Diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of sinusitis in the home

1 Symptoms of the disease

The disease begins with a common cold. Then, approximately within 24 hours, there are painful sensations in the nose from one side or the other: depending on which sinus is more inflamed. The pain becomes stronger, especially when the head is tilted forward and down. The temperature rises, chills, weakness, headache and general malaise, appetite disappears. The voice becomes nasal, the nose is constantly stuffed, nasal breathing is difficult.

Sinusitis is always accompanied by abundant discharge from the nose. They can change color depending on the phase of the disease. In the initial stage - transparent or white. The green color of the discharge is acquired when the disease passes into a strong inflammatory phase. Yellow color indicates the onset of a purulent process. Especially dangerous is the appearance in blood clots or dark clots. In this case, urgent specialist help is required, because the slowdown is fraught with very serious consequences. In addition, blood can appear due to uncontrolled and excessive use of vasoconstrictive drops from the common cold.

If all the signs of the disease are present, most likely this is genyantritis. Symptoms are usually pronounced, and for the doctor of the otolaryngologist it will not be a problem to diagnose and prescribe the right treatment.

2 Kinds of sinusitis

There are several types of sinusitis, based on the clinical picture, the cause of the onset and localization of the disease:

1. Catarrhal - inflammation of the nasal mucosa. The disease is usually affected by school-age children.
2. Bilateral is a serious disease caused by complications and an associated inflammatory infection.
3. Polyposis - can be cured only surgically under stationary conditions.
4. Chronic - characterized by a change in phases of calm and exacerbation of the disease. Occurs in the case of illiterate or incomplete treatment of sinusitis and aggravated due to infection.
5. Allergic - exacerbation of the disease is associated with the influence of external factors and is typical for the spring or autumn period.
6. Purulent - fertile soil for the overflow of the disease in this stage are insufficiently treated infections, inflammations, viral diseases.
7. Acute - the symptom is similar to other types of the disease, and the diagnosis is made only on the basis of a more detailed examination of the patient. It is cured in a few weeks with the use of medicines.
8. Odontogenic - differs from other types of the disease in that it is provoked not by catarrhal and infectious diseases, but by inflammatory processes in the oral cavity. The reason most often is absence or insufficient care of the oral cavity, caries and periodontitis in neglected condition.

3 Treatment of

disease Once the genyantritis has been recognized, it is necessary to agree with the doctor on the methods of treatment. After all, not all of us can independently distinguish acute form from chronic or odontogenic from allergic.

Today, the following methods of eliminating pathology are used:

1. Surgical method, or maxillary sinusotomy, is indicated for large volumes of mucosal lesions, purulent sinusitis, polyps. The operation is simple, hospital treatment after it is not required.
2. Physiotherapy. Assumes 2 options - moving the fluid( washing the nose with a special fluid under pressure) or puncture( puncture).
3. Treatment with medicines. These include vasoconstrictor drops, saline lavage for the nose, in some cases - antibiotics and antihistamines.
4. Folk remedies. There are a lot of them, and at the initial stages of the disease, these methods can completely relieve the ailment.

It is necessary to recall only some of the folk methods of treatment:

1. Propolis. The aqueous solution of the substance is diluted with a liquid in a proportion of 1: 3 and buried in the nose 2-3 times a day;Propolis tincture on alcohol is mixed with vegetable oil 1: 1 and used in a similar manner. Inhalation with propolis is prepared on the basis of an alcohol solution.
2. Honey inhalation is carried out on the basis of hot boiled water. We put in it 2-3 tsp.honey, quickly stir and breathe the steam, covered with a towel. Another recipe for honey - turunda, soaked in a mixture of honey, soda and sunflower oil. The ingredients are beaten in equal proportions, then dipped a small turunda, or cotton swab, and injected into one nostril. Lay down on the opposite side and lie for 15-20 minutes. After this, repeat the process with the second nostril.
3. Seabuckthorn oil. Bury in the nose 2-3 times a day or spend inhalation( 10 drops of oil on a pot of boiling water).
4. Tea mushroom. Rinsing alternately with both nasal sinuses infusion of a tea mushroom, heated to a comfortable temperature. Another option - injected into each nostril tampons, soaked in a liquid and held there for at least 30 minutes.
5. Kalanchoe. Squeeze the juice of the plant and buried in the nose instead of the usual medicines. It provokes a strong sneezing and promotes the excretion of mucus from the nasal sinuses.
6. Clay. A small amount of substance is mixed with hot water, form two small cakes. Hold on both maxillary sinuses between gauze napkins moistened with warm vegetable oil, about an hour.

There is a huge number of folk methods of treatment of sinusitis. With all this diversity, do not forget that self-medication is not always safe. If the disease is started, its consequences can be quite severe. Therefore, when the first symptoms of the disease is better to seek medical advice.

4 Possible complications of

There are many consequences of the disease, and the degree of severity is difficult to predict. The most "simple" that can occur is the overgrowth of the acute form of sinusitis in the chronic. This type of disease is practically incurable, and it will take him many years to suffer from it.

Complications after sinusitis can be divided into two main groups.

The first - diseases of the respiratory system and ENT organs:

• chronic sinusitis;
• tonsillitis, polyps, adenoids;
• bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchial asthma;
• sinusitis;
• otitis media( inflammation of the middle ear).

Second - diseases of other organs:

• meningitis, encephalitis;
• rheumatism, arthritis;
• nephritis;
• blood poisoning( sepsis);
• purulent abscess of orbit.

You can cure sinusitis. And although the healing process can become protracted and painful, the effect of literate therapy is obvious. A frivolous approach in this matter is unacceptable. In no case should you forget about the location of the maxillary sinuses. Their neighbors are the brain, eyes, vessels, nerve endings. Running a disease means giving it easy access to surrounding tissues and organs. The appearance of one or more symptoms of any of the above diseases is the reason for an immediate reference to a specialist.