Sinusitis

Symptoms such as nasal congestion, pain around the face and eyes, feeling of pressure and fullness, feeling full in the ear, colored or cloudy runny nose, nasal discharge , cough, headache , toothache, fatigue, fever may be observed.

The surgical procedure is performed with general anesthesia. Although bleeding may be seen afterwards, it is not very common, tampons are not applied and there is almost no pain. Intensive follow-up is required after surgery, and relapses are rare if medications in the form of a spray applied to the nose are used for the recommended periods. This surgery, which can be called effortless from the patient's point of view, can finally be returned to daily activities after 7 days.

Currently, it is accepted that the treatment of sinusitis can be done medically, that is, with medication. However, this treatment is long-term and may require intensive drug use. Surgery is performed in cases that cannot be corrected despite this intensive treatment, have a structural stenosis that prevents the disease from improving, disease-related polyps (etls) have formed, or the disease has spread to the eyes, brain membrane, brain.

Sinus is the name given to the hollow structures located inside the bones around the nose. It is located on the cheeks, behind the eyes and nose, and opens into the nose through channels. The purpose of these structures is to heat, moisturize and filter the air in the nasal cavity. In order for the sinuses to function Decently, these channels that open into the nose must be able to provide air and secretion passage between the sinuses and the nasal cavity.

After a flu infection in the form called acute, it occurs when this infection does not pass, prolongs, and new microbes are added to the event. They are sinusitis that can improve within a month. The form called subacute lasts longer, lasts for 1-3 months. If the event exceeds 3 months, it is called chronic.

Acute attacks, which sometimes resolve within 1 month with a short duration, recur 4 times in 6 months and more than 6 times a year. This is also classified as recurrent sinusitis.

There are roughly four forms available. Determining which form of the disease has entered is also important in terms of treatment.