What happens if you block your nostrils with a cotton swab? Perhaps, people with normal cardiopulmonary function can last for a few hours, but the nostrils are blocked all day, every day, how many people can endure it? Unfortunately, if you have the misfortune of sinusitis and repeat it, the patient will face nasal congestion, runny nose, headache, and loss of smell. Some patients complain that when sinusitis occurs, they want to carry equipment with them, that is, the kind of iron bars that can dredge the sewers, because the nostrils are blocked, too blocked, and the blockage is crazy. So why does sinusitis recur? What measures can be taken to alleviate suffering? Let's solve your doubts now.
The sinuses are hollow cavities containing gas, distributed above, outside, and behind the nasal cavity, in pairs left and right, which are the frontal sinuses, maxillary sinuses, sieve sinuses, and sphenoid sinuses, each sinus has a sinus mouth connected to the nasal cavity. If a bacterial or viral infection occurs in the body, congestion and edema of the nasal cavity and sinus mucosa will occur, resulting in nasal discharge. When the nose is runny, fluid contaminated with pathogens can enter the sinuses and stimulate the nasal cavity and sinus secretions to continue to increase. At the same time, the ability to remove nasal cilia is weakened, resulting in persistent nasal congestion.
Sinusitis, according to the length of the disease, is divided into 3 types, acute sinusitis, subacute sinusitis, chronic sinusitis. Acute sinusitis, mainly caused by respiratory tract infections, has a duration of less than 4 weeks. Subacute sinusitis, duration 4 to 12 weeks. Chronic sinusitis, inflammation may affect 1 or more sinuses, the course of the disease lasts more than 12 weeks. Studies have shown that the incidence of chronic sinusitis in adults is about 8%, and some patients will develop nasal polyps together. Chronic sinusitis, during drug therapy, is mostly effective, however, six months after the end of treatment, about 60% of patients, symptoms relapse. Even with nasal endoscopic surgery, the recurrence rate is still about 20% at 5 years after surgery. Therefore, patients with chronic sinusitis need to fight the disease for a long time.
Chronic sinusitis, with 4 main symptoms. 1st, nasal congestion, which can be unilateral or bilateral or intermittent, however, most nasal congestion is persistent. 2. Runny nose, especially purulent snot. Third, decreased sense of smell. 4. Dizziness or headache. In addition, patients may also have loss of appetite, mental malaise, memory loss, and sleep disturbances. If the lesion occurs mainly in the sphenoid sinuses, the patient may feel pain in the eye sockets and radiate to the head, with less pain in the morning and worsening in the afternoon. If the lesion occurs in the sieving sinuses, the degree of headache may not be severe, however, the headache will radiate throughout the head.
Chronic sinusitis, contributed by a variety of factors. The first type, acute sinusitis or subacute sinusitis, is not completely cured, resulting in repeated episodes of sinusitis. The second is nasal polyps, nasal stones, turbinate hypertrophy, nasal tumors, etc., causing airflow obstruction, which in turn causes inflammation of the sinuses. Third, pathogenic bacteria are more toxic, for example, streptococcus b infection causes scarlet fever, causes sinusitis, and becomes chronic. Fourth, it is an odontogenic infection, for example, periodontitis causing inflammation of the adjacent maxillary sinuses. 5. Traumatic factors, after injury or fracture, cause infection. The 6th is a systemic disease, for example, a chronic disease that causes a decrease in immune function, or chronic malnutrition, which, after a respiratory infection, leads to chronic sinusitis.
Prevention and control of chronic sinusitis, the first measure, is the active and thorough treatment of acute sinusitis. When acute sinusitis occurs, saline irrigation of the nasal cavity can be performed, glucocorticoid sprays can be used, usually for 10 days, and in the case of bacterial infection, antibiotics are required for 7 days. If sinusitis is more than 12 weeks in duration, nasal endoscopy and SINus CT scan should be performed to understand the condition of the nasal cavity and sinuses. Surgery may be considered if there is a deviated nasal septum or nasal polyps and pharmacotherapy is ineffective. Patients should avoid the influence of related factors, such as treating periodontitis and maintaining oral hygiene, through treatment and prevention.
Chronic sinusitis is responded to by using mucus-stimulating drugs, such as omaron, in addition to nasal irrigation and hormone sprays. It should be noted that some drugs can reduce nasal congestion, however, long-term use may lead to drug-induced rhinitis, therefore, nasal sprays, should be under the guidance of a doctor, standardized use. Chronic sinusitis requires attention to the coordination of daily habits, for example, insist on using normal saline to rinse the nasal cavity, reduce nasal blockage, do not over-trim the nose hair, and avoid digging the nostrils with your hands. If you can wash your face with cold water for a long time, you can enhance the nasal resistance to cold, and when the temperature drops sharply or the disease occurs, it can reduce nasal congestion and discomfort. In addition, patients should avoid colds, actively engage in outdoor activities, and enhance immunity.
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