With the arrival of autumn in Brazil, the heat and sunny weather begin to mix with the colder weather and rainy days. The sudden changes in temperature favor the increase in cases of sinusitis, a disease that affects one in eight people worldwide, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF).
“Due to lower temperatures, a drop in air humidity and a higher concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere during this period of the year, there is an increase in the proliferation of respiratory diseases. Not only sinusitis, but also rhinitis and rhinosinusitis are more common at these times of the year”, explains otorhinolaryngologist Priscila Espínola, from Hospital de Olhos Santa Luzia, a member of the Vision One network.
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Sinusitis is the inflammation of the mucous membranes of the sinuses – a region of the skull formed by bone cavities around the nose, eyes and cheekbones. Anatomical alterations or cases of allergy or infection can facilitate the appearance of germs in the region, which predisposes to sinusitis.
Patients with sinusitis usually have symptoms such as nasal congestion, headache, fever, secretion, loss of appetite, sore throat, among others. Still according to the AAO-HNSF, the disease is the fifth most frequent cause of antibiotic use.
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