HIV and Sinus Infections

HIV and sinus infections are common bedfellows. Your head feels congested and full. The pressure behind your eyes makes it hard to concentrate. The pounding in your head and face is relentless. The dreaded sinus infection or sinusitis as it is officially called. One time is enough but unfortunately, people living with HIV are often bothered by many such infections each year. While 30 percent of all people suffer from sinusitis at least once each year, people living with HIV seem to have more frequent and more severe bouts. Why do HIV and sinus infections seem to go together?