Are you suffering from sinusitis? You may be without even realizing it. And, there is more than one type that you might have.
If you have acute sinusitis , you’ve got sinus passages that are inflamed or swollen and you are having a hard time breathing because of mucus build up. Often times this is also referred to as acute rhinosinusitis, and it might accompany or be triggered by a common cold. In fact not only do you have trouble breathing, but you might have swollen or puffy eyes and have a pounding headache. You can usually treat rhinosinusitis with home remedies including even non-medicine ones such as drinking hot liquids or broth on a regular basis. Aspirin or other pain killers can be used to treat the headache and over the counter remedies can be used to break up the mucus in the nose so that breathing becomes easier and fuller.
On the other hand, you might have chronic sinusitis . This is a much more serious condition. You know that you probably have chronic sinusitis when the symptoms of rhinosinusitis continue for at least eight weeks, although if you give normal treatment to your rhinosinusitis you really should see it clear up within no more than two weeks. If you keep getting sinusitis over and over again within a relatively short period of time, or if you continually run a fever over 100.5deg; F, then you need to go to the hospital or see your doctor right away. Also go to see your doctor if your symptoms include: swelling around your eyes that is positively painful; swelling of the forehead; confusion; migraines; double vision or blurred vision; shortness of breath; stiff or pained neck.
Otherwise, the symptoms of having sinusitis can include:
* Drainage of a greenish or yellow, thick discharge from the nose or dripping down the back of your throat
* Coughing–typically getting worse at night
* Nasal congestion or obstruction, causing the breathing difficulty
* Diminished sense of taste or smell
* Mild but irritating pain, tenderness, pressure, or swelling around your eyes, nose, cheeks, or forehead
* Aching in your teeth or upper jaw
* Less common but still possible symptoms of the rhino virus (as it’s called) might be:
* Ear pain
* Fever
* Sore throat
* Nausea
* Halitosis
* Fatigue
* Irritability
So, if you have sinusitis, at first what you have might be little more than a ramification of the common cold. You should not ignore it but you should be able to take care of it, mitigate the symptoms, and be over it in less than two weeks just with simple home and OTC remedies. But if the symptoms turn into the more severe ones or if there are strangely prolonged symptoms, get to the doctor or the ER right away.
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