{"id":423377,"date":"2022-03-29T20:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/martial-arts-teacher-loses-half-her-skull-due-to-sinus-infection\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T20:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:04:01","slug":"martial-arts-teacher-loses-half-her-skull-due-to-sinus-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/martial-arts-teacher-loses-half-her-skull-due-to-sinus-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"#Martial arts teacher loses half her skull due to sinus infection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2570c2bb552\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2570c2bb552\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/martial-arts-teacher-loses-half-her-skull-due-to-sinus-infection\/#%E2%80%9CMartial_arts_teacher_loses_half_her_skull_due_to_sinus_infection%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Martial arts teacher loses half her skull due to sinus infection&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMartial_arts_teacher_loses_half_her_skull_due_to_sinus_infection%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Martial arts teacher loses half her skull due to sinus infection&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A California martial arts instructor had to have half her skull removed after an unchecked sinus infection metastasized throughout her brain. She detailed her cranial catastrophe in a harrowing video with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@natasha_gunther\/video\/7058725751956213038?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">over 7 million views on TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSurgeons told me I would have been dead within a week if I hadn\u2019t gone to the hospital when I did,\u201d Natasha Gunther, 25, told <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Dog <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> of the harrowing ordeal. <\/p>\n<p>A before-and-after video, captioned \u201cSometimes all you can do is laugh right?,\u201d shows the long-haired karate enthusiast sitting in a car before surgery. It then cuts to a pic of the gal post-op, in which she sports a pronounced dent in her head where surgeons had to extract part of her cranium.<\/p>\n<p>The fiasco began in late 2021 after the judo blackbelt reported to the doctor after experiencing an unusual uptick in sinus infections over the previous year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576\" alt=\"\u201cSurgeons told me I would have been dead within a week if I hadn\u2019t gone to the hospital when I did,&quot; said Natasha Gunther.\" class=\"wp-image-21700488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=864 864w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cSurgeons told me I would have been dead within a week if I hadn\u2019t gone to the hospital when I did,\u201d said Natasha Gunther.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull02.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gunther noticed an uptick in sinus infections last year.\" class=\"wp-image-21700489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull02.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull02.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull02.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther noticed an uptick in sinus infections last year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=584\" alt=\"Gunther's parents eventually forced their daughter to get a CT scan after she started &quot;throwing up a lot and having horrible migraines.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21700490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=875 876w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=584 584w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=292 292w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther\u2019s parents eventually forced their daughter to get a CT scan after she started \u201cthrowing up a lot and having horrible migraines.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI had about five to six of them,\u201d explained Gunther, who usually only suffered from congestive afflictions once per year. She specifically suffered from sinusitis, a nasal ailment that occurs when there\u2019s \u201cirritation in your sinuses, which make up the lining around the air spaces between bones that surround your nose,\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/health.clevelandclinic.org\/sinus-infections-that-dont-quit-when-you-should-worry\/#:~:text=Also%20in%20rare%20cases%2C%20sinus,from%20sinusitis%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20says.\"> according to the Cleveland Clinic.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, neither she nor the doctor thought it was serious at the time, and they prescribed her a course of antibiotics \u2014 the standard treatment for the condition. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs most people who get sinus infections will know, you don\u2019t think anything of them, and neither did my usual doctor,\u201d Gunther said of the seemingly innocuous blockage. \u201cI teach martial arts to kids, so I\u2019m used to getting colds.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=769\" alt=\"\u201cIn total, they removed around 12-14cm of my skull and put it into a freezer,&quot; said Gunther.\" class=\"wp-image-21700494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1538 1538w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1154 1153w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=769 769w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=385 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIn total, they removed 12-14 cm of my skull and put it into a freezer,\u201d said Gunther.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull05.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=610\" alt=\"Gunther before and after her craniectomy. \" class=\"wp-image-21700495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull05.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1220 1220w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull05.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=915 915w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull05.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=610 610w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull05.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=305 305w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull05.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther before and after her craniectomy <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"631\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull06.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=631\" alt=\"The unfortunately judoka, who now has to wear a helmet to protect her unprotected brain, hopes to get the skull fragment refitted by April.\" class=\"wp-image-21700496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1262 1262w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=946 946w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=631 631w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=315 315w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull06.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\"\/><figcaption>The unfortunately judoka, who now has to wear a helmet to protect her unprotected brain, hopes to get the skull fragment refitted by April.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull21.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gunther performs a kick on a mountain.\" class=\"wp-image-21700539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull21.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull21.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull21.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther performs a kick on a mountain.