Talk:Sinusitis

Sinusitis and Personality Disorders - Mental Illness.

My research of confirmed research articles confirms a connection between serious forms of deep sinusitis, ie sphenoid, and personality changes, neurological changes, etc...

Here are the links: Nasal, ... PubMed Links

This material is not common knowledge although somewhat simple to understand. An infection close to the brain, and toxins enter it.

--Caesar J.B. Squitti: Son of Maryann Rosso and Arthur Natale Squitti (talk) 04:56, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

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Natural Nasal Sprays such as Sinus Buster, SinuSoothe and Sinol are increasingly being recommended by Health physicians in the U.S. to relieve the symptoms of sinusitis. The manufacturers claim their nasal sprays are completely safe and can be used long term. They contain ingredients such as turmeric oil, tea tree oil and capsaicinwhich have been clinically proven to have anti-allergenic,anti-bacterial,anti-fungal,anti-histamine,anti-inflammatory,analgesic,anti-septic,anti-viral,decongestant and expectorant properties. A double blind cross overy study that was carried out by the Institute for Asthma and Allergy showed some evidence of their effciacy although more trials would be helpful.

was removed for a number of reasons.

First it is not based upon reviews as per WP:MEDRS but rather primary research. Also many of the refs do not pertain to the topic at hand and are WP:SYNTH. Please discuss before readding.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:36, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

External Review

The following comments from external reviewer BSW-JMH are in conjunction with the joint Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine/Google Project.

Hello Sinusitis writers and editors. The article has been give a Class B rating and high importance on the WikiProject Medicine quality scale. The article is, for the most part, complete, provide a substantial amount of information on sinusitis, and has appropriate references. As part of my review, I have revised the text to to enhance the clarity and flow of the article. Further, I have detailed some suggestions below that I hope are helpful to further enhance the scope of the article. I listed my comments by section to facilitate future revisions.

Introductory section

In general, this article references primary peer-review scientific literature. I think this is appropriate for citing specific pieces of information but can be problematic for disseminating general information to Wikipedia users. For example, the reference in the introductory section is an article in the American Journal of Medicine"", which may not be available to the general public. There are several public websites on sinusitis that would be useful to cite here. These include Google Health (https://health.google.com/health/ref/Sinusitis), Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chronic-sinusitis/DS00232/DSECTION%3Dsymptoms), Medline Plus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000647.htm), and WebMD (http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus-infection).

Non of these references of really ideal. We should reference the peer reviewed literature as peer WP:MEDRS.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:46, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Classification

In general this was well written, a few minor changes were made. I revised the text to improve flow and clarity and rearranged the Chronic sinusitis section to make the sequence of information more logical. Citation needed tags were added to sentences that require references. Suggestions: The "By Location" subsection is very anatomical. The technical terms should be replaced with common language. Also a figure of the sinuses, such as this one (https://health.google.com/health/ref/graphic/19315) or found at this site (http://www.medicinenet.com/sinusitis/article.htm), would be a useful addition.BSW-JMH (talk) 16:41, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks for the comments. The images has a copyright of ADAMs on it. Is it in the public domain? I have seen lots of images like this and have always been unsure thus have not used them.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 17:05, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Signs and symptoms

Again, minor changes were made and citation need tags were added. There is still a little technical language, such as ennervate, however I do not think it detracts from the article. But more common language is better, even in these cases. Suggestions: A reference or citation about the migrane drug would be helpful, including the manufacturer.BSW-JMH (talk) 17:23, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Causes

Minor changes were made. Much of this section is redundant. The material should be expanded and possibly grouped with pathophysiology, as mentioned below.BSW-JMH (talk) 19:34, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Pathophysiology

I rearranged the sentences. The lead sentence should refer to sinusitis and the supporting sentence further discuss biofilms. Suggestions: This section is extremely limited in scope and should be expanded. Key questions: What causes the inflammation in non-biofilm sinusitis? Is it the immune system, a histamine response, other cytokines and chemokines? Why does sinus inflammation often cause headaches and toothaches?BSW-JMH (talk) 17:29, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Diagnosis

Minor changes were made. The last sentence is a little out of place. Addition of information about the other techniques used for diagnosis (CT scan, biopsy, cultures) would be a good addition to this section. This website has a nice slideshow of pictures related to sinus infections, polyps, and a color MRI of inflammed sinuses (http://www.medicinenet.com/sinusitis_pictures_slideshow/article.htm#)BSW-JMH (talk) 19:51, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

But of course all those images are copyrighted and unusable here. For images to be used they need to be in the creative commons.Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:54, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Treatment

Only minor changes were made. This section is well written and referenced appropriately. Suggestions: Surgery- This section is more complicated than the other sections and written more for a physican. The language here should be made more colloquial, so that it can be understood by the general public.

The sentence on the use of antifungal treatments should be expanded as new information becomes available. Even including informed speculation from experts in fungal allergies would be a nice addition to make this into a paragraph.

References

1. 6 needs to be updated (^ http://www.austinent.com/info/wiki/sinusitis.php)
2. 18 needs more details (^ Harrison's Manual of Medicine 16/e)
3. 30 needs more details (Bailey and Love)

External Links

These are appropriate, though more should be added if possible.

I hope these suggestions are useful to the writers and editors of this article.BSW-JMH (talk) 20:32, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

I would like to add a useful blog site on sinusitis: http://sinusitisunderstood.blogspot.com/ I tried to add it but it was deleted. Can you explain to me why it was deleted. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dribrook (talk • contribs) 12:38, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

Treatments and Prevention

I think its very important to reinstate the mention and expansion of the treatment section. Most people will not know what nasal irrigation is, and if they are looking for a self-treatment, they might need a little more information before they search further for nasal irrigation methods. I mentioned once, and will enclose again, an example of nasal irrigation, called the Neti Pot, as well as brief description of what its purpose is, and how it can help treat sinusitis. Alanna91 (talk) 20:09, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

I am also thinking about adding a Prevention section to this article, because I have found from personal experience, and from doctor's that there are ways in which you can protect yourself against sinus infections. Alanna91 (talk) 20:09, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Yes good ideas. Please use reliable sources per WP:MEDRS. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 21:02, 2 December 2010 (UTC)