{"id":8887,"date":"2020-02-26T18:30:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T01:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=8887"},"modified":"2020-02-27T08:04:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T15:04:10","slug":"a-sinus-perforation-seems-to-be-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/a-sinus-perforation-seems-to-be-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"A sinus perforation seems to be healing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Hall.
\nI had an upper wisdom tooth extracted 3 weeks ago. My cheek was very swollen and I started getting a yellow smelly discharge out of my nose and the tooth socket three days after the extraction. Turns out I have a sinus perforation<\/a> (small according to my oral surgeon). I was put on Augmentin for seven days. That took care of the swelling. I got a CT scan which showed my one sinus was full of infection. Then I was started on Azythromycin for 5 days for the sinus infection. I\u2019m finished with the course but I still have yellow drainage out of the hole. It\u2019s not as much as it used to be and it doesn\u2019t taste as bad as before. The gums have healed except for that 3-4 mm hole. I still feel slight pain and pressure in my one sinus. My surgeon instructed me to irrigate the site with the prescription blue rinse 2-3 times a day. I have also been doing salt water rinses as well. And I use Flonase for the sinus. I\u2019m almost never congested any more but still feel the pain and pressure in the sinus. Does it sound like I am on the right track? I was wondering if I need to see ENT specialist. I follow the sinus precautions and I will see my surgeon in a week.
\n– Kat<\/p>\n

(See Dr. Hall’s answer below.)<\/p>\n

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