Paranasal sinusitis is the old term for sinusitis, which includes acute as well as chronic sinusitis. Acute sinusitis can be cured with effective treatment through medication, physical therapy and daily care; chronic sinusitis requires surgery if conservative treatment with conventional medication is ineffective. Sinusitis is generally difficult to get rid of the root, clinical cure, encountered causes can occur again.
1. Medication: antibiotics can be applied during acute infection, commonly used drugs are cefixime; physiological seawater is applied to rinse the nasal cavity to ensure that the nasal cavity is moist; the application of mometasone furoate nasal spray can reduce edema, inflammatory response.
2. Physical therapy: mainly choose local hot compresses and massage, can promote blood circulation, is helpful for recovery.
3. Daily care: avoid getting cold, avoid too much exposure to dust and cold air, and ensure enough rest.
4. Surgery: Chronic sinusitis may be associated with deviated nasal septum and nasal polyps, with obvious blockage of the sinus openings, and if the conservative treatment with conventional medicines is ineffective, surgery is needed to cure it. Nasal endoscopic sinus opening can be used.
Paranasal sinusitis is accompanied by obvious nasal congestion, dyspnea and even systemic symptoms of infection, to seek medical attention in a timely manner.