Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses — the air-filled spaces around your nose and eyes. Acute sinusitis usually follows a viral cold and clears within ten days. Chronic sinusitis, lasting beyond 12 weeks, tells a different story and often needs imaging, allergy review, and sometimes surgery.
Nose Condition · Dr. Naseer's ENT
When the small openings that drain the sinuses get blocked — by swelling, polyps, or a deviated septum — pressure and infection build up behind them. The result is facial pain, congestion, and the heavy-headed feeling that comes with sinusitis.
Modern endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and balloon sinuplasty have transformed the treatment of stubborn sinus disease — both are day-care, minimally invasive procedures.
Symptoms beyond ten days that are getting worse, severe facial pain, swelling around the eyes, vision changes, or repeated infections each year all merit a proper ENT review and, often, a CT scan.