Hello Dear. For
sinusitis you can continue with musinex and
flonase. Apart from that you can follow some
home remedies which i suggest
1. Keep Your Cool
When the heat is on, the inside of your nose gets dry.
2. Humidify Your Air
Keep your home from becoming too dry or too humid.
3. Ventilate Your Home
4. Be Water-Wise
Dink lots of water.
Salt-water nasal rinses for your nose can help, too. You can buy a kit or mix up your own at home. The recipe: Mix about 16 ounces (1 pint) of lukewarm distilled, sterile, or previously boiled water with 1 teaspoon of salt. Some people add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to take the sting out of the salt. Use a bulb syringe to flush your nasal cavities and clean out mucus and debris.
Neti pots are another option. It looks like a tea pot with a long spout. To use it, you’ll mix about a pint of lukewarm distilled, sterile, or previously boiled water with a teaspoon of salt. Next, tilt your head over a sink at an angle of about 45 degrees. Place the pot's spout into your top
nostril and gently pour the solution in.
The salt water will flow through your
nasal cavity, into the other nostril, and perhaps into your throat. Blow your nose to get out any water, then repeat the steps on the other nostril.
Clean your neti pot regularly.
5. Avoid Household Irritants
Cigarette smoke, cleaning products, hairspray, and other materials that give off fumes can all make your sinus problems worse.
6. Apply warm compresses. “You can use a warm compress to help keep the nasal tissues moist," "Or, fill a deep bowl or pot with steaming water and place your face over it with a towel around your head to breathe the steam in.” Just be careful not to burn yourself. You can also follow up the warm compress with a cold compress, which may help relieve sinus pain.
7. Don’t ask for antibiotics right away. Using antibiotics indiscriminately can lead to
antibiotic resistance and the development of superbugs, plus they may not be effective in treating most cases of sinusitis.
8. Know when to see the doctor. “If the sinus pain does not improve with over-the-counter help, your doctor can perform a CT scan of the nose and sinuses to look for anatomical blockages that can be treated surgically, such as a deviated
nasal septum or nasal polyps. If sinus pain lasts for a week or more and you have a fever, you should see an ear, nose and throat specialist, because you may need more aggressive treatment than natural remedies provide."
Hope i have answered your question. Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions. I ll be glad to help you.
All the best
With warm regards
Dr Sanjay Kini