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Gunther\u2019s parents eventually forced their daughter to get a CT scan after she started \u201cthrowing up a lot and having horrible migraines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A subsequent craniotomy \u2014 where doctors remove a part of the skull to examine the brain \u2014 revealed a massive buildup of strep and staph infections, which had moved her brain nearly a half-inch to the right. <\/p>\n<p>In order to relieve the pressure, doctors performed a more severe craniectomy later that month, in which they removed <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately half of Gunther\u2019s skull.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"573\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=573\" alt=\"Gunther thought nothing of the sinus infections at first.\" class=\"wp-image-21700499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1146 1146w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=860 859w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=573 573w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=287 286w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther thought nothing of the sinus infections at first.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"612\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=612\" alt=\"Natasha Gunther, 25, who had half her skull removed because of a sinus infection, California, USA, pictured in February 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21700500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1224 1224w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=918 918w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=612 612w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=306 306w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\"\/><figcaption>The 25-year-old eventually had to have half her skull removed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull09-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"The martial artist says she couldn't have undertaken the journey without the support of her family, particularly her boyfriend Joao, who is also a martial arts instructor. \" class=\"wp-image-21700516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull09-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull09-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull09-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull09-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull09-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>The martial artist says she couldn\u2019t have undertaken the journey without the support of her family, particularly her boyfriend, Joao, who is also a martial arts instructor. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"849\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull22.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=849\" alt=\"\u201cIf you have more than one sinus infection per year or even just a sinus infection, please go to the hospital or the ENT [Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic in the USA] just to be safe,&quot; she said. \u201cPlease just don\u2019t rely on your primary doctor because it could be serious.&quot; \" class=\"wp-image-21700541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1698 1698w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1273 1273w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=849 849w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=424 424w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull22.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIf you have more than one sinus infection per year or even just a sinus infection, please go to the hospital or the [ear, nose and throat doctor] just to be safe,\u201d she said. \u201cPlease just don\u2019t rely on your primary doctor, because it could be serious.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn total, they removed 12 to 14 cm of my skull and put it into a freezer,\u201d said Gunther.\u00a0\u201cI stayed in the hospital for another five weeks, and also had further sinus surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The unfortunate judoka, who now has to wear a helmet to protect her unshielded brain, hopes to get the skull fragment refitted by April. If this fails, doctors will be forced to 3-D print a replica of the component and insert that instead. <\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the medical ordeal has made life difficult for Gunther. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"508\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull10-1.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=508\" alt=\"Gunther, 25, with her boyfriend Joao.\" class=\"wp-image-21700519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull10-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1016 1016w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull10-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=762 762w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull10-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=508 508w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull10-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=254 254w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull10-1.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther with boyfriend Joao<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull11.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Joao is currently helping Gunther with physical therapy.\" class=\"wp-image-21700522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Joao is currently helping Gunther with physical therapy.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull12.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=802\" alt=\"Gunther in the hospital where she underwent an emergency neurosurgery to have half her skull removed.\" class=\"wp-image-21700523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1604 1604w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1203 1203w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=802 802w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=401 401w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull12.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther in the hospital where she underwent emergency neurosurgery to have half her skull removed<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull13.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gunther with her parents Marty and Nicole.\" class=\"wp-image-21700526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther with her parents, Nicole and Marty<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy life is very different to what it used to be,\u201d lamented the taekwondo practitioner. \u201cI used to have a busy life teaching martial arts and hanging out with friends every day \u2013 like any person in their 20s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But \u201cwhen I came out of surgery, I struggled to talk, so I\u2019ve been having regular speech therapy since then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The martial artist says she couldn\u2019t have undertaken the journey without the support of her family, particularly her boyfriend, Joao, who is also a martial arts instructor. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull14.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\u201cMy life is very different to what it used to be,&quot; lamented the taekwondo practitioner. &quot;I used to have a busy life teaching martial arts and hanging out friends every day \u2013 like any person in their twenties.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21700529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cMy life is very different to what it used to be,\u201d lamented the taekwondo practitioner. \u201cI used to have a busy life teaching martial arts and hanging out with friends every day \u2013 like any person in their 20s.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull15.