A sinus is a hollow, air-filled cavity. For the purposes of this article, a sinus will refer to those hollow cavities that are in the skull and connected to the nasal airway by a narrow hole in the bone (ostium). Normally all sinuses are open to the nasal airway through an ostium. Humans have four pair of these cavities each referred to as the - frontal sinus (in forehead), maxillary sinus (behind cheeks), ethmoid sinuses (between the eyes) and sphenoid sinus (deep behind the ethmoids).

Sinusitis or sinus infection is inflammation of the air cavities within the passages of the nose. Most people do not spread sinus infections to other people. Sinusitis may be classified as acute sinus infection, sub acute sinus infection, chronic sinus infection, infected sinusitis and noninfectious sinusitis.

Sinusitis signs and symptoms include sinus headache, facial tenderness, pressure or pain in the sinuses, in the ears and teeth, fever, cloudy discolored nasal or postnasal drainage, feeling of nasal stuffiness, sore throat, cough and occasionally facial swelling.

Sinus infection is generally diagnosed based on the patient history and physical examination. Bacterial sinusitis is usually treated with antibiotics. Sinusoothe Ltd suggests home remedies for sinusitis and sinus infections include over-the-counter (OTC) medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol and others), decongestants and mucolytics. Rare fungal infections of the sinuses are medical emergencies. Complications of a sinus infection that may develop are meningitis, brain abscess, osteomyelitis and orbital cellulitis. There are no fungal vaccines available to prevent fungal sinus infections.

Couple of nasal spray sinusitis online is available and taking these decongestants and mucolytics orally may be helpful in assisting drainage of sinus infection.

The treatment of chronic forms of sinus infection requires longer courses of medications, such as Augmentin, and may require a sinus drainage procedure. This drainage typically requires a surgical operation to open the blocked sinus under general anesthesia. In general, antihistamines should be avoided unless it is felt that the sinusitis sinus infection is due to allergy, such as from pollens, dander, or other environmental causes.


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