Sinus Infections?

Question

I have a sinus infection. my doctor has me on antibiotics and a nasal decongestant as well as taking advil for any pain. The past day and a half i haven't been able to sleep because of the pain from the pressure.......it is all on the right side of my face...the pressure is making my ear hurt, my mouth and my head. i have tried putting both a cold and hot compress on it to try and make some of the pain go away and that works for a little while but the pain is still there. does anyone have any suggestions on what to do to relieve some of the pain?

Answer 1

Stick w/ the warm compresses. "Although sinus infection cannot be cured by home remedies, people can use them to lessen their discomfort. Inhaling steam from a vaporizer or a hot cup of water can soothe inflamed sinus cavities. Another treatment is saline nasal spray, which can be purchased in a pharmacy. A hot water bottle; hot, wet compresses; or an electric heating pad applied over the inflamed area also can be comforting." http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/sinusitis-allergies?page=3



Consider rinsing your sinuses w/ a saline solution.

From drweil.com: "I also recommend regularly flushing your nasal passages with a warm saline solution to relieve sinus congestion and prevent sinus infections. Do this two to four times a day if you have an active infection. You can use a Neti Pot, a traditional, Indian nasal-irrigation device shaped like Aladdin's lamp that lets you pour the water into your nose. Or simply dissolve a ¼ teaspoon of salt in one cup of warm water and pour some of the solution into your cupped hand and inhale it through one nostril while closing the other with a finger. Alternatively, you can sniff the solution from a small cup or squirt it into your nostrils with a rubber-bulb syringe. The idea is to inhale enough water to spit it out through your mouth." http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/id/QAA326609

Click on the links for the full article for more information.

Related link: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/Sinusitis-Home-Treatment

Answer 2

you're coming down with a sinus an infection. You caught it early. To do away with the indications, placed 2 tablespoons of salt right into a million/2 glass of water. Use a teaspoonfull and inhale this into each and each nostril. it is going to sting some however the an infection would be stopped. to maintain from getting any further, take a teaspoon of close by honey each and each morning. it is going to help your physique strengthen imunities to the airborne irritants that are on your section. you in all probability blew your nostril too perplexing and created cuts or cracks interior the sinus cavities that have been purely waiting to alter into contaminated. are not getting addicted to nasal decongestants. they'll dry up each and every thing up there yet you will no longer have the potential to get the stuff out. After a mutually as, you would be on the well-being middle getting them wiped sparkling out with a water spray. no longer relaxing. Been there, performed that. The honey can assist you from getting chilly and flu symtoms besides. organic remedies and preventitives are the suitable to your physique in the long-term. No area impacts, no scientific expenses and no long term injury to your physique.

Answer 3

he already gave u pain killers. why re u not taking them? and antibiotics work pretty well and fast, so if u started taking them yesterday tomorrow u should be perfectly well. don't stop taking antibiotics thou till the end. do not put any compresses there u fool. u made it worse

Answer 4

get a steamer for your room and have it on all night.