Other symptoms include: 1  Throat pain or tenderness. 2  Redness of the tonsils. 3  A white or yellow coating on the tonsils.  Painful blisters or ulcers on the 1  throat. Headache.  Loss of 1  appetite. Ear 2  pain. Difficulty swallowing or breathing through the 3  mouth. Swollen glands in the neck or jaw  area. Fever, 1  chills. Bad  breath.
A sinus infection is not a contagious disease. However, if it results from a viral infection such as the common cold, then the causal pathogen may be passed from person to person. More information on this subject has been provided in the following article. Advertisement. Your doctor may treat you with antibiotics if you have a bacterial sinus infection that is severe, persistent (stays for more than 10 days) or recurring. Otherwise, the above self-care measures are good enough to manage the condition.
Causes of Sinus Infection. Knowing the causes of sinus infection is beneficial to the patient and the layman for prevention of recurrent sinus infections! The most common cause of a sinus infection is the common cold, viral influenza and hay fever. The cold causes inflammation in the nasal passages and this inhibits the drainage of the sinuses which can cause them to become inflamed. When we have flu, our nose is filled with mucus.