Sinusitis and Sinus Disease (Clinic located in Maryland and northern Virginia)
If you are suffering from sinus pressure, sinus headaches, frequent or chronic sinus infections and possibly other sinus disease symptoms, please make an appointment in one of our offices which serve Germantown, Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village, Rockville of Montgomery County, MD or in Manassas, VA. Our expert team in Premier Allergy and Asthma Centers will provide you with effective and comprehensive sinus disease diagnosis, treatment and relief.
Inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, hollow areas of the skull in the cheekbones, forehead and behind the nose is called sinusitis. Sinusitis can be acute or chronic and can be caused by infectious agents, allergies or their combination. It is very common and affects 20 – 30 million Americans a year. The typical symptoms include facial pressure or in the forehead, a stuffy nose, nasal drainage, post-nasal drip, cough, head congestion, ear fullness and/or a headache.
Symptoms may also include a toothache, tiredness and, occasionally, a fever. Chronic sinusitis may manifest by unrelenting postnasal drainage, cough and/or frequent exacerbation of asthma symptoms. Our specialists in the Premier Allergy and Asthma Centers are very well trained to evaluate sinus problems in relation to allergic diseases by performing allergy testing and precise imaging studies of the sinuses. We also offer the most sophisticated laboratory testing to diagnose immune disorders and immune deficiency which can cause chronic and recurrent infections or infections resistant to antibiotics. Frequent or chronic sinus infections (sinusitis), ear infections (otitis), nasal polyps or pneumonia(s) may often be symptoms of a hidden immunodeficiency. Other immune disorders, such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis are due to autoimmune inflammation. We recently added to our services a unique, cutting-edge laboratory immune testing method which is not available in other allergy/immunology offices or even commercial labs. It requires a simple blood specimen and provides detailed analysis of the types and numbers of your immune cells. It can reveal even minor signs of immune disorder or immunodeficiency. Please inquire about our Advanced Immune Testing Panel if you suffer from frequent or chronic sinus infections, ear infections, nasal polyps, had pneumonia, rare infections and/or chronic inflammation.
Our allergy and immunology specialists will use all diagnostic and comprehensive therapeutic methods and approaches to alleviate and eliminate your sinus symptoms, frequent infections and if needed, properly address the underlying immune deficiency and disorders.