sinusitis, running nose, throat infection

I am suffering from chronic sinusitis, runny nose and throat infection.

i have used a case taking sheet to describe my symptoms.

any suggestions would be helpful.


Patient ID: Sex: Age:

Please answer the following questions in a descriptive manner after careful analysis and recollection of previous experiences and happenings.

1. Describe your main suffering?
I am always having this pus in my nose that bothers me so much that I feel always like feverish. I feel heavy over my nose which gives me teary and warm eyes.

2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?

I am having slight cough because of this. In the morning I always have phlegm.

3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?

I easily get irritated.


4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
I feel like so tired and my head feels so heavy and pus in my nose does not stop from coming out and they are green.


5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
This is like inborn for me. Before,I have this inborn hole beside my ears like a needle hole wherein in its worst case pus are coming out from there like white paste till it got swollen twice during my elementary days and high school and I had an operation when I was in high school. The doctor said it some sort of sinusitis it stop from then but whenever I got cold and flu sinusitis comes back again

6. Which time of the day you are worst?
In the morning.

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
Whenever I there is a change of temperature. Like suddenly shifting from cold to hot area. I should not take cold drinks.


8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)? Just mentioned above.



9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather? Dry but mildly cold weather.


10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc. Irritating, Moody

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm? Irritated

- Do you like being consoled during your tough times? Yes

- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc? Yes

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc? Smiling even though I’m sad. Hah!

- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife? Happy with them

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
Ghosts stories scary pictures etc. Not that I can remember.


12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
I like chilly foods,


13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive? Less

14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive? Excessive

15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand? Sour and creamy foods

16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs? Less, limbs

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type? I guess it’s normal

18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping? I sleep very less, I like sleeping on my side and my body all curled up.


19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general? I guess I’m fine.

20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all? maybe


21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication? Diarrhea sometimes


22. What major diseases are running in your family? Kidney failure


23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance. Simply and quiet.