Total disability in the legal sense does not require that the insured be incapable of all work activity, only that the medical condition is such that ordinary and reasonable prudence would dictate that that person is not fit enough to carry out the main duties of a job of occupation.
Explanation:Sinus tract, an abnormal channel leading from within bones or other structures to the skin surface; sometimes this type of passageway is termed a fistula. Sinus tracts may form after an infection or as a means of decompression of a synovial joint in rheumatoid arthritis or classic fistulous rheumatism.
Medical Definition of Sinusitis Our Sinus Infection (Sinusitis) Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Sinus Infection (Sinusitis) Sinusitis: Inflammation of the lining membrane in any of the hollow areas (sinuses) of the skull around the nose. Sinusitis may be caused by anything that interferes with air flow into the sinuses and the drainage of mucous out of the sinuses. The sinus openings, called ostia, may be obstructed by swelling of the tissue lining the ostia and adjacent nasal passage tissue; for example, from colds, allergies, and tissue irritants (nasal sprays, cocaine, cigarette smoke).