Jan
30
2010
How Do I Know If I Have A Sinus Infection??
Posted by: Alan in Sinus Infection, tags: Have, Infection, Know, SinusI have a headache between my eyes, and my ears feel a little blocked. My nose is a little hard to breathe through, but it’s not stuffy. I also have what feels like bruises if i push on it on my lower temple.
My nose doesn’t really run unless im out in the cold weather, which i think it would do sinus infection or not.
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January 30th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
if you cough up any congestion and it has color too it (especially darker green or yellow) you may have a bacteria infection. you can try decongestants like phenylephrine or pseudoephedrine. you could just have congestion and sinus problems, but if you cough up colored stuff you likely have an infection.
January 31st, 2010 at 3:59 am
You sound like I am feeling right now and I do get sinus infections alot .Just get a warm cloth and go and lay down for a bit with this over your eye area .It helps some and also take some sinus medication it works great : )…….hope you feel better soon
January 31st, 2010 at 5:12 am
Sounds like you got it.But go see your doctor.
January 31st, 2010 at 6:50 am
Well you probably can’t get into a doctor for a few days so try some Mucinex. It helps you breath & can help get rid of congestion if you have it or think it is progressing that way. Be sure that you are taking a couple vitamin C each day as well. If your mucus is green, then yes, you do have an infection.
To help you cough…
Grab a pillow, take a seat in front of someone, & lightly hug onto the pillow, slightly leaning forward. Your partner behind you should do some percussion on you back… very quick/rapid beats (like tapping on your lap during an exciting basketball game) but on you back. It should be hard enough to shake something loose off of your chest, but not too hard (you don’t need to be bruised). Do the tapping for about a minute unless you start coughing in the middle of it. If the minute passes & you didn’t interupt to cough, your partner needs to put their hands on you shoulder & kind of “vibrate” you downward – very quick shaking. That should last about 5 -10 seconds.
January 31st, 2010 at 10:59 am
Try decongestants first. If they do not help, then call your doctor.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:53 pm
If your snot is green then u definitely have some type if infection. White mucus-no, yellow- low grade, green- get to the Dr. before your head explodes and you get a fever and/or bronchitis, which IS contagious by the way.
January 31st, 2010 at 5:20 pm
That sounds to me like when my sinuses flare up. The doctor told me to live in a dry state. It’s real humid here in the summer. Anyway, one day I left work with a horrible headache at the bottom of the back of my head, doctor said sinus infection, didn’t know they were back there. Do you have a fever?
January 31st, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Well with experience because I get them to well you will get really stuffed up and a headache right in the middle yes by your lower temple. It usually doesn’t feel like bruises though but it is tender. A cold lasts about a week or so maybe a little less a sinus can last more then a week depending on how bad it is and what season it is.