Avoid poor quality swimming pools to limit sinusitis

Doctor Cao Thi Thuy Ha – clinic ear, nose and throat – eyes, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, campus 3 – said sinusitis is a common disease in Vietnam, especially on the days of changing seasons, the symptoms of the disease will recur or become severe in many patients˳

The sinuses are cavities located inside the bones of the face and skull, the lining of the sinuses is a layer of soft tissue, this lining is filled with air and is clean˳

When the cavities are closed, blocked, they contain a lot of fluid or pus, leading to inflammation of these mucosal layers, which will become inflamed called sinusitis˳

The most common signs of sinusitis are pain in the forehead and pain in the cheekbones accompanied by symptoms such as: stuffy nose, decreased sense of smell, change in nasal discharge with thick yellow-green nasal discharge, runny nose often down the throat, causing the patient to often spit and spit˳

In addition, there are some other symptoms such as dry cough, feeling of entanglement of sputum difficult to spit, often bad breath, possibly accompanied by toothache, which is maxillary sinusitis˳

Sinusitis is divided into 4 types based on the duration of the disease:

– The first type is acute sinusitis: Having cold-like symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing, facial pain, nasal congestion, runny nose˳

These symptoms usually appear suddenly and disappear after about 10-14 days˳ Usually does not last up to 4 weeks˳

– Subacute sinusitis is a type of sinusitis that lasts from 4 to 8 weeks˳

Chronic sinusitis symptoms will persist for more than 8 weeks˳

– Recurrent sinusitis: There will be many recurrences in the same year˳

Can sinusitis be cured?

Doctor Chau Nguyen Tan Tai – Department of Otolaryngology, Gia Dinh People’s Hospital – said that the cause of sinusitis is mainly due to environmental pollution, changing weather, unsanitary living and working conditions, especially those who are often exposed to dust and toxic chemicals˳

People with mild sinusitis can be treated after being examined by the use of medications˳

For severe cases of sinusitis that do not respond to medical treatment, sinus fungus, or tumors, doctors can perform endoscopic sinus surgery˳

Dr˳ Tai added that, according to the World Medical Journal on Clinical Practice in 2006, rhinosinusitis was the fifth most commonly prescribed antibiotic disease˳

If not detected and treated promptly, it can cause various complications such as pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheobronchitis, conjunctivitis, lacrimal sac, otitis media˳ Even sinusitis can cause meningitis, brain abscess, arthritis, nephritis…

To prevent sinusitis, Dr˳ Tai recommends wearing a mask when going out and in dusty places˳ Keep the surroundings clean, eat nutritious food˳

Besides, avoid contact with pollen, mold, poor quality swimming pools˳ Unclean pool water is a source of infection for the respiratory mucosal system, especially the nose and sinuses˳

Common mistakes in taking medicine to treat sinusitis

TTO – Arbitrary use of drugs, non-compliance with the treatment course are common mistakes in using drugs to treat sinusitis˳