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Acute Sinusitis – Signs and Symptoms

Common signs and symptoms of acute sinusitis include congestion or obstruction of nasal passage, pain in upper jaw and teeth, reduced sense of smell and taste. If you suffer from such symptoms and they show no signs of abatement, consult your doctor.

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Signs and Symptoms of Acute Sinusitis

New York (USA), June 27, 2013

Acute Sinusitis: Signs and Symptoms

Common signs and symptoms of acute sinusitis include:

– Congestion or obstruction of nasal passage leading to difficulty in breathing
– Thick yellowish or greenish discharge, sometimes accompanied with pus or blood, from nose or down the back of your throat
– Swelling, pain, tenderness, and pressure around eyes, nose, cheeks, or forehead
– Pain in upper jaw and teeth
– Reduced sense of smell and taste
– Cough and congestion that worsens at night
– Persistent and severe headache: Normally pain starts from one side and progresses to the other. Pain worsens when you bend or lie down.
– Pain in the ears
– Bad and foul smelling breath
– Sore throat or irritation in throat
– Fever
– Fatigue
– Double vision or other vision problems due to infection of eye socket
– Stiffness in neck region
– Breathlessness
– Confusion
– Infection of bones in forehead or osteomyelitis
– Infection of other facial bones or Pott’s puffy tumor

Additional symptoms of acute sinusitis in children include:

– High fever continuing for at least three days
– Dark and thick nasal discharge
– Cold that improves for few days and then reoccurs with greater intensity
– Persistent cough for more than ten days with no signs of improvement

If you suffer from such symptoms and they show no signs of abatement, consult your doctor immediately.

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Written By:
Dr. Marilyn Thompson