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How Can Sinusitis Along With Earache Be Treated?

I have sinus congestion, mild ear pain with a sensation of fluid inside and I have been sick since a week ago this past Saturday. My mucus has been clear except for last Thursday and today, although my nose is blowing clear at times today. I am taking musinex and Flonase. I don t want to go to the doctor if I don t really need to. I am okay with continuing as I have been if I can.
Mon, 10 Apr 2017
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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
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How Can Sinusitis Along With Earache Be Treated?

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