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is there a connection between hypothyroidism and sinusitis?

uomosfortunatoMay 7, 2016
hello. I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I have sinus problems due to surgery and maximal medical therapy. can it cause sinusitis?

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Dr. Garrett H. Bennett, MD
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Garrett H. Bennett, MD

Your bleeding and oozing is normal especially for the first week. Your nose looks swollen and looks like you have packing which can also contribute to frontal drainage. You are still very early and need to be patient. When your surgeon cleans out your nose and removes any packing you should feel...

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Ethem Sahin, MD

The sinus problem can be due to many things. First of all, you should be examined and tested in terms of allergy, a complete questioning should be done, and a recent sinus tomography should be viewed from all aspects. If you send these to me I can help you more. My thesis is allergic rhinitis...

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Mark Loury, MD, FACS (retired)

To be honest I am having a hard time understanding your problem. Other than an empty nose syndrome which causes too much dryness I can't imagine a reason why one would want to narrow the maxillary sinus opening. If the opening is too large then dry ulcers can form on the back wall of the sinus...

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