Rhinosinusitis secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]

Overview

Secondary prevention is mostly aimed at preventing the exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis or another episode of acute recurrent sinusitis. Practices such as abstaining from smoking, using saline nasal irrigation, and receiving treatment for the underlying cause can be used to promote healthy sinuses.^[1]

Secondary Prevention

Secondary prevention is mostly aimed at preventing the exacerbation of chronic rhinosinusitis or another episode of acute recurrent sinusitis. Practices such as abstaining from smoking, using saline nasal irrigation, and receiving treatment for the underlying cause can be used to promote healthy sinuses.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/1201/p1718.html. Accessed on Oct. 4, 2016.

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[AAFP-1] 1.0 ^1.1 American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/1201/p1718.html. Accessed on Oct. 4, 2016.

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