Sinusitis is a common condition in which the lining of the sinuses becomes inflamed. It's usually caused by a viral infection and often improves within two or three weeks. The sinuses are small, air-filled cavities behind your cheekbones and forehead.
Symptoms Of Sinusitis
The signs and symptoms of sinusitis include
1. Nasal discharge: Thick discharge that can be yellow, green, pus-like or blood-stained
2. Post-nasal dripping
3. Headache especially in the morning
4. Pain/pressure on head or face, swelling or tenderness on the face according to the sinus involved as given below:
- In frontal sinusitis: It is felt on forehead and above the eyes
- In maxillary sinusitis: It is felt on cheeks, or upper jaw, teeth
- In ethmoidal sinusitis: Pain or pressure is observed behind eyes and in medial canthi (corner of eye where upper eyelid and lower eyelid meet towards nose side)
- In sphenoidal sinusitis: Pain/pressure occurs behind eyes and felt in the top/ back of the head
5. Stuffy nose, making breathing through nose difficult
6. Ear fullness/pain, decreased sense of smell and taste, cough, throat clearing, tiredness, bad breath are some other signs and symptoms
7. Fever (it may occur in acute sinusitis and is uncommon in chronic sinusitis)
- The signs and symptoms are similar for acute and chronic sinusitis.
Homeopathic Remedies For Sinus Infection
Some of the leading remedies to treat sinusitis are Belladonna, Kali Bichrome, Silicea, Hydrastis, Pulsatilla and Natrum Mur.