Symptoms of sinusitis in the elderly

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The characteristics of sinusitis in the elderly. Sinusitis is characterized by nasal congestion, purulent nasal discharge, dizziness, headache and hypoolfaction.

Symptoms of sinusitis in the elderly

Due to the influence of age and physiological changes, the elderly have slow metabolism, vascular sclerosis, and decreased nasal ciliary function. When they suffer from chronic rhinitis and sinusitis, the turbinate edema is sometimes obvious, and some can also turn into turbinate polypoid changes. Their self-defense ability is poorer than that of the young.

Due to the atrophy of nasal mucosa and the decrease of secretion function of glands in the elderly, the symptoms are nasal congestion, dry nasal cavity, easy bleeding, hypoosmia and so on.

Some elderly people are affected by autonomic nerve dysfunction. On the one hand, the nasal cavity is dry, on the other hand, they keep running clear water like nasal discharge.

matters needing attention

In the elderly, the barrier function of mucosa is weakened, humoral immunity, cellular immunity and inflammatory stress response are reduced, so rhinosinusitis is easy to relapse.