Wednesday

how can you prevent pansinusitis

Pansinusitis can be prevented?
There is no scientifically approved methods to prevent acute or chronic pansinusitis.
Your doctor may recommend the following measures that may help:
-    keep your nose moist by frequent use of sprays or saline washes.
-    avoid very dry interiors and use a humidifier if necessary. Attention, however, to the fact that a moist environment can increase the amount of mold allergens, ticks or cockroaches in the house; this is important if you are allergic to any of these bodies.
-    avoid exposure to irritants substances such as smoke cigarette or  strong odors of chemicals.
-    avoid exposure to substances to which you are allergic.
-    If you have not you been tested for allergies and you have frequent sinus infections, ask your doctor will make an evaluation of allergies or go to a specialist allergist.
-    avoid long periods of swimming in pools treated with chloride, which irritates the nasal and sinus mucosa.
-    avoid scuba diving at depth, putting water pressure in the sinuses and nasal passages.
Traveling by air can be problematic if you suffer from acute or chronic pansinusitis. When air pressure from an airplane decreases, pressure may rise in your head, blocking the sinuses and fallopian of Eustache (air channel between the middle ear and the back of the throat that equalizes air pressure on either side of the eardrum). As a result, you may feel discomfort in the sinuses or middle ear during lifting or lowering aircraft.
Some health experts recommend using decongestant nose drops or sprays before flight to prevent these problems.

Tuesday

all about pansinusitis

Pansinusitis is considered chronic when recurrence or when its manifestations beyond six weeks. If sinusitis does not respond to conventional treatment or if not treated, it evolves into chronic pansinusitis. In general, chronicity is installed after several attacks of acute sinusitis.
Pansinusitis can be explained by several factors: allergies to hair of animals, the mites, pollen, fungi or other substances that can cause inflammation of the nasal mucosa.
Other possible factors:
»Smoking (active or passive)
»Weakened immune system
»Anatomic anomaly: a deviated nasal septum
»Nasal polyps
»swimming
"Inhaling cocaine
»Facial trauma that causes an obstruction of one or more sinuses

 Signs and symptoms
»Facial pain (above the eyebrows, teeth, around the eyes and behind them)
»Painful sensation of pressure in the sinus
»Nasal congestion
»Yellow or green nasal discharge, purulent if a bacterial infection. If secretions are clear, it is a cold (in this case antibiotics are not useful)
»cough
»Grade fever and malaise
»Diminution or loss of sense of smell 

In case of chronic pansinusitis symptoms are the same, but it takes a long time (over 6 weeks).
 Causes and risk factors 
Acute sinusitis is often the result of a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, but allergens (substances that cause allergies) or pollutants may also be causes of acute sinusitis.
Bacteria responsible for acute pansinusitis is Streptococcus pneumonia, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. These microorganisms, along with Staphylococcus aureus and anaerobic bacteria responsible for chronic sinusitis.
Fungi leads to the appearance of chronic pansinusitis especially in patients with diseases affecting the immune system (AIDS, leukemia, diabetes).
 Risk Factors
- An infection of the upper respiratory tract (the main factor)
- Smoking (active or passive)
- Wet or polluted living environment
- Age. Although sinusitis sometimes occurs in infants and young children, it is more common among adults. Sinuses are formed progressively until age 12.
- Personal history of sinusitis
- Respiratory allergies (allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma)
- Congenital nasal or sinus - that causes blockage of the latter
- Nasal polyps
- Abscess
- Diseases affecting the immune system (leukemia, AIDS, diabetes)
- Cystic fibrosis

Prevention 
Measures to prevent acute or pansinusitis
 Some measures can reduce the risk of contracting an infection of the upper respiratory tract, or suffer from chronic pansinusitis: 

-Hay fever can be prevented by simple measures: wash hands carefully, avoiding contact with sick people. 
-Allergies can be prevented by avoiding exposure to possible allergens (pets, pollen, fungi) and conventional pollutants. 
-Immune system through a balanced lifestyle, in terms of stress levels, physical activity, diet. 
-Quitting smoking and avoiding exposure to cigarette smoke, which irritates the sinuses 
-Avoid using decongestants in the form of nasal sprays for more than 3 days. These topical decongestants are not without risks, because the nasal mucosa may be affected after a very long applications of these products. This rebound phenomena was observed after long use - recurrence of symptoms at end of treatment to be removed. Rebound is less severe when oral decongestants.
Measures to prevent complications  Consulting physician for accurate diagnosis and taking action to treat sinusitis generally allow preventing complications (meningitis, osteomyelitis, etc.). 
These signs indicative of complications:
  - Disturbances of vision (sometimes double vision)
  - Congestion of the eyes
  - Changes in consciousness 

Choosing appropriate antibiotics, adequate spectrum etiology of infection (eg, amoxicillin), reduces the risk of infectious colitis associated with taking antibiotics 



 

Sunday

Pansinusitis

It is a fairly common disease, sinus disease, i.e., when all paranasal sinuses are inflamed simultaneously. There are two forms of the disease: a chronic catarrhal Pansinusitis chronic polypoid Pansinusitis.
Both significantly different histological features both structural and immunological fine. Of paramount importance is the recognition that it is in both forms of chronic primary disease.
There are four types of sinuses: sinus frontal, maxillary sinus, sphenoid sinus ethemoid and sinuses. We studied the role sinus actually for us, and it was concluded that they help us have a better voice resonance, also have a protective role of the skull to temperature changes. Cavity, paranasal sinuses Anzali is protected with a membrane that does not allow the various microbes. This membrane produces mucus and is called mucus antibacterial protective role of the nasal cavity against all impurities that are inhaled. These impurities if not stopped can cause irritation or allergies to various nasal cavity.
Causes pansinusitis disease is actually a sinus infection. This infection can be of two types, bacterial or fungal infection also. They can cause allergies or irritation of parasinusitis inhaled.
The symptoms are that we may have nasal sinuses produce excessive mucus, nasal obstruction night, abnormal amounts of secretion in the nose, dry mouth, nasal irritation with sneezing in the morning and impairment of the immune system in the upper respiratory tract, with consequence of frequent acute illness, or so-called nasal blockage, namely we stuffy nose. Pain in the teeth, gums or sinus cavity. Increases, causing sometimes is affected, difficult breathing, sore throat accompanied with cough. Does your doctor if you suspect pansinusitis find that you will need to send to get your sinus CT scan to see if indeed you are dealing with this disease, it can also make the mucus analysis in order to extract detect microorganisms underlying sinus infection, this is very important because depending on the result consists beginning of the new treatment. In some cases your doctor may recommend performing blood tests, allergy tests, or different dental or olfactory tests. These symptoms can take up to 2 or 3 months.
Treatment of this disease usually consists in most cases oral antibiotics, but can be other ways of treating the disease according to disease severity and is up to the doctor. It also can administer corticosteroids. After a few days his drugs take effect and begin to feel better but it's extremely important that the treatment prescribed to be taken all the way to avoid recurrence of the disease which could aggravate the situation. In particularly serious cases may be sinus surgery to remove polyps or pus built up, as it surely will be breathing easier and better oxygenation of the brain.
Parasinusitis (chronic sinusitis) is more common than previously thought. Significance is the key factor in the successful treatment of many other chronic diseases. Particularly important is the treatment of chronic inflammation of the sinuses, the terms of complications, very dangerous, usually endangers the functioning of the brain and skull found in all organs.