Sinus Medication Solution

After diagnosing sinusitis and identifying a possible cause, your healthcare provider can suggest various treatments.

Acute Sinusitis

If you have acute sinusitis, your healthcare provider may recommend

• The Sinus Dynamics program. It is a latest unique form of sinusitis treatment. Until now, nebulized treatment has generally just been used for asthma and other lung disorders. Sinus Dynamics uses this nebulized technology in a whole new way. Antibiotics, anti-fungals, and anti-inflammatories are nebulized directly into the sinuses using a 3.2 micron particle size to quickly and easily make it pass the inflammation of the sinus cavity lining and straight to the sinusitis infection. With a 98% success rate, the Sinus Dynamics program has helped thousands of patients with allergies and acute and chronic sinusitis.
• Antibiotic sinusitis medications are used to treat acute sinus infection. Suitable antibiotics include amoxicillin, sulfa drugs and a variety of cephalosporins. These sinus medicines are usually given for about two weeks, but may also be given for even longer periods of time.
• Vancomycin, Mupirocin, and Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) are given to combat bacteria that invade the sinus cavities and cause sinus infections.
• Corticosteroids like mometasone and budesonide are often prescribed to treat other conditions such as inflammation by reducing swelling and redness.
• Anti-fungals such as Amphotericin B and Itraconazole are effective in reducing fungal sinus infections caused by mold spores like Alternaria.
• Ibuprofen and Acetaminophen taken as sinus cures and can decrease the associated pain and headache.
• Decongestants such as nose drops or sprays to reduce congestion
• Antihistamine to reduce the allergic reaction. Histamine causes your nose to feel itchy and also causes swelling and mucus production in the nasal passages.

Even if you have acute sinusitis, your provider may choose not to use an antibiotic because many cases of acute sinusitis will end on their own. But if you do not feel better after a few days you should contact your provider again.

You should use over-the-counter or prescription decongestant nose drops and sprays only for few days. If you use these medicines for longer periods, they can lead to even more congestion and swelling of your nasal passages.

If you have an allergic disease along with sinusitis, you may also need medicine to control allergies. This may include a nasal steroid spray that reduces the swelling around the sinus passages and allows the sinuses to drain. If you already have asthma and then get sinusitis, your asthma may worsen. You should stay in close touch with your healthcare provider to modify your asthma treatment if needed.

Chronic Sinusitis

Healthcare providers often find it difficult to treat chronic sinusitis successfully. The two common forms of sinusitis treatment that are used, nasal steroid sprays and long courses of oral antibiotics, alone or in combination, have not been rigorously tested in chronic sinusitis. Scientists need to do more research to determine what the best treatment is.

Many healthcare providers also recommend using saline (saltwater) washes or sprays in the nose to help remove thick secretions and allow the sinuses to drain. If the thick secretions cannot be removed by using saltwater, some doctors recommend using a tube which is connected to a small pump to suck the thick secretions out of the nasal passages. This is quite painful but it is more effective to remove the thick secretions.

If you have severe chronic sinusitis, your healthcare provider may prescribe oral steroids, such as prednisone. Because oral steroids are powerful medicines and can have significant side effects, you should take them only when other medicines have not worked.

Another natural sinus medicine that can be helpful for sinus sufferers who have a tendency toward chronic sinus infection is to use herbs that cleanse the blood and the liver. For this purpose dandelion is a useful herb . So are nettle leaves taken as a tea. Taking these herbs as sinus home remedies can help to reduce inflammation and acidity. These herbs can modulate immune response, while creating a less hospitable environment for viral and bacterial pathogens.