What are the symptoms of chronic sinusitis in children?

Chronic sinusitis is a nasal disease with a particularly high incidence rate in children. When a baby is infected with the disease, parents are particularly worried. The best way to deal with the disease is prevention. To better prevent sinusitis in children, we must first understand the relevant symptoms of sinusitis in children. Only in this way can we take targeted prevention measures. First, let’s take a look at the symptoms of chronic sinusitis in children!

1. Acute sinusitis: The early symptoms are similar to those of acute rhinitis or colds, but the systemic symptoms are more obvious than those in adults. Therefore, in addition to nasal congestion and excessive purulent discharge, there may be symptoms such as fever, dehydration, mental depression or irritability, rapid breathing, refusal to eat, and even convulsions. It is also accompanied by sore throat and cough; it may also be accompanied by acute otitis media, nosebleed, etc.; older children may complain of headache or pain on one side of the cheek.

2. Chronic sinusitis: The main symptoms are intermittent or frequent nasal congestion, mucous or mucopurulent nasal discharge, and frequent nose bleeding. Severe patients may show lack of energy, poor appetite, weight loss or low fever, and may even develop systemic diseases such as anemia, rheumatism, joint pain, colds, gastrointestinal or kidney diseases, resulting in developmental problems.

3. Due to long-term nasal obstruction and mouth breathing, the children suffer from developmental abnormalities in the maxillofacial, chest and intellectual functions.

There are seven major symptoms of sinusitis in young children: (1) persistent purulent rhinorrhea; (2) chronic nasal obstruction; (3) posterior nasal discharge; (4) cough, which is usually worse when sleeping or waking up; (5) foul-smelling breath; (6) headache; and (7) behavioral changes.

Physical signs may include: nasal congestion, purulent nasal drainage or choanae leakage, nasal polyps and/or facial and periorbital swelling, and may also be accompanied by signs of exudative otitis media and adenoid hypertrophy. The diagnosis of sinusitis in children should be based on a comprehensive analysis of symptoms, signs and imaging examinations.

This is all we have to say about the symptoms of chronic sinusitis in children. From these symptoms, we can see that this disease will have a great impact on the baby's health, so parents must treat it with caution. Sinusitis can be divided into acute and chronic types, and it must be treated in time when it occurs. Once it develops into chronic sinusitis, the harm will be even greater.