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Article: When it's more than just sniffles Sinus infections are common in dry climate, but can be prevented
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- November 2, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright 1999 The Gazette. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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If you can't seem to shake that cold, if you've been dragging for
weeks and your face feels like it has been encased in concrete, odds
are you don't have a cold.
Instead, you probably have a sinus infection. If you do, you're
hardly alone: An estimated 37 million Americans or more a year suffer
at least one episode of sinusitis, or sinus infection. And Colorado's
dry climate can add to the problem.
The good news: There are ways to ward off sinusitis. And ways to
treat it once it has struck.
WHAT IS IT?
When sinuses become inflamed and unable to drain properly, the