because for the most part they are open to the air. Some people are more prone to them then others and it depends on your overall health and how your sinuses are built whether or not you will get an infection.
mastoid sinuses
Yes, you can have inflammation in your sinuses without an infection. Other causes of inflammation include allergy and irritants.
If the packing has to remain for any length of time, antibiotics and pain medication will be necessary--antibiotics because the sinuses will be plugged up and prone to infection
because it have vitamin c in it, which goes down into the respiratory system and sticks to the walls of your lower intestines, fuming back up to your nose and making you feel as if you have an infection in your sinuses. :)
Sinusitis-is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, which maybe due to infection.
You can get oral thrush in your sinuses. Thrush is from a yeast infection and it can infect the sinuses and cause problems.
Sinusitis is inflammation or infection of the lining of the paranasal sinuses. There are no sinuses in the nasal cavity itself, rather they surround the nose and are joined to the nasal cavity via small orifices called ostia.
They are all connected. The nasopharynx is connected posterior and inferiorly to the paranasal sinuses and is connected to the middle ear by the auditory (Eustachian) tubes. The mucous membranes of the nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and middle ear are all connected by ducts. Infections can spread through all those areas.
Greenish nasal mucous usually signals a bacterial infection (often of the sinuses).
my husband just found he has e-coli in his sinuses.. hope does it get there & is it contingious
Maxillary sinusitis is inflammation or swelling of the maxillary sinus, which is one of the four pairs of paranasal sinuses located in the cheekbones. It can be caused by a viral or bacterial infection, allergies, or structural issues in the sinus cavity, leading to symptoms such as facial pain, pressure, congestion, and headache. Treatment typically involves antibiotics, decongestants, and nasal irrigation to relieve symptoms and resolve the infection.
Inflammation of the sinus walls (Cavities). Usually described with a sinus infection.