Word: sinusitis
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...sinuses are useful for: 1) warming up cold air before it reaches the lungs; 2) engulfing bacteria in germ-repelling mucus; 3) acting as a sounding board for the voice. Infections of the sinus mem branes are caused by a number of bacteria, including the staphylococci, streptococci, pneumococci...
Popularly known as "sinus," the disease should really be called "sinusitis," for it is an inflammation like bronchitis or laryngitis. One or more bony cavities may be invaded at a time. The infections may arise as a result of frequent colds, infected teeth, diseases such as pneumonia or influenza, too much swimming, may be aggravated by smoking or drinking. Said Dr. Grove: "Probably the most important single factor in the development of the chronic form of sinus disease ... is allergy." This includes hay fever, sensitivity to dust, feathers, foods...
...first symptoms of the acute form are usually the same as those of a cold-sneezing, wheezing and sniffling. Some people suffer excruciating headaches from swollen sinus membranes, feel as though the skull were in a vise. The pain may occur below or behind the eyes, may return at the same hour every day depending on the accumulation and drainage of fluid...
Since germ-laden pus drips down the back of the nose and throat, some victims of sinus disease are liable to suffer serious trouble in other parts of the body. They may become sickly, irritable, insomniac, develop a cough, tonsillitis, arthritis, earaches...
Nosedrops, Pipes and Drains. Said Dr. Grove: "No disease of the body probably has more forms of treatment than does disease of the nasal sinus. . . . Treatment which produces a 'cure' of one patient's sinus disease will not always produce the same result in another patient." Medical...