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Sinus
Facts: An Overview
This
article first appeared in the October 1, 2001 issue of
Sinus News:
Few
people realize how serious of a condition sinus infections
can be until they get an overview of the statistics.
Sinus News is pleased to give you a look at some of the
statistics that show the overall impact of this disease:
• Every
year, more than 35 million Americans suffer from
sinusitis (approximate ratio: 1 out of every 7
Americans).
• 14% of the American population is effected by sinusitis (report in June
1997 issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology).
• "A total of 26.7 million outpatient physician, hospital office,
and emergency department encounters were attributed to sinusitis in 1996." (Healthcare
expenditures for sinusitis in 1996 - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,
March 1999).
• "Chronic sinusitis, lasting more than eight to 12 weeks, can significantly
affect worker productivity and school performance on an individual level." (American
Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology).
• Bacteria, Fungi, and viruses can be a cause of sinusitis.
• Sinusitis is one of the leading chronic diseases in the United States.
According to the National Academy on an Aging Society, it is the most
common chronic condition among Americans.
• "About 46.9 million prescription and nonprescription medications
were ordered [in 1996 via outpatient office-based physician care for sinusitis]...including
drugs in the following therapeutic classes: antibiotics (74.5% of all sinusitis
encounters), nasal decongestants (21.6%), and antitussives, expectorants, and
mucolytics ($14.2%)." (Heathcare expenditures for sinusitis in 1996 - Journal
of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, March 1999).
• According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology,
sinusitis is reported "to be one of the most expensive disorders in the
U.S. and its prevalence is on the rise."
• "Expenditures attributable to sinusitis totaled $5.78 billion in
1996." (Heathcare expenditures for sinusitis in 1996 - Journal of Allergy
and Clinical Immunology, March 1999).
• There is a strong relation between asthma and sinusitis with some studies
showing that up to 75% of asthma patients develop sinusitis (see quote below
for further information on asthma and sinusitis).
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"Prompt diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis are essential in the long-term
management of chronic asthma. The effect of treatment of sinusitis on asthma
has been documented in the medical literature and by clinical observation. Asthma
diminishes when coexistent sinusitis is maximally treated by medical or surgical
intervention, such as topical intranasal corticosteroids, sinopulmonary lavage,
broad-spectrum
antibiotic therapy (when indicated), and decongestants." - Postgraduate
Medicine, October 2000, "Sinusitis and its relationship to asthma.
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