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Sinus Smells Migraine
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Symptoms Suggesting a Bacterial Infection
Sinus symptoms are very common during a cold or the flu, but in most cases they are due to the effects of the infecting virus and resolve when the infection does. It is important to differentiate between inflamed sinuses associated with cold or flu virus and sinusitis caused by bacteria.
The signs and symptoms that are associated with the diagnosis of sinusitis include one or two of the following:
- Nasal congestion and discharge that typically is...
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Sinus Headache or Migraine?
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Smell: impaired
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Impaired smell is the partial or total loss of the sense of smell.Alternative NamesLoss of smell; AnosmiaConsiderationsThe loss of smell can occur as... Read more »
Sinusitis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Acute sinusitis; Sinus infection; Sinusitis - acute; Sinusitis - chronic; Rhinosinusitis SymptomsThe classic symptoms of acute sinusitis in adults... Read more »
Ethmoiditis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Ethmoiditis is an inflammation of the ethmoidal cells in the sinuses, the air-filled cavities behind the nose and between the eyes. See also:... Read more »
Sinusitis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Sinusitis is an inflammation of the nasal sinuses. It is usually caused by infection (bacterial or viral), but can also be caused by allergic... Read more »
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