What
are the symptoms of Sinusitis?
The location of your sinus pain depends on
which sinus is affected.
- Headache
when you wake up in the morning is typical of a sinus problem.
- Pain
when your forehead over the frontal sinuses is touched may indicate
that your frontal sinuses are inflammed.
- Infection
in the maxillary sinuses can cause your upper jaw and teeth to
ache and your cheeks to become tender to the touch.
- Since the ethmoid sinuses are near the
tear ducts in the corner of the eyes, inflammation of these cavities
often causes swelling of the eyelids and tissues around your eyes,
and pain between your eyes. Ethmoid inflammation also can cause
tenderness when the sides of your nose are touched, a loss of
smell, and a stuffy nose.
- Although the sphenoid sinuses are less
frequently affected, infection in this area can cause earaches,
neck pain, and deep aching at the top of your head.
Most people with sinusitis, however, have pain or tenderness in
several locations, and their symptoms usually do not clearly indicate
which sinuses are inflamed.
Other symptoms of sinusitis can include
- Fever
- Weakness
- Tiredness
- A cough that may be more severe at night
- Runny nose (rhinitis) or nasal congestion
In addition, the drainage of mucus from the
sphenoids or other sinuses down the back of your throat (postnasal
drip) can cause you to have a sore throat. Mucus drainage also
can irritate the membranes lining your larynx (upper windpipe).
Not everyone with these symptoms, however, has sinusitis.
On rare occasions, acute sinusitis can result in brain infection
and other serious complications.
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