How to Use sinusitis in a Sentence

sinusitis

noun
  • Camilla was struck with sinusitis and nerves on the eve of her second wedding.
    Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 17 July 2022
  • The practice was used to relieve pressure in the skull or treat symptoms of epilepsy and sinusitis.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Rhinitis is a symptom of the common cold or hay fever, but chronic sinusitis lasts longer than those issues.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The discharge that comes with sinusitis is usually thick, yellow or greenish mucus.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Chronic sinusitis causes sinus symptoms for more than three months.
    Sarah Bradley, Health, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Billy Idol had to cancel a bunch of dates last year, including a Shaky Knees headlining appearance in Atlanta, due to a sinusitis infection.
    Rodney Ho, ajc, 27 Jan. 2023
  • His lawyer said he was diagnosed in October with bronchitis and sinusitis.
    CBS News, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Sinus headaches happen due to sinusitis, or an inflammation of your sinuses, the cavities in your skull that are connected to your nose, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Zahra Barnes, SELF, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Viral sinus infections—also known as sinusitis—usually clear up on their own, says Dr. Lebowitz.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • For example, a person with chronic sinusitis would be referred to a rhinologist.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Their youngest son, James, also was diagnosed with pneumonia, while Silva and their other son, Alexander, struggled with sinusitis and ear infections.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs decides these exposure claims on a case-by-case basis, with the exception of those filed for asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis.
    Mariam Khan, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Chronic sinusitis, which is an inflammation of the sinuses, is different from rhinitis, which causes inflammation in the nose, Dr. Parikh says.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Feb. 2018
  • For example, many of my clients with inflammatory conditions (like eczema, psoriasis, arthritis, chronic sinusitis, and IBS) avoid gluten, as well as dairy and soy.
    Health.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • In studies, patients are commonly diagnosed with sinusitis when migraine is the true offender.
    Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 10 Nov. 2021
  • But a sinus CT scan performed after Mimi had taken medications for two months still showed persistent sinusitis.
    Sandra G. Boodman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • With the end of Covid-19 nowhere in sight, the U.S. must brace for the annual surge of influenza, bronchitis, sinusitis, bronchiolitis, and other acute respiratory illnesses.
    Jowa (zhuo) Shi and Ateev Mehrotra, STAT, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Mucormycosis can often have early warning signs that seem a lot like a regular sinusitis infection.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 14 May 2021
  • But strictly speaking, a diagnosis of sinusitis requires fever and deep-seated tenderness.
    Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2013
  • In August, the Department of Veterans Affairs began processing claims for veterans suffering from asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis based on exposure to the pits.
    NBC News, 14 Apr. 2021
  • As sinusitis is caused by inflammation of the tissues lining the nose and sinuses, this monumental jump from sino-nasal inflammation and trans-cutaneous (via the skin) anti-inflammatory effects via taping is quite a stretch.
    Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • Salt therapy not only helps with COPD and chronic bronchitis but also allergies, asthma, sinusitis, ear infections and some skin conditions.
    Tessie Cordero, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • In November, the White House announced that soldiers exposed to burn pits who developed any of three specific ailments — asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis — within 10 years can receive disability benefits.
    Kevin Freking, ajc, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Some doctors have used the infusions to treat chronic conditions, such as asthma attacks, migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, acute muscle spasm, sinusitis and allergies.
    Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • In the course of her investigation, a host of alternate infections have emerged: not just strep, but bacterial mycoplasma, influenza, sinusitis, pneumonia and others.
    Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2017
  • The most common side effects are nose and throat irritation, sinusitis, upper respiratory infection, throat pain, headache, muscle aches, nausea and diarrhea.
    Stacey Burling, Philly.com, 8 June 2018
  • Considering that sinus infections are so common—over 30 million people are diagnosed with sinus infections (aka sinusitis) every year in the U.S.—stories like this can be terrifying.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Young children are also at risk of developing secondary infections like pneumonia and ear infections, explains Stockwell, and older kids can develop sinusitis.
    Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Unlike the antibiotics produced from this, these mold spores can easily move throughout the home in the air and be inhaled, causing respiratory problems, pulmonary inflammation, asthma, and potentially chronic sinusitis.
    Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 17 Sep. 2018
  • Medically, inflammation of the nose and sinuses is called rhinosinusitis or sinusitis.
    Maggie O'Neill, Health, 9 May 2023

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