Sinusitis and rhinitis are often confused by people and even regarded as the same disease. Although they differ by only one character, the differences between them are quite significant. Now let's talk about sinusitis.

Part 1 What is Sinusitis

①Sinusitis is a sinus infection caused by viruses, bacteria or fungi，and is a common disease in otolaryngology. It is divided into acute sinusitis and chronic sinusitis according to clinical types.

②Acute sinusitis

It is often secondary to acute rhinitis, primarily involving acute catarrhal inflammation or suppurative inflammation of the nasal mucosa.

③Chronic sinusitis

It is mostly caused by repeated episodes of acute sinusitis that have not been completely cured, and bilateral or multi-sinus disease is more common.

Part 2 Three differences between rhinitis and sinusitis

01 The range of lesions is different

Viewed from the outside, our nose has two holes for ventilation, and this part of the ventilation is medically called the nasal cavity. In addition to the nasal cavity, there are actually four cavities on each side of the nasal cavity called the sinuses. Generally speaking, the incidence of rhinitis is limited to the nasal cavity, and sinusitis is often accompanied by inflammation of the nasal cavity and sinuses, and the lesions are wider.

02 Different degree of severity

The symptoms of rhinitis are relatively mild, generally itching, sneezing, runny nose and other symptoms.The symptoms of sinusitis are more serious,mainly characterized by thick, yellow nasal discharge,some patients will also appear headache, dizziness, loss of smell and memory and other symptoms.

03 Different treatment methods

For the treatment of rhinitis, drug therapy is currently the main treatment, and few special cases such as chronic hypertrophic rhinitis may require surgery. In terms of the treatment of sinusitis, the drug options compared to the treatment of rhinitis are similar, but the required course of treatment is much longer, and if the sinusitis patient does not improve after conventional drug treatment, surgery needs to be considered.

The harm of sinusitis

Sinusitis causes nasal congestion, runny nose, headache symptoms, not only affect school and work, for children, and even affect their growth and development.

In addition, the spread of inflammation to adjacent organs can lead to orbital and intracranial complications. The former mainly causes local edema, eye movement disorders, vision loss, and even blindness. The latter can cause encephalitis, meningitis, brain abscesses, and can even be life-threatening.

Part 3 How to prevent sinusitis

①Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, strengthen physical exercise, improve their resistance, prevent colds.

②Pay attention to environmental hygiene, avoid dust, toxic substances.

③Avoid diving and choking while swimming to prevent water containing bacteria and other contaminants from entering the sinuses and causing sinus infections.

④When there are secretions in the nose, avoid blowing your nose forcefully. You should block one nostril to blow out the nasal secretions, and then block the other nostril to blow the nasal secretions. If it is difficult to expel thicker mucus, you can use saline nasal drops.

⑤Treat asthma and dental diseases in time to avoid sinus infection caused by the acute onset of asthma and dental diseases.

⑥If you have allergic symptoms, try to avoid contact with allergens.

Part 4 tips

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