Outpatients with sinusitis account for a lot of patients, now summarize the symptoms of sinusitis, as follows: a. Systemic symptoms of sinusitis: often in the course of acute rhinitis aggravated symptoms on the affected side, followed by chills and fever, peripheral discomfort, mental discomfort, loss of appetite, etc., to acute odontogenic maxillary sinusitis systemic symptoms are more dramatic. The fever is higher in children, and systemic symptoms such as convulsions, vomiting and diarrhea can occur in severe cases.
Second, the local symptoms of sinusitis: 1, nasal obstruction: due to congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa and accumulation of secretions, there can be persistent nasal congestion on the affected side.
2, pus: the affected side of the nose with more mucopurulent or purulent secretions blowing, the initial snot may be with a little blood, odor of pus in the odontogenic maxillary sinusitis.
3, local pain and headache: acute sinusitis in addition to inflammation resulting in nasal pain is often accompanied by a more intense headache, which is caused by sinus cavity mucosa swelling and secretion retention pressure or negative pressure triggered by the emptying of secretions, stimulating the trigeminal nerve endings. Acute sinusitis pain has a regularity in its timing and location. The anterior group of sinuses is close to the surface of the skull and its headaches are mostly in the forehead, inner canthus and cheeks, while the posterior group of sinuses is deep in the skull and its headaches are mostly in the top of the head and posterior occipital region. Acute maxillary sinusitis: it often has pain in the forehead, cheek or upper molar, light in the morning and heavy in the afternoon. Acute frontal sinusitis has a huge pain in the forehead in the morning, gradually worsens, and then decreases in the afternoon, and all disappears in the evening. In septal sinusitis, the headache is mostly mild and limited to the inner canthus or the root of the nose, but may also radiate to the top of the head. Pterygoid sinusitis presents with pain deep in the eye that may radiate to the top of the head, and may also present with an occipital headache that is light in the morning and heavy in the afternoon. However, some people have atypical pain symptoms and it is not possible to identify the affected sinuses based solely on the characteristics of the headache.
4. Long-term sinusitis can lead to decreased sense of smell.
Sinusitis can affect the patient’s quality of life and may lead to lower respiratory tract infections and, in severe cases, orbital and intracranial complications. So the symptoms should go to the doctor as soon as possible, choose the regular hospital, do not take a detour, inconvenient medical consultation and contact me by phone, according to your own situation to give appropriate treatment recommendations.