With acute sinusitis, it may be difficult to breathe through your nose. The area around your eyes and face might feel swollen, and you may have throbbing facial pain or a headache.
When you have frequent sinusitis, or the infection lasts three months or more, it could be chronic sinusitis. Symptoms of chronic sinusitis may be less severe than those of acute; however, untreated chronic sinusitis can cause damage to the sinuses that sometimes requires surgery to repair.