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Sinus ailments are more prevalent than many common illnesses such as hypertension and arthritis. The fact that the illness is common, however, does not comfort those who suffer from it.
Unfortunately, sinus sufferers are sometimes not taken very seriously. As a result, they end up adapting to their condition and accepting a lower quality of life ("living with it"). After years of failing to find relief, many peoiple suffering from sinus problems such as headaches, cough, congestion and fatigue have decided that those complaints are just normal for them.

People often think of sinus problems in terms of postnasal drainage and pressure headaches. However, recent medical research indicates that sinus patients may also have chronic cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, facial pressure, headache, recurrent ear infection, pneumonia, chronic fatigue, or any combination thereof. There is, therefore, no "typical" sinus patient.

Since sinus development is present at birth and continues through adolescence and early adulthood, children do have sinus problems. As more is learned about sinus disease, it is now known that many chronic childhood complaints can be linked to a sinus disorder. Although a chronic "snotty nose" may be obvious, frequently there is no complaint from the child. More subtle indications are bad breath, hearing loss, sore troat, cough and/or low energy level.

Although it is common for headaches to be blamed on sinus trouble, not all head pain is a "sinus headache". Those that are can usually be identified thanks to improved diagnostic methods. The outlook for sinus headache patients has never been better. The pain need not be accepted as a fact of life that one must "learn to live with".