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Symptoms of Sinusitis By Peter Hutch | Date Submitted: 06/29/08 Keywords: sinusitis, sinusitis symptoms, signs of sinusitis, symptoms of sinusitis More Details about sinusitis, sinusitis symptoms, signs of here. Summary: Sinuses are hollow air cavities in the skull. There are eight such empty spaces in the human skull. The cavities that become inflamed during attacks of sinusitis are known as the paranasal sinuses =========================================================================== Sinuses are hollow air cavities in the skull. There are eight such empty spaces in the human skull. The cavities that become inflamed during attacks of sinusitis are known as the paranasal sinuses. Two of these are located in the forehead and are known as the frontal sinuses. Another two are inside the cheekbones and are called the maxillary sinuses. Sinusitis Symptoms Sinus symptoms are very common during a cold or the flu, but in most cases they are due to the effects of the infecting virus and resolve when the infection does. It is important to differentiate between inflamed sinuses associated with cold or flu virus and sinusitis caused by bacteria. The signs and symptoms that are associated with the diagnosis of sinusitis include one to two of the following: Sinusitis-symptoms include facial pain, headaches, thick nasal drainage, coughing, difficulty breathing due to improper sinus drainage, and postnasal drip. Other symptoms are bad breath, sensitivity to light, sore throat, swollen eyelids and fatigue. There are four sinus cavities: the frontal, maxillary, ethmoid and sphenoid. Because each sinus has its own pain signals, specific sinusitis symptoms depend on which sinus is affected. Sinusitis is the inflammation of the membrane lining of any sinus, especially one of the paranasal sinuses. Antibiotics and decongestants are effective in curing acute sinusitis whereas patients with chronic sinusitis have to go through at least four recurrences of acute sinusitis. Stuffy nose and trouble breathing with cold for longer than a week. Green or yellow nasal discharge sometimes with blood . Pain or pressure in or around the eyes and forehead. If you are greeted with headaches in the morning, it could be a typical symptom of sinusitis. Do you face pain when your forehead over the frontal sinuses is touched? It could indicate that your frontal sinuses are inflamed. Other symptoms of sinusitis are: weakness, fever, tiredness, nasal congestion and a cough that is more severe at nights. Remember that acute sinusitis could cause brain infection and other serious damages. Symptoms for ethmoid sinus infection include: swelling around the eyes, swollen eyelids, loss of smell and pain between the eyes. Symptoms for sphenoid sinus infection include: neck pain and earaches. The main symptoms of sinusitis are a runny or stuffy nose and pain and pressure in your head and face. You may also have a yellow or green drainage or drip from your nose or down the back of your throat (post-nasal discharge). Where you feel the pain and tenderness depends on which sinus is affected. Victims of chronic sinusitis may have the following symptoms for 12 weeks or more: facial pain/pressure, facial congestion/fullness, nasal obstruction/blockage, thick nasal discharge/discolored post-nasal drainage, yellow green mucus, pus in the nasal cavity, hoarseness, cough, snoring and at times, fever. They may also have headache, bad breath, and fatigue. Symptoms of sinusitis include headache, ear ache, toothache, facial pain, cranial pressure, loss of the sense of smell, tenderness over the forehead and cheekbones, and occasionally a high fever. Sometimes sinusitis produces a swollen face followed by a stuffy nose and thick discharge of mucus. Swelling around the eyes is a serious sign. 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