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How To Treat Sinus Infection Pain
Sinus pain is difficult to describe unless you have experienced it firsthand. Often called a form of throbbing pressure, the particular discomfort of sinus pain may also present as tenderness, tingling, and stabbing sensation – even as low as the teeth. One thing is certain: anyone with sinus pain is keen to resolve it sooner … Continue reading How To Treat Sinus Infection Pain
View More >>Identifying Acute Sinusitis
It’s not uncommon for patients with sinus pain to describe the pain as “acute.” But clinically acute sinusitis bears certain telltale markers that normal severe sinus pain does not, as this article describes: Acute sinusitis (lasting less than four weeks) is most commonly caused by viral or bacterial infections, and even allergens or environmental irritants. … Continue reading Identifying Acute Sinusitis
View More >>When Sinus Infection Spreads
A recent news story contained many parents’ nightmare scenario: a child with an everyday infection who suddenly took a turn for the worse and ended up in a life-threatening situation. In this case, the infection was a sinus infection, and the girl being treated for it received a clean bill of health from her doctor. … Continue reading When Sinus Infection Spreads
View More >>The Basics of Sinusitis
One of the common sources of confusion about sinusitis is that it can be caused by both viruses and bacteria. The term sinusitis is merely descriptive – it literally means “irritation of the sinuses” – so nailing down a proper diagnosis requires more than just a list of symptoms. It requires a culture as well. … Continue reading The Basics of Sinusitis
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