Question by Rachel: how long does it take a sinus infection to go away?
I haven’t had a full blown sinus infection since childhood. Now I am 30 years old and pregnant and have a severe one with green mucus sometimes streaked with blood. It all started by a cold that lasted 2 weeks before it.
Anyways, i am finally on Amoxillin as prescribed by doctor yesterday. I have taken 2 pills so far. How long until I see results?
Best answer:
Answer by ChiLady Now that you are on antibiotics, the healing process has started, and I would say within 2-3 days you should be feeling relief.
Question by Emily: Does a sinus infection ever go away on its own or do you absolutely have to go to the doctor?
Ive had a sinus infection for about 3 weeks and its pretty much stayed the same, but I usually always just get better on my own? Should I go to the doctor or just wait it out?
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Answer by Q n A Sinus infection left untreated will not go away on its own.
See a doctor for antibiotics and nasal spray.
Nose rinse and draining to clear blockage for early recovery.
Question by Me1984: Sinus infection and allergy problems will never go away, please help?
I have had sinus infection problems and allergy problems for the past two years, and nothing can seem to stop them from coming back and my head is never fully cleared. My ears have been popping for that long too. I’ve been on antibiotics from time to time throughout the infections, but they don’t help. I’ve used Neil med sinus relief bottle, which clears it up some, but doesn’t fully stop. I talked to a pharmacist recently and I am taking Ceteri-D, which helps some, but doesn’t stop the infection. My head has been stuffed up for that long along with the ears popping, and I’ve had trouble hearing because of it. The doctors have helped the best they could, but the pharmacist says I might need to see an allergy specialist. What can the allergy specialist do to fully stop my infection, so my ears will not pop, and I can have a clear head forever? I’ve been to an ears, nose, and throat doctor too because I’ve had ear wax build up problems, but I don’t think that’s why my ears have been popping. Any advice on treatment methods for this continuous infection will be helpful, or what procedures can an allergy specialist do? Thanks in advance.
I remember the infection started a couple years back right before new years. I take medicine to relieve the symptoms, but nothing stops the infection fully. I just don’t want to be on medications for the rest of my life because I have lost some musical ability being stuffy like this.
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Answer by Richard Ask your doctor about a rare neurological disorder called Hemicrania Continua. Look it up online yourself too to see if it seems to fit.
I had sinus infections constantly for years, and even had 2 sinus surgeries to no avail. Then I developed migraines on top of the constant sinus infections and allergy symptoms. Basically I had a lot of separate yet somehow seemingly connected health problems.
Last year I was finally diagnosed with Hemicrania Continua (in my case, an even more rare dual-sided version), and the diagnosis is spot on for me. All those constant sinus infections and allergy symptoms were suddenly explained to be neurological in nature, which explained why all previous treatments didn’t work. There’s no test to see if you have Hemicrania Continua, just an experienced doctor examining your personal medical history, to see if your symptoms match.
On another note, I also agree going to an allergy specialist, separately, can help too. They can do a very simple allergy test to help determine what allergies you might have. They just put a drop of each allergen on your skin somewhere, usually your forearms or your back, and then poke the skin each drop sits on. Doesn’t hurt at all – the worst it does is cause mild itchiness (but don’t scratch!). You wait something like 20 minutes and if you’re allergic to one of the allergens they used, you will have a small red bump where they pricked you for that one thing. They normally test for a ton of different things at once, so having 20 or more at once is normal. All in all it’s a very simple and easy to go through test done in the doctor’s normal office. So that’s a good way to test if you really have allergies or not, and helps rule things out.
I’ve had a sinus infection for about 2 weeks now. started a z-pack (antibiotic) on the second day and it didn’t do much of anything. i still have a lot of snot, but feel better in general. Is it viral and going to resolve itself or is it bacterial and going to start eating my brain? How will i know if I need more antibiotics?
The medicines im taking is
1.Cold multi symptom day time
2.cold multi symptom night time
3.theraflu warming relief cold and chest congestion
they sorta work but im really tired but i cant sleep because i cant breath through my nose, if i fall a sleep breathing with my mouth.. i wake up and my mouth stings, like my nose, because its super dry
also im drinking alot of fluids like orange juice for vitamin C
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