chronic sinusitis
Lasting sinus infection
Chronic sinusitis is prolonged inflammation of the sinuses—the air-filled cavities around the nose and eyes—lasting twelve weeks or longer despite treatment.
Symptoms include facial pressure, nasal congestion, reduced smell, and thick discharge.
Unlike acute sinusitis from a cold, the chronic form may stem from allergies, structural problems, or persistent infection: She finally saw a specialist about her chronic sinusitis.
- headacheCranial pain
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- nasal polypsBenign sinus tissue masses
- immune deficiencyImpaired protective system function
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