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Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses from either bacterial, fungal, viral, allergic or autoimmune issues. Newer classifications of sinusitis refer to it as rhinosinusitis, taking into account the thought that inflammation of the sinuses cannot occur without some inflammation of the nose as well (rhinitis).
By location
There are several paired paranasal sinuses, including the frontal, ethmoid, maxillary and sphenoid sinuses. The ethmoid sinuses can also be further broken down into anterior and posterior, the division of which is defined as the basal lamella of the middle turbinate. In addition to the acuity of disease, discussed below, sinusitis can be classified by the sinus cavity which it affects:
Maxillary sinusitis - can cause pain or pressure in the maxillary (cheek) area (e.g., toothache, headache) ;
Frontal sinusitis - can cause pain or pressure in the frontal sinus cavity (located behind/above eyes), headache ;
Ethmoid sinusitis - can cause pain or pressure pain between and/or behind eyes, headache ;
Sphenoid sinusitis - can cause pain or pressure behind the eyes, but often refers to the vertex of the head.
Recent theories of the sinusitis indicate that it often occurs as part of a spectrum of diseases that affect the respiratory tract (i.e. - the "one airway" theory) and is often linked to asthma. All forms of sinusitis may either result in, or be a part of, a generalized inflammation of the airway so other airway symptoms such as cough may be associated with it.
Acute vs. chronic
Sinusitis can be acute (going on less than four weeks), subacute (4-12 weeks) or chronic (going on for 12 weeks or more). All three types of sinusitis have similar symptoms, and are thus often difficult to distinguish.
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i know mine is maxillary sinusitis.. and i think its the most common kind of sinusitis..
BUT!!!
is it normal to sneeze like every 5 seconds?
blowing my nose so hard that i saw blood?
not being able to breathe?
i thought i was going to die.. the feeling of not being able to breathe is like u have no control and no say over ur lungs ur body or wadever.. its scary.. couldnt sleep properly at all.. wads worse is that last night wasnt the first time that this happened.. bahhhhh
i know i should see a doctor.. but im scared! im really scared.. since wad i dunno cant hurt me, i should just not bother seeing a doctor, right?
on a side note, i didnt manage to get my room! booooooo.. so no more rvr for me.. this sem at least.. still thinking if i should go and bug the osa people about it.. like wad js did.. hurhur.. hai should i continue staying at my aunt's place at holland v? its damn near but its inconvenient in some ways.. or should i move home and travel like mad everyday? hmmmmmmmmm.. my indecisiveness acting up again.. BAH!!