What are the symptoms of sinusitis? Characteristics of sinusitis

Sinusitis is divided into acute sinusitis and chronic sinusitis. Usually, acute sinusitis only presents symptoms such as local swelling and congestion of the nasal mucosa, while chronic sinusitis presents many symptoms, including purulent nasal discharge, swelling, increased secretions, etc.

1. Clinically, the symptoms of acute sinusitis and chronic sinusitis are different. The symptoms of patients with acute sinusitis will gradually worsen, and they will also experience chills, fever, general discomfort, lack of energy, loss of appetite, etc. If the patient has acute odontogenic maxillary sinusitis, then the systemic symptoms will worsen. If children have acute sinusitis, the symptoms of fever will be more serious. Some patients will also experience convulsions, vomiting, and even diarrhea.

2. Acute sinusitis can also have local symptoms. This is the phenomenon of nasal obstruction. We know that due to the congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa and the accumulation of secretions, patients often have symptoms of persistent nasal congestion on the affected side, and there is also purulent discharge. Generally, there will be a little blood at the beginning, local pain and headache, and the patient's sense of smell will also decrease.

3. There are many symptoms of chronic sinusitis. First of all, patients will have purulent mucus, sometimes more, sometimes less, and nasal congestion with varying degrees of severity. This is also caused by congestion and swelling of the nasal mucosa and increased secretions. The sense of smell will be impaired and there will be pain. Due to nasal congestion, patients can only breathe through their mouths for a long time, so patients will have symptoms of dry and sore throat, and will also feel dizzy, tired, depressed, listless, insomnia, memory loss, etc.