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Sinus infections and what causes them

Medically reviewed by Sukaina Hasnie, MD Key Takeaways Acute sinus infections often start with allergies or a viral infection.Recurrent sinus infections occur when you have multiple sinus infections ...
It's respiratory virus season — and between RSV, the flu and COVID-19, there’s no shortage of contagious viruses making people cough, sneeze and ache right now. And if you've got a stuffy nose, you ...
Sinus infections, also known as sinusitis, can leave us feeling miserable with symptoms like nasal congestion, facial pain ...
Coughs are notoriously difficult to get rid of, and unfortunately, no magic pill can make them disappear overnight. That’s ...
Medications such as nasal decongestants and cough suppressants may help manage symptoms of upper respiratory infections. Most respiratory infections clear up with self-care at home. A respiratory ...
Your nose is runny and stuffy and your throat is sore. Could it be the start of a cold or a sinus infection? Or is it allergies? The symptoms of these conditions each overlap somewhat, but health ...
Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals. “Patients continue to be plagued by allergies, sinus ...
No one's thrilled to get sick, but there's something extra cruddy about a sinus infection. The pain, the pressure, the congestion, ugh! If you're dealing with these symptoms right now, you're probably ...
There comes a time each year — it could mid-winter in the brittle cold, when colds and flu are making their rounds, or in the middle of spring, when pollen fills the air — when you just can't stop ...
Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...
When you’re overcoming the cold or flu, you can get trapped in a hellish cycle of needing sleep to recover, but losing sleep due to lingering symptoms. Even after your cough has disappeared during the ...
Temperatures are dropping and we are in the middle of the season where everyone begins to get sick. There are *** variety of respiratory illnesses going around like the flu, COVID and RSV. As we spend ...