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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Chronic Upper Respiratory Infection

Health Encyclopedia: Sinusitis Chronic

Alternative Names

Chronic sinus infection; Chronic sinusitis


Prevention

Using decongestants when you have an upper respiratory infection may reduce your risk of developing sinusitis. However, decongestant nasal sprays should only be used for short periods of time, or they can make congestion worse. This is called rebound congestion or rhinitis medicamentosa.


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Health Guide

Sinusitis: chronic
Chronic sinusitis is inflammation of the air-filled spaces (sinuses) behind the forehead, cheeks, and eyes, which continues for a long time or keeps coming back. See also:... Read more »
Smell: impaired
...factors Do you have a cold or other upper respiratory infection?Do you have allergies?Do you have chronic sinusitis?What medications do you take? Other What other symptoms do you have? ... Read more »
Allergic Rhinitis: Risk Factors
...increasing. Allergies most often appear first in childhood, and allergic rhinitis is the most common chronic condition in childhood, although it can develop at any age. About 20% of allergic... Read more »
Sickle Cell Disease: Symptoms
...infectionsGeneral Symptoms in Childhood. Pain is the most common complaint. It can be acute and severe or chronic, usually from orthopedic problems in the legs and low back. Other symptoms... Read more »
Sinusitis: Causes
...self-limiting and treatable. In some cases, however, the inflammation in the sinuses persists or is chronic do begin with. The causes for such chronic sinusitis cases are sometimes... Read more »

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