What are some of the symptoms of acute and chronic sinusitis?
Acute sinusitis is manifested by pain, pressure, congestion, colored nasal discharge and pain in the upper molars. Headache, in and of itself, is not a sign of an acute sinus infection. There are many different reasons why people get headaches and nasal congestion. Migraines, tension headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, which is an inflammation of the nerve that innervates the cheeks, can all cause pain in the sinus area, but not necessarily be due to an infectious cause. Chronic sinusitis is the condition where there’s a chronic congestion. There’s often postnasal drip, altered sense of taste or smell and a chronic discharge. And by definition, those are symptoms that are lasting more than about 90 days. They may be associated more with pressure symptoms than true severe pain. What are risk factors for sinusitis other than an upper respiratory infection? Untreated allergy can lead to an infection. When someone has allergic rhinitis, the nasal membranes get swollen, the nose and sinuses pr
