What are the causes of sinusitis in children?

When it comes to sinusitis, everyone is familiar with it. This is a nasal disease that will have a great impact on the patient's health and will induce a series of comparative problems, some of which will also cause fever, headache, shortness of breath and other diseases. Children are still the main patients of sinusitis. Many parents don’t know why their babies are infected with the disease. What are the causes of sinusitis in children? Let’s take a look!

1. Reduced overall body resistance, such as excessive fatigue, cold and dampness, malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, and poor living environment.

2. Allergic constitution, systemic diseases such as anemia, endocrine dysfunction (such as hypofunction of the thyroid, pituitary gland and gonads), acute infectious diseases such as influenza, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, etc. can all induce the occurrence of this disease.

3. Some nasal diseases, such as deviated nasal septum, hypertrophy of the middle turbinate, nasal polyps, allergic rhinitis, nasal foreign bodies or nasal tumors, can also cause sinusitis.

4. Adjacent lesions, such as tonsillitis or adenoids hypertrophy, infection of the roots of the maxillary second bicuspids and the first and second molars, damage to the maxillary sinus wall during tooth extraction, or caries roots falling into the maxillary sinus can also lead to sinusitis.

5. Others, such as sinus trauma and fracture; improper diving posture when swimming (such as standing diving), or improper nose blowing after diving and swimming, sewage entering the sinuses; nasal packing left in the nasal cavity for too long; rapid descent from high altitude, the sinus cavity and the outside world form a relative negative pressure, and nasal secretions are inhaled into the sinuses, etc. can also cause the disease.

After reading this, you now know the causes of sinusitis in children! Although it is a very common disease, it is very harmful and must be treated in time when it is discovered. Once the condition worsens, it will also induce a series of nasal problems. During treatment, you should also pay attention to your diet, ensure adequate sleep, exercise more, and improve your physical fitness.