Sinus

An ENT(otolaryngologist) doctor deals with the diagnosis, evaluation and management of diseases of head and neck and mainly the ears, nose and throat.

The sinuses are hollow spaces in the skull and the face bones around the nose. There are four pairs of sinuses, named after the bones they are located in: The maxillary sinuses are located on each side of your nose, near the cheek bones. The frontal sinuses are located above the eyes, near your forehead.The ethmoid sinuses are located in the ethmoid bone,, which separates the nasal cavity from the brain.The sphenoid sinuses are located in the sphenoid bonenear the optic nerve and the pituitary gland on the side of the skull.

Sinusitis can be caused by infection, allergies, and chemical or particulate irritation of the sinuses. 

Feel pain or pressure in your forehead, cheeks, ears, or teeth. There may be thick, sticky mucus coming from nose.Mucus may be cloudy, or have a greenish-yellow color. Nose may be stuffed,making it difficult to breathe. the face may feel tender, especially around the eye.

Wash hands frequently, get a flu shot yearly, eat well-balanced diet, get regular exercise, quite smoking, use a humidifier as dryness can lead to sinus pain, don't overdo the antibiotics and use use a saline nasal solution are some of the precautions and treatments for sinus.

In case of an acute sinusitis an ENT doctor drains the sinuses as a treatment. If sinusitis is chronic then surgery may be needed.

Sea food, hot peppers, green leafy vegetables, honey, garlic , water.

Decongestants . These medicines help reduce the swelling in the nasal passages and ease the stuffiness and sinus pressure. They come as nasal sprays, like naphazoline (Privine), oxymetazoline (Afrin, Dristan, Nostrilla, Vicks Sinus Nasal Spray), or phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine, Sinex, Rhinall)

Drink plenty of water, have foods with antibacterial properties.Ease facial pain with warm compresses.Use over-the-counter (OTC) medications.humidifier in the winter season, when the air tends to be drier. Using a neti pot to irrigate the nose and loosen mucus.OTC nasal saline spray to irrigate nose

Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) as the first-line antibiotic to treat a possible bacterial infection of the sinuses. Amoxicillin usually is effective against most of the strains of bacteria.

A viral sinus infection will usually start to improve after five to seven days. A bacterial sinus infection will often persist for seven to 10 days or longer, and may actually worsen after seven days.

Rhinoviruses, influenza viruses, and parainfluenza viruses are the most common causes of sinusitis

An acutesinus infection lasts anywhere from ten days up to eight weeks. A chronicinfection lasts even longer. It seem like it is improving, and then it becomesas bad as it was at initially. Chronic sinus infections may drag on for months at a time.

Most of the times one can fight off a bacterial infection if symptoms are mild. Usually symptoms of acute bacterial sinus infections resolve within two weeks without antibiotics.

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Bangalore Rs. 70311.00      Rs. 150000.00

Chennai         Rs. 54481.00      Rs. 100000.00

Hyderabad Rs. 45667.00      Rs. 75000.00

Kolkata         Rs. 51207.00      Rs. 150000.00