Who is at Risk of Sinusitis?
Sinusitis can infect anyone. However, with some underlying health conditions and certain risk factors, some people are more likely to have sinusitis. Those factors include:
– A weakened immune system
– Previous respiratory tract infection
– Nasal bone spur (bone growth in the nose)
– A history of allergies
– Dental infection
– Cystic fibrosis, a condition that causes mucus to accumulate in the lungs and other mucous membrane lining
– Smoking tobacco
