Is sphenoid sinusitis a serious disease?

Is sphenoid sinusitis a serious condition? Before understanding whether sphenoid sinusitis is a serious disease, let us first understand what the sphenoid sinus is. There are four groups of sinuses in the human body, namely the maxillary sinus, frontal sinus, ethmoid sinus and sphenoid sinus. The maxillary sinus is located in the bones on both sides of the nose, the ethmoid sinus is located on the inner side of the two eye sockets, the frontal sinus is located above the eyebrow arches on both sides, and the sphenoid sinus is located at the back of the nasal cavity, close to the base of the skull. Inflammation of the mucous membranes of these four groups of sinuses is collectively called sinusitis, so sphenoid sinusitis is actually a type of sinusitis. Because the sphenoid sinus is located deep, the lighting during nasal endoscopy is insufficient and its opening cannot be seen. In addition, the symptoms of sphenoid sinusitis are unclear, so the incidence of sphenoid sinusitis is believed to be the lowest.

Many people may not know much about sphenoid sinusitis. Among the common ear, nose and throat diseases, the incidence of sphenoid sinusitis is not very high, so many people are not clear about the symptoms of sphenoid sinusitis. If you don’t know the symptoms of sphenoid sinusitis, it means that you can’t detect the disease and treat it in time. Therefore, in order to avoid getting sick without knowing it, everyone must have a detailed understanding of the symptoms of sphenoid sinusitis.

What are the symptoms of sphenoid sinusitis?

1. Headache. It is often located behind the eyeball, especially on the top of the head and the occipital area, and is aggravated at night or after drinking.

2. Dizziness. The gait is unsteady and the patient sways from side to side, but there is no directional deviation, which is different from ear vertigo.

3. Reflex neuralgia. There may be facial pain, toothache, neuralgia in the mastoid, neck, shoulders and back.

4. Olfactory disorder. Loss of smell, often of unknown cause. This is a typical symptom of sphenoid sinusitis, but it is often ignored, so patients must pay attention to it.

5. Postnasal drip. When the head is lowered or the head position changes, purulent secretions may flow from the posterior nasal cavity to the pharynx, and the symptoms will be temporarily relieved after spitting out.

If sphenoid sinusitis is not cured for a long time, it may become a lesion, affecting the inflammation of surrounding tissues, especially eye diseases, such as central retinitis, etc., which may spread outward and cause otitis media, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, etc.

Complications such as sphenoid sinusitis can affect the entire body. It is necessary to find out the cause of sphenoid sinusitis and then carry out targeted treatment in order to achieve the best treatment effect. As a common disease, there are many treatments for sphenoid sinusitis, but the effects vary. Laser treatment of sphenoid sinusitis uses laser to burn the nasal lesions, causing necrosis of the proliferating capillaries and temporarily relieving nasal ventilation. It cannot effectively eliminate the cause of the disease fundamentally and will inevitably damage the nasal mucosa, dry the nasal cavity, and lose the function of the nasal cavity itself.