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Can I Take Sudafed For Headache And Facial Pain Caused By Sinusitis?

Hi, headache, facial pain and bad smell in my nose started just before Christmas. from my previous experience, I thought it was sinusitis and took sudafed.
Facial pain seemed gone but headache and smells keep coming back when i stop taking sudafed.
Feel like some mucus in back of my throart.
Can you help?
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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in my opinion this is post nasal discharge due to rhinosinusitis. yes sudafed is indicated. but I would recommend you to take a short course of antibiotics and combination of levocetrizine and pseudoephedrine for better relief. I would also advice my patients with such complaint to do nasal irrigation with saline water. in normal cases you will get relief but if your symptoms doesn't alleviate then I would recommend you to go and get yourself checked up by an ENT specialist nearby, you may need an ct scan nose and pns.
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Can I Take Sudafed For Headache And Facial Pain Caused By Sinusitis?

in my opinion this is post nasal discharge due to rhinosinusitis. yes sudafed is indicated. but I would recommend you to take a short course of antibiotics and combination of levocetrizine and pseudoephedrine for better relief. I would also advice my patients with such complaint to do nasal irrigation with saline water. in normal cases you will get relief but if your symptoms doesn t alleviate then I would recommend you to go and get yourself checked up by an ENT specialist nearby, you may need an ct scan nose and pns.