Suggest Treatment For Persistent Sinus Congestion

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2015

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Question : Hi Doctor,

Iam XXXX suffering form nose block and light fever past 2 days, inspite of medicinces prescibed from physician , left nose is blocked and feeling very uncomfartable and could not sleep. Is it better to consult ENT...please advise. This is first time iam suffering from Nose block.

Answered by Dr. Sumit Bhatti (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Use OTC nasal decongestant drops.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query.

1. Use OTC nasal decongestant drops (0.1% Xylometazoline such as Otrivin or Otrinoz). Instill 3-4 drops in the blocked nostril twice a day only for a couple of days. Do not use longer than two weeks.

2. Since this is the first time that you have a nose block and since this is only since two days, request your doctor to change the medication. In particular, change the Ebast to Relent. Routine medication should work. If there is no relief in 48-72 hours after changing the medications, consult an ENT Specialist.

I hope that I have answered your query. If you have any more questions I will be available to answer them.

Regards.

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