What is chronic sinusitis?
What is chronic sinusitis?
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What is chronic sinusitis?
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Chronic sinusitis occurs when the spaces inside your nose and head (sinuses) are swollen and inflamed for three months or longer, despite treatment.
This common condition interferes with the way mucus normally drains, and makes your nose stuffy. Breathing through your nose may be difficult, and the area around your eyes might feel swollen or tender.
RAJESH SURESH DAKE
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a poorly understood inflammatory condition affecting the sinuses. We are unsure of what exactly causes CRS. It is characterized by waxing and waning symptoms, including nasal drainage or post nasal drip, changes in smell, nasal congestion, facial pressure or pain, ear fullness, cough, and fatigue. The clinical diagnosis of CRS is usually made based on the time course of the disease (symptoms present for more than three months) plus some combination of signs and symptoms, CT scan results, and an endoscopic nasal examination.
Answered by Raj Sindwani, MD. Dr. Sindwani is a rhinologist who specializes in endoscopic sinus, orbital, and skull base surgery. He heads the Section of Rhinology, Sinus, and Skull Base Surgery at Cleveland Clinic.