Adult Sinusitis
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery FoundationPublished: July 31, 2025
- Key Points
- Key Action Statements
- Management
- Tables:
- Rhinosinusitis Definitions
- Summary of Guideline Key Action Statements
- Patient Information Sheet on Diagnosis of Acute Sinusitis
- Comparison of Modalities for Objective Confirmation of Sinonasal Inflammation
- Patient Information Sheet on Treating ABRS
- Factors That Would Prompt Clinicians to Consider Prescribing Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Instead of Amoxicillin Alone for Initial Management of ABRS
- Patient Instructions for Optimal Use of Topical Nasal Steroid
- Modifying Factors for Adult Sinusitis
- Figures and Algorithms
- Paired Images of the Right Middle Meatusin: an Artist’s View (left) and an Endoscopic View (right)
- Endoscopic Image of Edema in the Right Middle Meatus; the Needle Tip Points to the Apex of the Middle Turbinate
- Paired Images Through an Endoscope and a Nasal Speculum (circled image) Showing Polyps from the Right Middle Meatus, Filling the Space in the Nasal Cavity Between the Inferior Turbinate (on the left side of the image) and Nasal Septum (on the right)
- Symptom Prevalence by Day for Rhinovirus Illness
- Adult With Possible Rhinosinusitis
- Timeline of Watchful Waiting
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