Wednesday, March 9, 2022 – 09:50 WIB
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VIVA Rhinosinusitis is inflammation of the nose and throat sinus paranasal sinuses, which are characterized by 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 it can also be caused by a toothache called dentogenous sinusitis,” said ENT Specialist Dr. Fransiskus H. Poluan. Sp.ENT I, during the Health Talk Education through Live Instagram, which was held by the Management of Siloam Hospitals Mampang, Jakarta, recently. .
Doctor Fransiskus explained that the common symptoms that occur include the presence of a stuffy nose, then the presence of mucus in the nostrils. Thick mucus that is green, yellow, or brown in 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.
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“This pain is caused by an increase in pressure from the fluid in the sinuses or due to a thickening of the lining of the nose,” he said.
Among children, Fransiskus said, this condition is commonly accompanied by coughing due to difficulty in expelling mucus. Then, how to handle it? Does it have to be with the line operation?
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