention of its appearance should be studied in advance and try to protect yourself from the occurrence of this unpleasant disease. The onset of sinusitis should be treated strictly following the doctor’s recommendations: drink a full course of antibiotics in combination with vitamin complexes, additionally prescribed medications that reduce swelling and prevent further spread of infection, rinse your nose and use vasoconstrictor drops according to the instructions . Currently, an otolaryngologist appoints an endoscopic examination in the presence of chronic or acute sinusitis, and makes endoscopic nasal microsurgery, which is much more effective than a simple puncture. If sinusitis is not completely treated, it can develop into chronic sinusitis or sinusitis and cause a lot of trouble in the future.
If you have problems with the nose, are worried about pain or discomfort, you need to consult a professional doctor (otolaryngologist) so that a common cold, not completely treated or improperly treated, does not result in more severe inflammatory processes that can later become chronic. Because every fourth patient suffering from sinusitis develops sinusitis, this disease is common among children and adolescents, as well as people of the middle age group.
Sinusitis, symptoms, treatment of this disease have been fully studied, so the disease can be prevented long before it begins. First of all, you should be tempered, in the off-season, drink infusions that strengthen the immune system, such as dogrose, cranberries, lingonberries, in the off-season. When hypothermia, take a warm bath with pine needles extract and coat the heels, chest and nose with bear fat, which will prevent the inflammatory process from arising. A sharp change in temperature should be avoided to protect the body from stress and possible hypothermia, which may result in sinusitis, the symptoms and treatment of which we have discussed above.
Doctors have found that purulent sinusitis can also be a consequence of dental disease: with deep caries with periodontitis in the upper jaw, infection occurs not only in the gums and bone tissue, but also in the nasal mucosa.
Periodontitis: symptoms, treatment
Periodontitis usually begins with improper hygiene of the entire oral cavity, which leads to the formation of tartar, loosening of teeth, the appearance of crevices and an unpleasant odor, followed by purulent discharge from soft tissues. To avoid this, you need to contact your dentist at least once every six months, who, in the event of a disease, will be able to choose not only professional, but also individual treatment.