Eastern Shore Times

Famous singer and songwriter Ariana Grande has had to cancel shows to focus on her health after suffering from sinus problems.

Grande has dealt with many issues including sinus headaches and inflammation of the sinuses. The Grammy-winning singer apologized, canceling her show at Portugal's music festival Rock in Rio due to a throat infection, sinus infection and nasal inflammation. This wasn’t the only time the singer had sinus issues, according to Yahoo! News.

"I'm deeply saddened to tell my babes in Portugal that I have to cancel my performance at Rock in Rio," Grande said, according to Yahoo! News. "(I've literally been crying over this for an hour) I have a throat & sinus infection & my doctors have advised me not to sing for a few days. I promise to make it up to you, and give you the best show I'm capable of when I return. Again, I'm so sorry to the babes who were coming to see me. I love you with all my heart."

In 2019, Grande canceled a concert in Lexington, Kentucky due to a sinus infection. This time suffering sinus inflammation without congestion and sinus allergies. She admitted to sounding OK but having difficulty breathing. The singer had been on the road for nine long months already for her Sweetener World Tour, per Huffpost.

“Hi my loves," Grande said, according to Huffpost. "So I’m still very sick. I’ve been sick since the last London show. I don’t know how it’s possible but my throat and head are still in so much pain. I sound OK, I’m just in a lot of pain and it’s difficult to breathe during the show. I am seeing my doctor and trying my v(ery) best to get better for tomorrow’s show. The last thing I would ever want to do is cancel a show at this point with so few left.”

Grande isn't facing sinus issues alone, as it is estimated that nearly 37 million Americans suffer from a minimum of one episode of acute nasal inflammation each year, according to American Sinus.

“Sinusitis can impact oral health, because if you're not breathing through your nose, but through your mouth, you're drying those membranes,” Dr John Ditto of Richmond Breathe Free Sinus and Allergy Center said.

According to American Sinus, one of the treatment options or chronic inflammation solutions is balloon sinuplasty. In this procedure, a tiny balloon is inserted into the nose and expanded opening the nasal passages.

Speak to your doctor about treatment options that may be right for you when dealing with sinus inflammation.