The ear, nose and throat clinic found a common phenomenon, headache and runny nose is often treated as a common cold by patients, either by their own random medication, or to the internal medicine hanging saline, often because the best time to miss treatment and evolved into sinusitis, recurring attacks, after a long time, to patients study life and work brings a lot of trouble. In fact, headache and runny nose is also the first symptom of sinusitis.
Acute sinusitis is an acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the sinuses, occurring mostly after a cold, the symptoms of acute sinusitis are related to which sinus inflammation occurs, the following are the different manifestations of each group of sinus inflammation: forehead pain, light in the morning, heavy in the afternoon, there may also be cheek swelling or upper molar pain, mostly maxillary sinusitis; morning forehead pain, gradually aggravated, reduced in the afternoon, until the evening all disappeared, which may be frontal sinusitis The headache is mild, limited to the inner canthus or the root of the nose, but may also radiate to the top of the head, mostly caused by septal sinusitis; pain deep in the eye, which may radiate to the top of the head, and occipital headache that is light in the morning and heavy in the afternoon, which may be pterionic sinusitis. However, most people may have symptoms in many places, so sometimes it is impossible to determine exactly which sinus is inflamed based on the headache. In addition to headaches the typical manifestations of acute sinusitis include: nasal congestion, runny nose, temporary smell disturbance, chills, fever, loss of appetite, constipation, and peripheral discomfort. In younger children, vomiting, diarrhea and coughing may occur. Pus nasal discharge can also irritate the throat and cause throat discomfort and laryngitis.
Severe acute sinusitis can cause eye infections, but in recent years, due to the widespread use of antibiotics, complications of acute sinusitis, such as orbital infections, have become less common. If you have a runny nose and headache, you should first visit the ENT department for a detailed examination of the nasal cavity and, if necessary, a nasal endoscopy to examine the nasal passages and sinus openings, and sinus x-ray, CT or MRI for more precise examination of the sinus lesions. If acute sinusitis is identified, immediate treatment with sensitive antibiotics and topical nasal therapy will result in a better prognosis. If treatment is delayed and becomes chronic sinusitis, Chinese herbal medicine can also be used. If all conservative methods are unsatisfactory, functional nasal endoscopic minimally invasive surgery can be considered. Functional nasal endoscopic minimally invasive surgery is particularly effective in the treatment of chronic sinusitis. It can precisely remove diseased tissue and bone, enlarge the sinus openings, and restore normal physiological function of the sinuses. Nasal endoscopic sinus surgery has a minimally invasive nature that is unmatched by traditional sinusitis surgery. Post-surgery with Chinese herbal medicine is more effective.