Clearing of the sinuses at The Harley Street ENT Clinic
Sinusitis is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, which may or may not be as a result of infection, from bacterial, fungal, viral, allergic or autoimmune issues. Newer classifications of sinusitis refer to it as rhinosinusitis, taking into account the thought that inflammation of the sinuses cannot occur without some inflammation of the nose as well (rhinitis). Acute sinusitis is usually precipitated by an earlier upper respiratory tract infection, generally of viral origin.