Sinus Infections Treatment Doctor in Jamestown, and Fargo, ND

Symptoms of a sinus infection are quite similar to a cold; however, a sinus infection will cause more pressure in your face and sinuses.

Sinusitis symptoms include:
 
– Pressure in sinuses, especially when looking down
– Post-nasal drip
– Headache
– Runny nose
– White discharge
– Bad breath
– Sore throat
– Face tenderness
– Stuffy nose
– Fatigue
– Loss of smell and taste

A sinus infection doesn’t sound like a serious health issue, but if left untreated for too long, it can actually become life-threatening. If you don’t get the correct treatment such as antibiotics or nasal spray, the infection can spread. Here are a few rare, but possible conditions chronic sinusitis can cause:
 
– Meningitis
– Blindness
– Cavernous sinus thrombosis
– Brain Abscess
– Dacryocystitis
– Orbital cellulitis
– Frontal bone osteomyelitis
– Complete loss of your voice, taste, or smell
 
Sinus infections are easy to treat as long as you get care within the first month of infection, complications will begin to arise shortly after this time. If you suffer from chronic sinusitis, ask your primary healthcare provider to refer you to an ear, nose, and throat specialist.

There are three stages of a sinus infection: acute sinusitis, subacute sinusitis, and chronic sinusitis. The most common stage is acute sinusitis which clears up within 2-4 weeks. Once you have a sinus infection for one to three months, your doctor will change your diagnosis to subacute sinusitis. After three months, your sinus infection is officially chronic. If antibiotics, nose sprays, and steroids aren’t working to clear your infection, your doctor may decide to perform surgery. This will prevent you from getting a life-threatening condition.

Sinus infections share a few similarities to covid that can make it difficult to determine which infection you have. They both cause loss of taste and smell, sore throat, fatigue, and fever. Fortunately, there are also many differences that will hopefully determine which one you have. Sinusitis is an infection of the sinuses meaning that the majority of your symptoms will be around your face. On the other hand, if you have covid, the majority of your symptoms will be around your chest. Covid symptoms include cough, fever, sore throat, migraine, difficulty breathing, chest pain, and shortness of breath. If you aren’t sure whether you have covid or a sinus infection, go to a covid testing site or an urgent care center so that you don’t accidentally put other people in harm’s way.
 
Medallus Urgent Care can help you clear your sinus infection before it becomes a big problem requiring serious treatment such as surgery. So contact us today. We serve patients from Jamestown ND, Valley City ND, Devils Lake ND, Fargo ND, Mapleton ND, Horace ND, and surrounding areas.