Sinusitis can be infectious and non-infectious, but most of the time the infection is present. The sinus infections affect every year 37 million Americans. The treatment is based on antibiotic drugs to kill the bacterium that causes the infection of sinuses to occur but decongestants and oral or topic steroids can help too. Besides treatment, check-ups to see if the nasal membrane is...

There are four pairs of sinusitis in our skull namely- Frontal sinuses, Ethmoid sinuses, maxillary sinuses and sphenoid sinuses. Normally, instead of creating any problem, they help in many functions like providing insulation to the skull, resonance to voice and in reducing the weight of the skull. They are vulnerable to bacterial infection and when bacteria or other microorganism infect, one...

The first of my two sinus operations was to correct a deviated septum. The operation, or more precisely, the post-operative recovery period, was very painful. I had splints in my nose to help support it since the septum had been rebuilt, and my nose was 'packed'. This means that a large amount of gauze was pressed into the nose to stop bleeding. Since no air can pass through the nostrils...

Sinus infection is very common all over the world and millions of dollars are spent on sinus cure, medication and research. When detected at an early stage, sinus infection home treatments can alleviate most of the complications. Sinus attacks are caused by an infection in the bone cavities near the nose called sinuses. Infections in the sinus cause swelling in these areas. The symptoms are...