How to treat sinusitis

I have been having headaches, nasal congestion, runny nose, and feeling unwell all over lately. I went to the hospital for a check-up and was told it was sinusitis. The doctor said it was a minor problem and gave me some medicine, which made me feel much better after I took it. But I didn’t expect it to happen again in just one week. What should I do? It really affects my studies. I feel dizzy every day, have headaches and sometimes have a slight fever. The most annoying thing is my runny nose, which turns red from wiping it.

The main treatments for sinusitis include:

1. Drug treatment of sinusitis: Anti-inflammatory drugs have a certain effect when they are first taken, but the effect is slow. In addition, taking too much anti-inflammatory drugs will have serious side effects on the human body, causing disorders in the patient's body metabolism, reducing the body's immunity, and easily causing other complications.

2. Surgical treatment of sinusitis: General traditional surgical treatment for stubborn diseases such as apical sinusitis is generally only a temporary solution and not a cure for the root cause. It is difficult to cure it in one go and is prone to relapse, which not only increases the pain of the patient, but also brings great mental stress and heavy financial burden to the patient.

3. Microwave treatment for sinusitis: Using microwave surgical treatment machine, this treatment method is more advanced than the previous two, but because it only removes the surface, it cannot achieve a complete cure and is also prone to recurrence.

Prevention of sinusitis:

1. To prevent sinusitis, you need to have a regular diet and daily routine, quit smoking and drinking, pay attention to oral hygiene, exercise, bathe with cold water, and do not wear wet clothes, shoes and socks, because cold backs and feet can easily cause colds. Clean the garden regularly and ensure that the room is well ventilated and has plenty of sunlight.

2. Pay attention to protecting the nasal mucosa. The room should maintain a certain humidity. Dry air often affects the physiological function of the nasal mucosa. When the nasal mucosa is dry, the ciliary activity stops, making it easy for viruses and bacteria to invade and cause disease. In addition, do not drop medicine into the nasal cavity at will, because many medicines are incompatible with the acidity and alkalinity of the nasal mucosa. Dropping medicine will affect the physiological function of the nose. Too hot, too cold, and dryness are all harmful to the nasal mucosa.

3. To prevent sinusitis, adjacent infected lesions should also be cleared, such as chronic tonsillitis, leukoplakia, chronic pharyngitis, tooth decay, alveolar abscesses, oral ulcers, etc. For lesions of the nasal cavity itself, timely treatment is required. For example, a deviated nasal septum often impedes sinus ventilation and drainage and should be corrected surgically as soon as possible. Various rhinitis, nasal polyps, tumors, etc. are often the causes of sinusitis and should be treated in time. Patients with allergic rhinitis have nasal mucosal edema, which affects the ventilation and drainage of the sinus openings and should receive anti-allergic treatment.

4. When swimming, you should be careful about sinus infection caused by water entering the sinuses, so you should take a deep breath before putting your head into the water, and exhale through your nose after entering the water to prevent water from entering your nose. When swimming without immersing your head in water, you should inhale through your mouth and exhale through your nose.

5. After coming out of the water, if there is water in your nose, do not blow it out forcefully. Instead, you can jump on the ground and exhale briefly through your nose to spray out the water, or inhale the water backwards and then spit it out.

6. When the plane takes off or lands, the change in air pressure can easily cause sinusitis. People with acute rhinitis should not take the plane. If you have to take it, you should first use vasoconstrictor nasal drops to keep the sinus opening clear.