EENT

9/16/99

Sinuses

1. Frontal—pain across the brow
2. Sphenoid—tension headache mimics
3. Ethmoid—grab the bridge of the nose and push back and forth
4. Maxillary—if one tooth hurts it is a tooth infection, if several teeth hurt it is sinusitis

Stuffiness, fever, runny nose, tearing eyes, discomfort over the area, discomfort in the teeth

Rhinitis—just the nose, runny nose, stuffy nose

Sinusitis—blocking of the sinuses

What causes sinusitis—blocked foramen