We would like offer you self-examination methods with the use of CEM® TermoDiagnostics personal thermograph for frequently occurring diseases.

Usually, changes of local body surface temperature appear before other clinical symptoms. However, if you have any unpleasant sensations, but there are no temperature changes you should still visit a doctor. Diagnostic significance of thermograms received with CEM® Thermography and CEM® ThermoImage programs can be evaluated only by a doctor.

Pains in ear area (suspicion for otitis)

If you have pains in the ear area, it can be otitis (inflammatory disease in middle ear) ormastoiditis (inflammation of air cell in mastoid). Both of these diseases require compulsory treatment. These diseases can lead to some serious complications, such as hearing ability decrease, development of inflammatory process on skull’s bone, and others. Therefore, it is necessary to see ear, nose, throat doctor even if you will not reveal thermodiagnostic signs.

As any inflammation, otitis leads to the increase of local temperature in the projection of middle ear (hircus). In case of developed process it leads to increase of local temperature in the area of mastoid.

There is a standard diagnostics called “Thermographic signs of otitis” in CEM®ThermoImage program. The program gives conclusion on the presence or absence of thermodiagnostic signs of otitis after measuring temperature in standard points.

For plotting detailed thermogram you can use nonstandard diagnostics and add several points.

Pains in the area of paranasal sinuses (suspicion for sinusitis)

Term “sinusitis” means inflammation of mucous membrane of sinus regardless of the cause generating inflammation. Sinusitis is always accompanied by inflammation changes of mucous membrane of sinus, therefore, the term “rhinosinusitis” is more correct.

Rhinosinusitis is inflammation of sinus’s mucous membrane and paranasal sinus, caused by bacterial or viral infection, physical trauma, chemical trauma, allergy, or others.

There are three types of sinusitis:

- frontitis – inflammation of frontal sinus;

- maxillitis – inflammation of maxillary sinus;

- ethimoiditis – inflammation of ethmoidal labyrinth sinuses.

Rhinosinusitis can be one sided and double sided. It can involve one or both paranasal sinuses from one or both sides, so called pansinusitis.

Usually, sinusitis is caused by rhinitis. Sometimes, it is a complication from teeth’ treatment in upper jaw. Pains, carebaria, and bursting feeling appear in the area of paranasal sinus. A person has difficulties in breathing, appear suppurative discharges from nose, sense of smell is disturbed, general body temperature can increase. Sinusitis is a dangerous complication, which require compulsory visit to ear, nose, throat doctor.

As any inflammation, sinusitis leads to the increase of temperature on skin projection of affected paranasal sinuses.

There is a standard diagnostics called “Thermographic signs of sinusitis” in CEM®ThermoImage program. The program gives conclusion on the presence or absence of thermodiagnostic signs of sinusitis after measuring temperature in standard points situated in projections of paranasal sinuses. If such signs or other symptoms of sinusitis are present, it is necessary to see ear, nose, throat doctor as soon as possible.

For plotting more detailed thermogram you can use nonstandard diagnostics and add several points.

If you already had sinusitis before, in case of any rhinitis you should monitor temperature of paranasal sinuses daily as thermodiagnostic signs can appear earlier than other symptoms of sinusitis. This will help you to seek medical attention in time and start treatment.