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A member asked:

For chronic sinusitis, changes in the weather affect me significantly, often leading to infection. why is this and what can i do about it?

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As above: May be u will benefit from seeing an ENT physician.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/1/2016

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Drainage problem: Most of the time chronic sinusitis is infection in side sinus due is to poor drainage of secretions as drainage passage is blocked or very narrow. See your ENT doctor so many new techniques are available, to help you and most of the time is office procedure.

Answered 8/30/2014

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