Following are the types of sinuses:
- Frontal sinuses
- Maxillary sinuses
- Ethmoid sinuses
- Sphenoid sinuses
If the opening from a sinus cavity becomes blocked, the flow of mucus gets blocked and results in pressure buildup causing pain and inflammation.
Signs & Symptoms
The most common symptom of acute sinusitis is a cold that doesn’t go away. Other symptoms are:
- Bad breath or loss of smell
- Cough, often worse at night
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Nausea
- Headache
- Sore throat
Causes
Sinusitis can be caused due to following reasons:
- Small hair in the sinuses
- Cold and allergies
- A deviated nasal septum
- Smoking
- Weakened immune system from HIV or chemotherapy
