If you consult a physician, he will mostly diagnose sinus diseases by a complete history of your signs and by examining your sinus area and the upper respiratory system. A simple but efficient way to diagnose sinus inflammation and infection is to exercise pressure on the forehead and cheek bones sinuses; it the area is sensitive, a positive diagnose may be established.

The gastro esophageal reflux disease with acid turns in the esophagus is being associated with many cases of respiratory diseases in children but also in some cases of chronic sinusitis in adults. In a clinical study more than 4% of the children suffering from GERD had sinus damages, and about 63% of children with sinusitis had GERD. Some specialists see the gastro esophageal reflux as normal in children and deny its significance for upper respiratory diseases.

This kind of infections usually appears because of the obstruction of the nasal passages and sinus cavities due to the incapacity of the cillate cells to filter all foreign particles. The cill failure is mainly caused by air pollution and viral or bacterial multitude in the air we breathe.

The human nose is the first external filter of the through nasal passages and sinus cavities incoming air. The lining connecting nasal passages and sinus cavities contains a so called cilliar layer, a hair like cell extremity with the role of catching fluids and bacteria and draining them into the nasal passage.

Because of air pollution and different kind of allergies affecting the human body, the ciliar activity is slowed down and doesn’t get to eliminate all the incoming damaging particles. These remaining pieces get stuck in the sinus cavities causing inflammation and infection.

People usually think of a cold when having those regular symptoms; hardly when the headaches become unbearable they see a doctor and find out they suffer from sinusitis. Although sinusitis only means an inflammation of the sinus cavities, the symptoms are always worse than you expect and people spend millions every year trying to relief the symptoms.

Main every day life causes of sinusitis are catching cold, not drinking enough liquids, not resting enough, blowing the nose to hard or annoying the first signs of infection. Untreated small infections can get severe in time and even become permanent in chronic sinusitis. Allergic sinusitis can easily chronicize if not properly deled with. Pregnancy period and menstruation can also cause inflammation of the membranes, but like weather condition, do not trigger alone to the apparition of sinusitis.