Do you have eye pain?

Do you have any aching around one or both eyes without loss of vision?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have facial weakness or paralysis?

Do you have facial numbness or tingling?

Do you have drooping facial muscles?

Are you having trouble closing your eye?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have severe facial pain?

Have you had episodes of severe shooting pain on one side of your face?

Have you had moderate facial pain for longer than 24 hours?

Have you had mild facial pain for longer than 1 week that has not been evaluated by a doctor?

Have you had mild facial pain that has changed or become worse since being evaluated by a doctor?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have a fever with redness, tenderness, and warmth around your eye?

Do you have sudden swelling of the lips, tongue, throat, eyelids, or ears?

Did facial swelling begin after taking a medicine?Note: If you answer "Yes":Call the doctor who prescribed the medicine immediately, before taking the next dose, to determine whether you should stop taking the medicine or take a different one. An appointment may not be needed.If you are taking a nonprescription medicine, stop taking the medicine. Call your doctor if you feel you need to continue taking the medicine.

Do you have a red, painful area larger than in diameter on your face?

Do you have pain on one or both sides of the face, along the jawline, or under your chin?

Do you have a toothache?

Do you have a red, painful area on your face that is increasing in size after 24 hours of home treatment?

Do you have a red, painful area on your face that has not gotten better after 24 hours of home treatment?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have severe pain?

Do you have moderate sinus pain or pressure with yellow or green nasal discharge?

Do you have mild pain and yellow or green nasal discharge that has not improved after 48 hours of home treatment?

Have you had sinus pressure with any nasal discharge that comes and goes and has continued for longer than 1 week?

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Are you taking an antibiotic, but your symptoms are not following the expected course?Note: A change in medicine or a change in the dose may be needed. An appointment may not be necessary.

Do you have a rash or other side effects, such as diarrhea or nausea, after taking an antibiotic?Note: Do not take your next dose of medicine until you have talked with your doctor.

After taking an antibiotic for a sinus infection for 72 hours, do you have new yellow or green nasal discharge?Note: A change in medicine or a change in the dose may be needed. An appointment may not be necessary.

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

Do you have a rash or blisters on your face?Note: Call your doctor as soon as possible. If your rash is caused by shingles, there may be a medicine you can take that will limit the pain and rash. Medicines are most effective if begun within 2 to 3 days of the start of the rash.

If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may need immediate care. Call your health professional now to discuss your symptoms and arrange for your care.

• Symptoms are likely to worsen without medical care.
• If you do not have a health professional, seek emergency care.
• Emergency transportation is not needed. However, if you are not able to travel safely either by driving yourself or having someone else drive you, call an ambulance.

You do not need to answer any of the other questions.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you need to call your health professional to discuss your symptoms and arrange for care.

• An appointment today is usually needed.
• Symptoms are unlikely to improve without medical care.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.

You have answered "Yes" to a question that indicates you may wait to see if your symptoms improve over the next 24 hours (or the specified time period). If symptoms improve, no appointment is needed.

• If symptoms do not improve after 24 hours (or the specified time period), an appointment within the next 24 hours is usually needed.
• If appropriate, try home treatment to relieve your symptoms.
• Check your symptoms in 24 hours, or sooner if there is any change.
• Call your health professional if symptoms get worse.

Return to the Check Your Symptoms section and answer the questions. You may need to see a health professional sooner if you have other more serious symptoms.