The acute inflammation of the sinus mucosa commonly follows an attack of acute rhinitis.
Sinusitis
The mucosal inflammation of the paranasal sinuses is called sinusitis. It may be an acute or chronic process. Paranasal sinuses are air-filled spaces present within the skull bones around the nasal cavities. The sinuses are frontal, maxillary, sphenoidal and ethmoidal.
Clinical Features of Acute Sinusitis
Acute inflammation of the paranasal sinuses may produce various systemic effects like:
Headache, malaise, body ache, fever and shivering.
Chronic Sinusitis
Chronic inflammation of the sinus mucosa is a common disease. Chronic sinusitis is usually the result of incompletely resolved acute sinusitis. It may follow insidiously after repeated attacks of common cold or tooth infection.
Clinical Features of Chronic Sinusitis
The symptoms are variable and may be general or localized to the ear, nose and throat. The main symptoms are as follows:
Headache: It is the most common symptom
Nasal obstruction
Nasal discharge
Abnormalities of smell
Epistaxis (nosebleeds)
Complications:
Osteomyelitis
Meningitis
Cerebral abscess
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Benefits of Homeopathic treatment:
Safe and Gentle
Long term results
Effective for all ages
Prevents the recurrence.
Frequency of episodes reduces.
Reduction in severity and intensity of pain during the episodes
The dependence on antibiotics reduces.
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