Sinus Infection Prevention and Treatment

Sinus rhinitis is one of the five diseases that make patients most likely to see a doctor, affecting their ability to work, study and work. What are the characteristics of the disease? How to treat and prevent disease? Doctor CKI Le Quoc Tu, Department of Otolaryngology - City International Hospital will answer these questions.

What is sinusitis?

The mucous membrane lining the sinus cavities becomes infected, the virus or allergy becomes edematous, increases fluid, dilutes, then thickens or pus, and the diameter of the inflamed sinuses becomes smaller and more likely to become clogged. Pus and inflammatory fluid do not pass through the vents, causing congestion in the sinuses, and causing inflammation of the nasal mucosa.

The cause to the illness

Sinusitis is one of the common chronic illnesses and it is easy to get sick, especially in the current living environment. The causes of sinusitis are many, Dr. Le Quoc Tu summarizes some of the most common:

Due to post-viral rhinitis (influenza, measles ...), superinfection, persistent allergic rhinitis or septum scoliosis. There are cases of sinusitis as a result of cavities, infections of the upper teeth

Poor resistance, the body is not enough resistance against bacteria, immunodeficiency, weakening respiratory tract mucosa, nervous system disorders in the plant. Sinusitis patients accompanied by inflammation of a number of other organs.

Due to bad environment: When the air is polluted, dust, kitchen smoke, cigarettes, dirty ponds, unhygienic swimming pools. These environments contain many bacteria, bacteria into the nose causing rhinitis and then become sinusitis ...

Due to atopic allergies: Allergy to chemicals, prolonged marine food makes the nasal mucus edema, causing sinus congestion, xonag clogged causing infection and sinusitis.

Poor hygiene: Inability to wash hands, wash face, not sufficient personal hygiene, bacteria will enter the nose, causing rhinitis, then sinusitis.

Symptoms of sinusitis

According to Dr. Le Quoc Tu, Department of Otolaryngology City International Hospital has all 4 main symptoms:

Runny nose: if the allergic inflammation will run a lot in the nose, bacterial inflammation then cloudy nose, sometimes like pus, inflammation of the sinuses before flowing to the nose first and inflammation of the posterior sinuses will flow into the throat. There is also a stuffy nose, which is a symptom of the nose, which can be blocked on one side or may be blocked on both sides.
Pain: The area of pain depends on inflamed sinuses such as sinus jaw pain in the cheek, forehead sinus ache between the eyebrows, the sinuses before the aches between the eyes, posterior sinus and butterfly sinus are sore in the deep, neck pain.
Deafness: Smelling does not know smell. Usually severe inflammation, excessive edema, odor does not creep up to the olfactory nerve.
Sinusitis that is difficult to detect does not have these symptoms, or only a single symptom. Sinusitis is easily detected with at least 3 symptoms.

How to treat sinusitis?

Sinusitis is a very uncomfortable disease, causing fatigue, reducing the ability to study and work of the patient, even if seriously ill, can lead to a number of complications such as chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis fake lungs, chronic pharyngitis or optic nerve.

When you see you have signs of sinusitis, you need to see a doctor to get timely treatment properly and properly. Depending on the cause of the disease, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics if they are bacterial sinusitis, Steroid nasal sprays, antihistamines, analgesics (if necessary), antibiotics (if there is an infection), sprays Wash your nose with physiological saline solution. For cases of sinusitis caused by the flu, common cold medicines such as paracetamol, chlorpheniramine, analgesic and antiallergic drugs should be used; Aerosol spray or Proezt procedure (sinus flushing) to deliver the solution to the sinus sieve.

When medical treatment with non-relieving medication, the doctor will poke the jaw sinus to remove pus or surgery to cut nasal polyps, septum orthopedic, sinus curettage ... In case of sinusitis caused by teeth, tooth extraction is required. sick.

Besides treating sinusitis with medicine, Dr. Le Quoc Tu also advises patients to apply simple and effective home supportive measures such as eating well, balancing rest, practicing exercise. degrees, drink plenty of water for the body to test and have a good resistance to help the body fight infections and recover quickly.

How to prevent sinusitis

To prevent sinusitis effectively, Dr. Le Quoc Tu also noted some following points:

Should wear a mask before going out and do dusty work. Keep the surroundings clean, away from dust, waste, tobacco smoke ... Avoid breathing cold, dry air. Should not face the nose directly to the airflow of the air conditioner or fan while sleeping, or when sitting at work. Air conditioner should be to 27-28 degrees is suitable. The sudden changes from too hot to too cold or vice versa can damage the lining of the sinuses. It is necessary to stay warm when it is cold, rainy, especially for those who work too late or wake up too early because these are the times when colds and colds become sinusitis.

When showering or swimming, if there is water in the ear or nose need to know how to let water out, for example, water in the ear can tilt the head to let the water out then wipe off with a cotton swab. If the water enters the nose, do not blow the nose immediately, making the water easier to get in. Currently, some of the swimming pools in the city have poor sanitation when we take a bath, so we must be careful to avoid getting water into the sinuses, which can easily cause sinusitis. It is also advisable to clean the nose regularly with seawater solution.

Avoid stress as when working too much, worrying a lot, the body's weakened immune system is very susceptible to infections, of which the sinus nose is most susceptible because it is the air purifier before being put into the body. The disease can spread, so do not share personal items with people with sinusitis. When there are initial symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, blocked nose, it should be treated immediately to avoid cases to turn into sinusitis.

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Promotion duration

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