Day, Andrew2010-07-212010-07-212010-07-21https://hdl.handle.net/11299/92187The information provided in this handout does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Minnesota Medical School physicians and faculty. These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are in no way intended to take the place of the advice and recommendations of your personal health care provider. You use the information provided in these handouts at your own risk.Acute sinusitis is inflammation of the skin lining your sinuses – the airspaces in your facial bones around your nose. The disease is most often due to the common cold and as a result, treatment is usually for symptoms only. Antibiotics have been shown to help a minority of people recover from the simple form of the disease, but are associated with adverse effects.en-USacutesinusitisantibioticsnasal dischargepurulencefacial painprolonged symptomsfevernasal congestioncoughOther