Chronic sinus problems
New York Times, By Ingfei Chen
The humble sinuses, those hollow cavities hidden in the bones around the nose, usually draw little appreciation.
But nothing makes one yearn for clear sinuses like sinusitis, a condition that can make the head feel as if it were filled with cement and can render every breath a struggle.
For millions of people, sinusitis can drag on for months or years, unresolved by medical interventions.
The focus used to be on antibiotic treatments to purge infections that most experts believed were causing chronic sinusitis.
Yet many patients relapsed, leading researchers and clinicians to question their assumptions.