Symptoms Of Acute Sinusitis

Earaches

Pain in the ear can happen when excess mucus builds up from the nasal cavity and drips into the part of the ear called the eustachian tubes, located by the middle ear. When the extra fluid has limited places to drain out of, the eustachian tubes are one place it goes to. The middle ear can become infected and inflamed when the bacteria-ridden drainage is exposed to such a sensitive spot in the ear. There are some methods of alleviating the pain and pressure that earaches cause, particularly when the eustachian tubes are involved, such as the surgical insertion of drainage tubes as well as steaming over a pot of hot water with a towel over the back of the head.