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The body produces inflammation and mucus as methods to protect and defend itself. These processes can prevent pathogens from causing more serious harm, and the sinuses also warm and filter the air one breathes. However, an excess of mucus or inflammation (in amount or duration) can cause worse problems than it would prevent. For this reason, a balance between how much mucus and inflammation the body produces versus removes can play a vital role in healthy sinuses.
 
The body produces inflammation and mucus as methods to protect and defend itself. These processes can prevent pathogens from causing more serious harm, and the sinuses also warm and filter the air one breathes. However, an excess of mucus or inflammation (in amount or duration) can cause worse problems than it would prevent. For this reason, a balance between how much mucus and inflammation the body produces versus removes can play a vital role in healthy sinuses.
  
Rhinosinusitis is the most common illness confronting humanity, and its effects can be severe. Often it starts out as a mild bout of acute rhinosinusitis, such as from a cold virus. However, if the problem spreads, it can persist for a long time, building a protective fortress and lodging pathogens in the body. This can make the disease highly resistant to treatment. It costs many billions of dollars. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251962/] Despite its ubiquity and severity, sinusitis has been poorly studied, and cures remain elusive.
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Rhinosinusitis is the most common illness confronting humanity, and its effects can be severe. Often it starts out as a mild bout of acute rhinosinusitis, such as from a cold virus. However, if the problem spreads, it can persist for a long time, building a protective fortress and lodging pathogens in the body. This can make the disease highly resistant to treatment. Despite its ubiquity and severity, sinusitis has been poorly studied, and cures remain elusive.
  
 
Rhinosinusitis can be difficult to diagnose. Because of its widespread effects, the disease often masks itself. For example, it can cause pain and pressure in the eyes and teeth, as well as neck pain, joint pain, fatigue, vision problems, and many more seemingly unrelated symptoms. Rhinosinusitis may seem like a headache, an eye problem, a circulatory problem, or many other types of problem. Therefore rhinosinusitis may be even ''more'' prevalent than already thought.
 
Rhinosinusitis can be difficult to diagnose. Because of its widespread effects, the disease often masks itself. For example, it can cause pain and pressure in the eyes and teeth, as well as neck pain, joint pain, fatigue, vision problems, and many more seemingly unrelated symptoms. Rhinosinusitis may seem like a headache, an eye problem, a circulatory problem, or many other types of problem. Therefore rhinosinusitis may be even ''more'' prevalent than already thought.
  
 
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