Acute sinusitis is usually easy to treat. In some cases, it clears up on its own, but anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen and aspirin can help alleviate most symptoms.

Acute sinusitis is usually easy to treat. In some cases, it clears up on its own, but anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen and aspirin can help alleviate most symptoms.

Is your acute frontal sinusitis stopping you from work? Did you miss your friend's birthday party due to this painful condition? Here's how you can deal with it. Make sure you don't ignore it.

I thought it was allergies, but my doctor says I likely have acute sinusitis brought on by allergic rhinitis. I was advised to try nonprescription medications to relieve my symptoms rather than ...

Acute sinusitis is inflammation of mucosa lining of one or more paranasal sinuses. In children, most cases begin as a viral infection that extends from nasal mucosa (rhinitis) onto the mucosal ...

In a study of 166 adults with acute sinusitis in the Feb. 15, 2012, Journal of the American Medical Association, amoxicillin was no better than a placebo at reducing symptoms after three days.

Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS) occurs in approximately 0.5% to 2% of all cases of viral upper respiratory tract infections (URI). 1 It is estimated that 20 million people acquire ABRS each ...

If allergies are contributing to your sinusitis, allergy shots (immunotherapy) that help reduce the body’s reaction to specific allergens may help treat your symptoms.

Some suffer acute disease, which can be thought of as a sinus attack lasting a few days to weeks, while others develop chronic sinusitis, which persists for months or years. The allergic connection ...

Expert Michael A. Kaliner, MD, shares insights into the treatment of acute and chronic rhinosinusitis.

With seasonal allergies, a self-diagnosis is often a misdiagnosis. May 23, 2011— -- The pollen count is through the roof and once again, you have a stuffy nose, sinus pain, fatigue and ...

The common cold is the most common cause of acute sinusitis, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. But hay fever is at the root of many sinus attacks, experts say.