Sinus Symptoms - Chronic Sinusitis and Recurring Infections

Sinusitis Symptoms

Patients with chronic sinusitis have a continuous presentation of symptoms (nasal stuffiness, tenderness, pain, and nasal discharge, among others); patients with recurrent acute sinusitis experience episodic flare-ups of their symptoms. Over time, these symptoms can become severe enough to interfere with normal daily activities.

Sinusitis Symptoms

  • nasal stuffiness, the most common symptom
  • thick, often discolored, mucus draining down the throat or from the front of the nose, sometimes causing an unpleasant or foul odor
  • facial pain, toothache and headache that may result from trapped infection and uneven air pressure in the sinus cavities
  • decreased sense of smell and taste
  • severe cough or asthma
  • sense of generalized illness

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