Causes of Sinusitis

You’re coughing and sneezing and tired and achy. You think that you might be getting a cold. Later, when the medicines you’ve been taking to relieve the symptoms of the common cold are not working and you’ve now got a terrible headache, you finally drag yourself to the doctor. After listening to your [...]

Sinuses are a part of the upper respiratory system. Adults and older children have four groups of sinus cavities (maxillary, ethmoid, frontal, and sphenoid) located within the bones surrounding the nose. Very young children have small sinus passages and cavities rather than fully formed sinuses. Under normal daily conditions, the sinuses produce up to 1.5 [...]

When you have chronic sinusitis, your sinus or nasal passages become inflamed and swollen. This interferes with drainage and causes mucus to build up, causing blockage or congestion. This common condition is also called chronic rhinosinusitis.

Chronic sinusitis can make it difficult for you to breathe through your nose. The area around your eyes and [...]