Leading Louisiana Doctors Discuss Sinus Infections
Dr. Robert Crowe and Dr. Dana Roloff direct and see patients daily at Sabine Urgent Care in Many and Leesville, LA, treating many patients with sinusitis daily, and they want to discuss the symptoms of a sinus infection with you. Our highly experienced doctors are skilled and licensed in many medical areas.
How Do I Know If I Have a Sinus Infection?
Sinus Infection: Inflamed sinus tissue with mucus buildup/primary symptoms is pain/pressure throughout your face/nasal congestion.
Sinus infections can appear on many different levels, from simply a pesky runny nose to excruciating facial pain surrounding the eyes and forehead. If you experience the following signs and symptoms of a sinus infection, it can sometimes mimic a cold. You may have a sinus infection if you experience the following, although it is unlikely you will experience all these common symptoms.
- Stuffy nose
- Runny nose
- Nasal congestion/nasal swelling
- Facial pain/tooth pain
- Facial pressure
- Reduced or inability to smell odors
- Chronic cough
- Fatigue
- Green/yellow nasal discharge
- Fever
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Drainage in the back of the throat
- Bad breath
These signs and symptoms don't last long and usually disappear in a week or two, but not before making your life miserable. Just when you believe you have nabbed this infection, it reappears again.
The deciding factor of visiting Sabine Urgent Care in Many, and Leesville, LA, is if your sinus infections come and go many times throughout the year or your signs and symptoms do not go away.
Some individuals are more prone to developing sinus infections than others. Some criteria for developing a sinus infection could be a cold, nasal polyp, suppressed immunity, allergies, or contracting an illness from someone else.
Treatment Options
Sometimes, a few generic home-grown treatment options heal a sinus infection, such as getting more rest and using decongestants. However, it is time to visit us if your symptoms do not go away or keep returning.
We create an individualized treatment plan that may include home remedies, over-the-counter and prescribed medications, and lifestyle changes such as antibiotics, steroids, or antihistamines. When these treatment options fail, as a last resort, you may have to consider it time for a minimally invasive surgical procedure to unblock your sinuses.
Don't Keep Suffering from Chronic Sinus Infections, and Visit Sabine for Urgent Care
Don't let your sinusitis keep you down. Call Dr. Crowe and Dr. Roloff at Sabine Urgent Care at the Many, and Leesville, LA offices, and make your appointment today. You can reach them in the Leesville, LA, office by calling (337) 404-4106, or in Many, LA, by calling (318) 590-9390, so call today.
It is not wise to let a sinus infection go without the proper treatment. This chronic infection can develop unwanted complications such as bronchitis, so it is best to go for treatment.