{"id":48,"date":"2011-09-15T08:53:28","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T08:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/?p=48"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T07:21:34","slug":"sinusitis-upper-respiratory-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/sinusitis.htm","title":{"rendered":"Sinusitis &#8211; Upper Respiratory Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sinusitis is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. Sinusitis can stem from an upper respiratory infection caused by a variety of bacteria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/sinusitis.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-55\" style=\"margin: 20px;\" title=\"sinusitis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/sinusitis.jpg\" alt=\"sinusitis\" width=\"182\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>As a result, nasal mucous membranes swell and block the ostium of the paranasal sinus. A painful pressure occurs from an accumulation of mucous producing pain, headaches and migraines as a result are not uncommon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Symptoms and signs<\/span><br \/>\nThe skin area over the sinus may be swollen and painful to the touch. A headache and malaise may be present. A purulent nasal discharge may also occur.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Control and treatment: <\/span><br \/>\nWhere there is a purulent infection antibiotics may be necessary. Steam inhalation and other nasal topical vasoconstrictors, such as phenylephrine may 0.25% spray, can assist in the vasoconstriction and drainage.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Listed below are 8 Upper Respiratory Infections<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/sinusitis.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/design\/images\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"13\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Sinusitis \u2013 Upper Respiratory Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/sinusitis.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sinusitis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/pharyngitis.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/design\/images\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"13\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Pharyngitis \u2013 Upper Respiratory Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/pharyngitis.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pharyngitis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/influenza.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/design\/images\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"13\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Influenza \u2013 Upper Respiratory Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/influenza.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">influenza<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/hay-fever.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/design\/images\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"13\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Hay fever or Pollinosis \u2013 Upper Respiratory Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/hay-fever.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hay fever<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/mononucleosis.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/design\/images\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"13\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Mononucleosis \u2013 Upper Respiratory Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/mononucleosis.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">infectious mononucleosis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/bronchitis.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/design\/images\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"13\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Bronchitis \u2013 Upper Respiratory Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/bronchitis.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acute bronchitis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/asthma.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/design\/images\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"13\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Bronchial Asthma \u2013 Upper Respiratory Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/asthma.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bronchial asthma<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/infections\/exercise-induced.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/design\/images\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"10\" height=\"13\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) \u2013 Upper Respiratory Infections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctorIinfections\/exercise-induced.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exercise induced bronchial obstruction (asthma)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sinusitis is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. Sinusitis can stem from an upper respiratory infection caused by a variety of bacteria. As a result, nasal mucous membranes swell and block the ostium of the paranasal sinus. A painful pressure occurs from an accumulation of mucous producing pain, headaches and migraines as a result are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,31],"tags":[41,42,40],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-infections","tag-paranasal-sinuses","tag-respiratory-infection","tag-sinusitis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3375,"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions\/3375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/doctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}