Sinusitis :-

 This is a disease in which the air sinuses in our body is inflammed causing pain in the area of sinus inflammed . 

Cause :- 

• Swelling in the mucosa surrounding the sinuses because of inflammation .
• Bacterial infection 
• Viral infection - Most common
• Fungal infection
• Nasal polyps - some type of blockages which block the draining of the discharge from nasal sinuses into nose or throat causing headache .

Types :-

1. Acute sinusitis
2. Subacute sinusitis
3. Chronis sinusitis
4. Recurrent sinusitis

Symptoms :- 

• Head ache 
• Pain in the region of the sinus which is inflammed .
• Difficulty in smelling ( affects the smelling sense ) .
• Cough 
• Dripping of nose 
• Tenderness at the region of inflammed sinus .
• Nasal congestion

Diagnosis :- This can be done by few ways they are :

• By Checking for the symptoms .

• Sometimes there are different symtoms which cannot be identifies so in that cases RHINOSCOPY can be done .
  
  
  
• X - rays 
  
  
  
• CT scan 
  
  
  

Treatment :- 

1. Acute Viral sinusitis :- This disease cant be treated but the symtoms can be treated by :

• Nasal decongestions
• Pain killers 
• Drinking plenty of water - in order to move the accumulated mucus in the throat to stomach .
• Using mucolytic medicines - used to treat hyper secreation of mucus .

      2. Acute bacterial sinusitis :- 

• Nasal decongestions
• Pain killers 
• Drinking plenty of water
• Mucolytic medicines
• Giving antibiotics for 10 - 14 days 

     3. Acute fungal sinusitis :-

• Nasal decongestion
• Pain killers
• Drinking plenty of water
• Using mucolytic medicines
• Using antibiotics for 4 - 6 weeks 

     4. Severe sinusitis :- 

• Surgery - by remving polyps or extra part near the sinus which causes blockage of the discharge causing inflammation .