Dr Ronald Chin’s Explanation Of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
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Dr Ronald Chin’s View Of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Dr Ronald Chin’s View Of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Chronic rhinosinusitis is the inflammation of the paranasal sinus lasting for more than 12 weeks. Chronic rhinosinusitis can be classified in 3 ways.

●     Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps

●     Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

●     Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

Chronic rhinosinusitis occurs in both children and adults but is most common in middle-aged adults.

It’s commonly caused by anatomic abnormalities, systemic disorders, chronic exposure to irritants, and mucociliary clearance defects. Symptoms of this disorder include nasal congestion, rhinorrhoea, facial pain, fever, anosmia, halitosis, and fatigue.

The main goal of treating chronic rhinosinusitis is reducing the symptoms. The treatment includes saline washes, internasal and oral corticosteroids, and antibiotics. A lot of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis show 2 types of responses. Specific drugs are becoming available for selected patients.

A complication of frontal sinusitis is the potty puffy tumor.

Tests for this usually include rhinoscopy, rhinorrhoea or purulent discharge, swabs of nasal discharge, and CT scans if the condition escalates.

Glue ear, after draining the ear drum

Glue ear, intact ear drum

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