New Sinusitis Treatment Options to Try

Room for Improvement

Scientists and researchers in the field of medicine continue to spend time and resources to revolutionize treatment modalities for the many ailments and diseases that scourge people worldwide. Among others, treatment for sinus infection has become an interesting subject for these research endeavors because sinus infections are among the most common types of infections.

What’s on the Hit List?

At Home

There are several sinusitis treatment options currently available. The first line of defense remains to be home based treatments that aim to arrest the spread of infection and bring the immune system right back on track. Among these home based treatments include increasing oral fluid intake by drinking water and fresh fruit juices. The increase in fluid intake not only loosens the thick mucus secretions to facilitate easier drainage, but all the vitamins and anti-oxidants in the fresh fruit juices jump start the immune system to fight-off the infection. Other foods to include in your diet during sinus infections are garlic and apple cider vinegar. Aside from diet modification, these are other things you can try at home: Take some rest. Relieving yourself of too much stress does wonders in enabling your body to heal itself and counter infections. Doing sinus rinse with saline solution also helps a lot to wash away microorganisms, dust particles and other irritants that can easily accumulate in a day, especially when outdoors.

As Prescribed 

Your doctor usually prescribes some medications for you to take to control your sinusitis symptoms. Most of these are oral medications. Some more commonly prescribed ones include anti-pyretics/analgesics for fever and for pain; decongestants to lessen the mucus secretion produced; and antibiotics to kill the bacteria that cause the infection. Corticosteroids that are administered with the use of nasal sprays are also often used to shrink inflamed nasal and sinus passages. Oral medications have long been in use and are generally effective when taken as prescribed. However, effect is not immediate because oral medications like capsules and tablets take time to be dissolved and broken down into their active components that can be carried off into the blood stream. Prolonged and improper use may also lead to some undesirable side effects.

Surgery Essentials

Sinus surgery is sometimes indicated to correct sinus drainage or any other anatomic damage resulting from a persistent sinus infection. Sinus surgery procedures have been done for so many years now. However, as time goes by and technology continuously improves, sinus surgeries become less traumatic and safer for the patient. Currently, the standard surgical procedure is functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in which a small, camera-equipped gadget called an endoscope is inserted into the nasal cavity to easily and less invasively pinpoint areas to be surgically corrected. These breakthroughs result to faster recovery periods and less post-surgical complications.

The Latest

Sinus Dynamics, a leading company in research and treatment innovations for rhinitis and sinusitis is among those which introduce new concepts in sinusitis treatments. Among the latest developments is the introduction of sinus medication topical therapy. Using this treatment option, medications are introduced directly into the sinus and nasal cavities through nebulized therapy or medicated irrigation.