Symptoms of ethmoid cyst

Update Date: 2023-01-21 Source: Network

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Located in the ethmoid labyrinth above and outside the nasal cavity, it is composed of small air chambers with different degrees of gasification. There are 3-18 small air chambers on each side. The size, arrangement and extension range of the air chambers are very irregular, and the two sides are very asymmetric. The ethmoid chamber varies greatly, but develops in different degrees. In well-developed ethmoid sinus, the air chamber can extend into the bottom of frontal sinus, the superior or lateral sphenoid sinus, the posterior superior of maxillary sinus and the orbital part of frontal bone. In some cases, it can reach the contralateral nasal cavity through the nasal septum or extend upward into the cockscomb. The symptom of cyst of ethmoid sinus tells everybody

Symptoms of ethmoid cyst

1. General symptoms: low energy, easy to be tired, dizzy, memory loss, inattention, acute attack, chills, fever, loss of appetite, constipation, and general discomfort. 　

2. Local symptoms: purulent nose is the main symptom, sticky purulent or purulent, the former group of sinusitis, easy to blow out from the front nostril, the latter group of sinusitis, mostly through the back nostril into the pharynx, odontogenic maxillary sinusitis nose often has a rotten smell; nasal congestion

3. Reflex neuralgia can have facial pain, toothache, mastoid neck, shoulder and back neuralgia. When the head is lowered or the head position changes, purulent secretion may flow from the posterior nostril to the pharynx, and the symptoms will be relieved temporarily.

matters needing attention

1. Pay attention to nasal hygiene at ordinary times, and form a good habit of washing the nose in the morning and evening. 2. Pay attention to blowing your nose. If you have a stuffy nose and a lot of snot, you should press one side of the nostril and blow with a little force. After that, I blow it alternately. When the nasal mucus is too thick, wash the nose with saline to avoid damaging the nasal mucosa. 3. When swimming, the posture should be correct and the head should be out of the water as far as possible.