Caution, acute sinusitis!

Practically for any disease, a timely anda professional approach helps to cure the disease. Not an exception and acute sinusitis, whose treatment can be greatly simplified by contacting a highly qualified specialist in time. This common disease, in spite of the fact that its clinical manifestations can be quite easy, is rather insidious, as it has serious consequences and easily grows into a chronic form, and this already creates health problems for many years.

Acute sinusitis appears against the background of an acute,chronic rhinitis or ARVI due to edema of the nasal mucosa. In medical practice, quite often there were also cases when this ailment appeared due to dental caries. Moreover: in some people, the cause of sinusitis can be features of the anatomical structure of the nasal passages. The situation can deteriorate sharply if the body of a sick person is additionally affected by a fungal infection, there is an allergy or curvature of the nasal septum.

How can we recognize the first symptoms of this disease? So, acute sinusitis can be suspected when a person has the following clinical symptoms.

1. A strong runny nose, which is accompanied by secretions of yellow, green or transparent color. If it does not go away for 7-8 days, then there are serious reasons to see a doctor.
2. The obstruction of the nasal passages on both sides or only on one side, which does not pass through the same period.
3. A sharp rise in temperature (as a rule, up to 38 °).
4. Heaviness in the nose region or around the nasal passages, which can even turn into a severe headache, especially after sleep.
5. Acute sensitivity of many facial areas.
6. General malaise, sleep and appetite disturbance.

To cure sinusitis, the signs of whichare quite similar to other diseases, it is necessary first of all to apply to the otolaryngologist, since only an experienced specialist can correctly diagnose the disease and prescribe an effective individual treatment. Self-diagnosis and self-medication for the patient is only a waste of time. This approach will certainly lead to the fact that acute sinusitis will pass into a chronic form.

Treatment of sinusitis should be a combinationsystemic and local therapy. Also, a patient with acute sinusitis needs to perform procedures to improve the drainage of the nasal sinuses. If the disease is in an easy or medium stage, then treatment can be carried out in an outpatient regime under the supervision of an otolaryngologist. In neglected forms, urgent hospitalization and intensive medication therapy are already necessary.

Many people believe that sinusitis is such aailment, it is not necessary to treat, and they think that it will pass by itself. But such a disparaging attitude can result not only in therapy with the use of strong antibiotics, but also with the further constant correction of problems with the patency of the nasal sinuses, as well as the deterioration of vision. Therefore do not joke with your health and do not self-medicate.