Can
sinus infection cause lightheadedness
Sinus infection does not cause lightheadedness, but
alternatively can cause dizziness,
There is a great
different between lightheadedness and dizziness, lightheadedness is the feeling
of you are about to pass out or you are about to faint, it is caused by seizure
of blood to the brain. You can ease lightheadedness by laying down for some
time, at least to allow blood to reach your brain.
Common cause
of lightheadedness is high blood pressure, low blood sugar, rapid dehydration
from diarrhea, fever or playing a wind instrument.
Dizziness is
different from lightheadedness, when you
are dizzy you will feel as if your leg is weightless or your head is
weightless, sometime you will feel as if the room is spinning , the difference
between lightheadedness an dizziness are quite blurry but they are extremely
different things caused by difference factors. It can be caused by sinus infection
as a result of stuffiness of mucus in the nasal cavity that lead to an ear
imbalance a condition known as vertigo.
Although sinus
infection cause a serious headaches, it
is characterized by a deep an constant pain in
the forehead, cheekbone or the
bridge of your nose, this type of headaches are very severe un the morning when
the mucus have been collecting all the night. It also worsen when the
environmental humidity have changes.
Other symptoms
of sinus infection are nasal discharge, nasal congestion, sore mouth and throat
irritation,
You can
prevent sinus infection by preventing the any thing that can irritate the nose,
maintain a good hygiene to prevent bacteria and virus from infecting your
sinus, avoid smoking because smoking can cause damages your nose, mouth and
respiratory system cavity and thereby making prone to bacterial and viral
attack.
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