Sinusitis, also known as rhinosinusitis, is inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the sinuses, leading to symptoms that may include thick nasal mucus, nasal congestion and facial pain. Other signs and symptoms may include fever, headache, poor sense of smell, sore throat and cough. It is defined as acute sinusitis if it lasts less than 4 weeks, and chronic sinusitis if it lasts longer than 12 weeks.


Sinusitis can be caused by infection, allergies, air pollution or structural problems in the nose. Most cases are caused by a viral infection. Recurrent episodes are more common in individuals with asthma, cystic fibrosis and poor immune function. X-rays are usually not necessary unless complications are suspected. In chronic cases, confirmatory testing is recommended by either direct visualization or computed tomography.


Some cases can be prevented by hand washing, avoiding smoking and immunization.


Treatment BeterKlinic

BeterKliniek is the clinic for Integrative Medicine that bridges regular and non-regular medicine.

An van Veen (physician) and Michael van Gils (therapist) look for the cause of a condition or disease. That is where the treatment starts otherwise, as people often say, it is 'carrying water to the sea'. We call this cause medicine. Sometimes it is also desirable to treat the symptoms (at the same time). We call this symptom medicine.

Chronic disorders often have their cause in epi- genetics. You can schedule a free informative telephone consultation (phone number 040-7117337 until 1 p.m.) at BeterKliniek to discuss your symptoms so that we can provide you with further advice.