Sinusitis-Causes And Treatment
March 17, 2009
Inside the bones of face around nose there are moist air spaces which are called sinus and when they swell up and gets irritated it causes sinusitis. Sinusitis is very common and it can be cured easily.
Causes of sinusitis
Due to cold and allergies the passage of nose becomes swollen which makes more mucus and sinus tissues. The mucus gets trapped as the drainage system of sinuses gets blocked. This leads to growth of bacteria, fungus and viruses and cause sinusitis.
Different symptoms
Symptoms of sinusitis are different from kids to adults. Younger kids can have a slight fever and symptoms of cold with a stuffy or runny nose. If it continues for more than 5 days you must consult the doctor as it can be sinusitis or bronchitis, pneumonia and ear infection too.
Older kids and teens show the symptom as dry cough at daytime. If it continues more than 7days, it shows more symptoms like congestion, teeth pain, ear pain, fever and tenderness of face. Some teens develop stomach upset, headaches and pain behind eyes as symptoms.
How to prevent sinusitis?
You can lower the risk of sinusitis by making little changes in your home environment and your lifestyle. Keep your home humidity at 45% to 50% to prevent the dryness of air when you use heating system in winters. This will stop the irritation of sinuses by dry air. Sinusitis is not contagious but can spread easily if you have cold. So try to prevent the germs that cause cold and teach kids frequent hand washing when they have cold.
How to treat sinusitis?
Sinusitis usually goes away without medication. The medicines that doctors prescribe helps to reduce the symptoms but odes not really cure the sinusitis. Best way to deal with sinusitis is to make counter cold arrangement before you catch cold. Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and warm compresses help in reducing the pain caused by sinusitis. But you should always call a doctor if you see the symptoms which are mentioned above because it may not be just sinusitis and can lead to serious ailments.
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