Health experts from Siloam say changing lifestyle is a way to avoid sinusitis
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Rhinosinusitis is an inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses, which is characterized by symptoms including nasal congestion, thick mucus in the nose, facial and head pain.
This rhinosinusitis is principally caused by pre-existing diseases, for example in inflammatory nose disease (rhinitis), caused by allergies or changes in temperature, exposure to smoke, anatomical abnormalities of the nose, namely the presence of bent bone or cartilage that clogs the channel or estuary. sine.
“Sinusitis can also be caused by a named toothache sinusitis dentogen, said doctor Fransiskus H. Poluan. Sp.THT , when opening Health Talk Education via Live Instagram, Monday (07/03/2022) organized by the Management of Siloam Hospitals Mampang in Jakarta.
Doctor Fransiskus added that the common symptoms that occur are nasal congestion, then mucus in the nostrils. Thick mucus with a green, yellow, or brownish color.
It can also be accompanied by pain in the face such as above the cheeks and the area around the middle between the eyes. “This pain is caused by increased pressure from the fluid in the sinuses or due to thickening of the lining of the nose,” said Fransiskus.
Among children, it is common to be accompanied by coughing because of difficulty in trying to expel mucus.
Not always surgery
During the examination, a CT-Scan of the paranasal sinuses was performed to determine whether there was a buildup of fluid or thickening of the mucosa (the lining of the mucous membrane that functions to make air after inhalation). Endoscopy can also be done to determine whether there is swelling or narrowing in the sinus estuary.
Any disease that is not treated properly will result in complications, in this case rhinosinusitis can result in swollen eyes that can affect vision.
It adds disease rhinosinusitis this does not always have to be treated with surgery as a solution. “There are actions that can be taken for non-surgical steps such as improving lifestyle, then avoiding exposure to dust that causes allergies, regular exercise to increase body immunity,” said the doctor who graduated from ENT specialist education. at Unpad continued his education session.
In addition to improving your lifestyle, avoiding exposure to substances that can irritate the inner lining (mucosa) of the nose can also be done with treatment methods that can reduce inflammation/swelling and can reduce allergies, as well as drugs that can reduce blockages and antibiotics are given as wisely as possible because of this rhinosinusitis disease. Most are caused by viruses, not bacteria.
After maximal treatment is carried out but no changes are found, the final step will be surgery with the aim of opening the closed or blocked channel, and maintaining the layers that are still functioning properly.
“So as long as no complications are found in rhinosinusitis, then surgery is not needed,” concluded the doctor Fransiskus.
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