i am suffering from very bad sinus problems any suggestions?

Answer 1

Try putting warn salty in a dropper. Tilt your head back & drop some in your nose & let it run into your throat. If you swallow a little, it will not hurt you. The saline solution will not only shrink your membranes so your nose can drain, but it will clean all the areas it passes through. It helps heal as well.

You can do this as often as you need to, but you won't have to do it for long! It's great. Hope you feel better.

Answer 2

The herb of choice for sinus issues is Ground Ivy (aka creeping charlie). I usually recommend it in Tincture form. The suggestion for saline nasal spray is right on. Works very well. May also want to use alternating hot/cold compresses. This will help both with getting the sinuses to drain & shrink. As for the pain/pressure, what you want is an anti-inflammitory, such as white willow bark. Using a steam vaporizor with a small amount of camphor will help too, or just a bowl of boiled water with a VERY SMALL amount of camphor or the less harsh eucaliptus, cover your head with a towel over the bowl and let it do it's thing. Good luck! Sinus problems really stink! Hope you feel better soon!

Answer 3

The number one top thing you can do is lavage your nose with saline. You can make your own by using 1/8 teaspoon of salt per 8 oz (cup), boiling it 3 minutes, letting it cool to room temp and using it often as you wish to rinse your nose passages. It will reduce inflammation, has no side effects, and will wash out allergens that may be making things worse.

If your sinus drainage is bloody, see a doctor for an antibiotic.

Consider an anti-histamine such as Claritin (generic is fine and cheaper) available over the counter and a decongestant also available at the drug store.

Drink plenty, make sure you have moisture in the air of your house, especially where you sleep (a cool mist humidifier is good).

Consider an air cleaner for your bedroom to reduce air irritants.

And lastly consider an anti-inflammatory medication like ibuprofen, as directed.

Warm, moist clothes applied over the face can help as well.

You can buy Saline mist at the drug store for $3, then refill the bottle with your own as described above. Use it often.

Sleep with your head elevated to promote drainage.

If none of that is helpful after a week, see a doctor and consider a nasal steroid spray such as Flonase or Rhinocort, available with a prescription and Allegra.

I like the saline wash the best because it does nothing more than help, is proven as effective as prescription nasal steroid sprays, and has no adverse effects.

Good luck. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Your question certainly brought back memories. Some years ago now in the early nineties, I was having serious nasal problems and was refered to a ENT specialist, who had a look and a feel at it. He decided that I needed an operation to clear the blockage. A few weeks later I went into hospital and the next morning I had my operation, which went very well. Of course my nose was all sort of strapped up with a plastic thing over it to keep it straight and I was told to come back the following week but to keep the plastic on. Off I went and the following week I duly turned up and the same specialist attended me. He peeled the sticky plaster off and then lifted off the plastic fitting and gazed at my nose. Lovely he said perfect, it could'nt be better., and he handed me a mirror. When I looked in the mirror, to my astonishment I hardly recognised myself. He had straightened my badly broken nose, which incidentally had been the product of a meeting with a police baton many years before, and, he had shaved the bump I had on the bridge, making it perfectly straight. You must realise how I felt, I'd only came in for a regular NHS nasal clearance, and this guy has gone and given me the full monty. I was over the moon.
It was'nt until I got home, had my tea, and picked up the paper to have a read. My glasses would'nt stay on, he had made my nose too straight. I now have to use a bit of sticking plaster to keep my glasses on. Do you think I have a claim for compensation.

Answer 5

The nurse has the right idea with the nasal lavage. It can help clear and heal the sinuses without the harmful side effects that every pharmaceutical has.

For this I recommend about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon sea salt in a neti pot of warm water. Neti pots can be found at most health food stores and at whole foods. They can also be purchased on line.

I have struggled with sinus issued my entire life and have found the neti pot the most effective solution and the least uncomfortable way to flush the sunuses.

It is just a little pot that looks a bit like Alladin's lamp. You gently pour the water up one nostril tipping your head foreward until it comes out the other nostril, repeat on the other side.

Answer 6

Rather than using meds, why not try the Neti Potty first, it is used to clear out your sinus's and works great.

Dr. Oz on Oprah says that most times the Neti Potty works better than medication and it's not uncomfortable to use, in fact it feels nice.

You can buy one at any health food store, or most pharmacies.

Answer 7

Avoid alcohol

Get enough sleep

Whatever medication you use (herbal: ecinacea, liquorice, goldenseal or nettle are supposed to be good - easy on the ecinacea) lie on a surface where you can tip your head back and stay there for five to ten minutes (eg over the side of a bed). This might help drain your sinuses and relieve some of the pressure.

Answer 8

Forget about nasal sprays and antibiotics as they only give you a bit of short term relief without overcoming the real problem of overactive mucus glands. Nasal sprays can actually damage your sinuses.

Switching from mucus generating dairy products and red meat to soy milk and white meat certainly helps. Fish is better than chicken.

Taking 3 to 6 high strength odourless 3,000 mg garlic oil capsules every day also helps. This will also help to boost your immune system and it will also help to reduce your high blood pressure and high cholesterol if you suffer from those problems.

Answer 9

Go to pharmacy. Buy some sinus meds, like Sudaphed.

Answer 10

You could try over the counter meds, like Sudafed, but having tried that and it didn't get rid of it completely i went to doctor in the end and got antibiotics which according to the GP i should have done in the first place.