| Aerosinusitis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Sinus barotrauma |
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| Paranasal sinuses. | |
| Specialty | Emergency medicine, diving medicine  |
| Treatment | medicine |
Aerosinusitis, also called barosinusitis, sinus squeeze or sinus barotrauma is a painful inflammation and sometimes bleeding of the membrane of the paranasal sinus cavities, normally the frontal sinus. It is caused by a difference in air pressures inside and outside the cavities.[1][2][3][4][5]
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