Acute sinus infections often start with allergies or viral infection (such as a cold) and sometimes develop into a bacterial infection. Chronic sinus infections are usually due to ongoing ...

If sinus obstruction occurs, the retained secretions create a milieu that is ideal for bacterial growth resulting in bacterial sinusitis. The anterior ethmoid-middle meatal complex (osteomeatal ...

But in some cases, viral sinusitis can burgeon into a bacterial sinus infection. The reason: "We all have bacteria that live in our nose and our sinuses normally," says Ahmad Sedaghat, MD ...

In addition, computed tomography will delineate the osteomeatal complex and sinuses themselves in great detail, which may provide important information when sinus surgery is planned. Magnetic ...