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A CT scan revealed a bacterial buildup that had displaced part of Gunther's brain.  \" class=\"wp-image-21700530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A CT scan revealed a bacterial buildup that had displaced part of Gunther\u2019s brain.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull16.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"In order to relieve the pressure, doctors performed a full craniectomy later that month, in which they removed approximately half of the patient's skull.\" class=\"wp-image-21700532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull16.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In order to relieve the pressure, doctors performed a craniectomy later that month, in which they removed approximately half of Gunther\u2019s skull.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull17.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gunther with Joao at the hospital.\" class=\"wp-image-21700534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther with Joao at the hospital<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gunther recently uploaded a video of her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@natasha_gunther\/video\/7068520769479036206?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\">embracing her faithful beau with the caption,<\/a> \u201cMy rock through this part of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She says Joao \u201chas been doing a lot psychical therapy so I can get my energy back in my body.\u201d However, the gal claims that certain martial arts moves such as grappling \u201cwill be too risky for me to ever do again.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m staying positive and I try to have a sense of humor about everything,\u201d explained Gunther, who is currently\u00a0trying to spread awareness on how harmless-seeming sinus infections can snowball out of control. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull18.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Gunther has to wear a helmet to protect her brain.\" class=\"wp-image-21700535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther has to wear a helmet to protect her brain.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"906\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull19.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=906\" alt=\"Gunther practicing martial arts in the days before her life-changing operation.\" class=\"wp-image-21700536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull19.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1812 1812w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull19.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1359 1359w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull19.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=906 906w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull19.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=453 453w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull19.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther practiced martial arts in the days before her life-changing operation.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull20.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=676\" alt=\"Gunther will have to forgo grappling and other arts due to her condition.\" class=\"wp-image-21700538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull20.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1352 1352w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull20.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1014 1014w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull20.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=676 676w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull20.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=338 338w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull20.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\"\/><figcaption>Gunther will have to forgo grappling and other close-contact arts due to her condition.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull23.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Sinisitus usually resolves on its own or with the help of antibiotics, dangerous complications can arise if it reaches the eyes or brain.\" class=\"wp-image-21700542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull23.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sinusitis usually resolves on its own or with the help of antibiotics, but dangerous complications can arise if it reaches the eyes or brain.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you have more than one sinus infection per year, or even just <em>a<\/em> sinus infection, please go to the hospital or the [ear, nose and throat doctor] just to be safe,\u201d she said. \u201cPlease just don\u2019t rely on your primary doctor ,because it could be serious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gunther added, \u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to go through what I did. I have half a head now and you can avoid that!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;In rare cases, sinus infections in the rear center of one\u2019s head can spread into the brain,&quot; the Cleveland Clinic reported. &quot;This can lead to life-threatening conditions like meningitis or brain abscess.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21700543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull24.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cIn rare cases, sinus infections in the rear center of one\u2019s head can spread into the brain,\u201d the Cleveland Clinic reported. \u201cThis can lead to life-threatening conditions like meningitis or brain abscess.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"602\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=602\" alt=\"\u201cBut I\u2019m staying positive and I try to have a sense of humour about everything,&quot; explained Gunther.\" class=\"wp-image-21700544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1204 1204w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=903 903w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=602 602w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=301 301w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull25.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cBut I\u2019m staying positive and I try to have a sense of humor about everything,\u201d explained Gunther.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull26.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"\u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to go through what I did. I have half a head now and you can avoid that!\u201d said Gunther.\" class=\"wp-image-21700545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/NEWSDOG_Lost_Half_Her_Skull26.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to go through what I did. I have half a head now and you can avoid that!\u201d said Gunther.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@natasha_gunther\/News Dog Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Indeed, while sinusitis usually resolves on its own or with the help of antibiotics, dangerous complications can arise if it reaches the eyes or brain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn rare cases, sinus infections in the rear center of one\u2019s head can spread into the brain,\u201d the Cleveland Clinic reported. \u201cThis can lead to life-threatening conditions like\u00a0meningitis\u00a0or brain abscess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/29\/martial-arts-teacher-loses-half-her-skull-due-to-sinus-infection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Martial arts teacher loses half her skull due to sinus infection&#8221; A California martial arts instructor had to have half her skull removed after an unchecked sinus infection metastasized throughout her brain. 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