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Chronic sinusitis
Mayo Clinic — Chronic sinusitis - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes and treatment of this painful respiratory condition. With chronic sinusitis, the cavities around nasal passages (sinuses) become inflamed and swollen. This interferes with ...More…
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Sinusitis Medications
National Jewish Medical Center — Many options exist for treating sinusitis, including nasal sprays, antibiotics, decongestants, antihistamines, and steroids. The primary goal when treating sinusitis is to decrease the inflammation in the nose and sinus openings to improve sinus ...More…
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Sinusitis - National Jewish Health
National Jewish Medical Center — Information on the sinuses as well as sinusitis, the disease that causes their inflammation. Sinusitis is an inflammation (swelling) of the mucous membranes that line the sinus cavities. This can interfere with normal sinus drainage and cause ...More…
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Fungal Sinusitis
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — Fungi are plant-like organisms that lack chlorophyll. Since they do not have chlorophyll, fungi must absorb food from dead organic matter. Fungi share with bacteria the important ability to break down complex organic substances of almost every ...More…
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Sinusitis: Special Considerations for Aging Patients
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — More than 20 percent of U.S. residents will be 65 or older in 2030. Of all Americans 65 and older, 14.1 percent report that they suffer from chronic sinusitis; for those 75 years and older, the rate declines to 13.5 percent. For the most part, ...More…
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Signos y síntomas de la sinusitis
Kids Health — Si llevas unos días congestionado o con la nariz tapada y levantándote con dolor de cabeza y los ojos hinchados, tal vez tengas sinusitis. Si llevas unos días congestionado o con la nariz tapada y levantándote con dolor de cabeza y los ojos ...More…
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Pediatric Sinusitis
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — Your child's sinuses are not fully developed until age 20. Although small, the maxillary (behind the cheek) and ethmoid (between the eyes) sinuses are present at birth. Unlike in adults, pediatric sinusitis is difficult to diagnose because ...More…
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"Sinusitis"
Clinical Trials — Pilot Study To Evaluate A Pharmacologically Active Nasal Sponge Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Drug: Bacitracin; Procedure: Nasopore sponge soaked with saline Nasally Delivered Pulmozyme for Sinusitis in Cystic Fibrosis Comparing the Use of ...More…
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Acute sinusitis
Mayo Clinic — Acute sinusitis - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes and treatment strategies of this respiratory condition. With acute sinusitis, the cavities around your nasal passages (sinuses) become inflamed and swollen. This interferes with ...More…
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Antibiotics and Sinusitis
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — An antibiotic is a soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that inhibits the growth of other microorganisms. The first antibiotic was Penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1929, but it was not until World War II that the ...More…
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Do I Have Sinusitis?
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — Sinusitis is inflammation of the lining membrane of any sinus. Take the following quiz to see if you have sinusitis. Choose "yes" if you have any of the following symptoms for ten days or longer; otherwise, choose "no." If you answered ...More…
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Q. How common is sinusitis?
Ear, Nose & Throat Care — More than 37 million Americans suffer from at least one episode of acute sinusitis each year. The prevalence of sinusitis has soared in the last decade possibly due to increased pollution, urban sprawl, and increased resistance to ...More…