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Suggest Treatment For Sinus Infection

Posted on Mon, 24 Aug 2015

Question: I got s sudden sinus infection on Thursday night, saw a doctor yesterday, who put me on a zpac. After 2 days doses of the zpac I feel a little worse. I still have a fever, but I feel a little better after I take Motrin and the fever disappears for a while. Now I'm having some lower back pain. What could be going on? I am normally very healthy. I haven't seen my doctor for anything but a physical in at least 4 years.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Nanjasetty (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Zpac alone may not be sufficient...

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thanks for posting the query

After going through the history I do understand that Zpac alone may not be sufficient enough to treat your problem. You need to follow few more measures for the treatment of the same.

My suggestions to you are:
1. Drink plenty of warm water.
2. Do steam inhalation 2-3 times a day.
3. Use saline nasal spray as frequently as possible.
4. Try taking a mucolytic such as bromhexine or ambroxol for the easy clearance of the tenacious secretions.
5. Continue with motrin.
6. Avoid chilled food & beverages and smoking.

Hope this answers your query; Revert back to me if you have any follow-up queries.

Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N.
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T