| 1 | Computer artwork of typical ciliated (with hairs) rod-shaped bacteria | |
| 2 | This coughing may last as long as a couple of months, until the cilia are fully recovered. | |
| 3 | "Chronic sinus problems cause the cilia to beat in a slow and uncoordinated way, " Rabago explains. | |
| 4 | The airways are lined with tiny hairs known as cilia. | |
| 5 | In the nose, cilia help to drain mucus from the nasal cavity down to the throat. |