Sinus Pain Treatment

Sinus pain and sinusitis is treated in a variety of ways utilizing medications, homeopathic remedies and over the counter prescriptions. The purpose of treatment is to increase the drainage of mucus while reducing the swelling of sinuses, relieving sinus pressure and pain, neutralizing nasal infections and prevent permanent damage to the tissue lining of the nose and sinus. Medication are often used to help treat the symptoms of sinusitis when the infection is bacterial in nature, though there are varying lengths of treatment depending on the medication which can range to seven weeks or more depending on the intensity of the infection.

Medications used to treat sinusitis include antibiotics such as amoxicillin which eradicates bacteria, decongestants like pseudoephedrine hydrochloride which reduces swelling, analgesics such as aspirin which is a pain reliever, mucolytics which dilute mucous consistency, and corticosteroids that reduce inflammation inside the nasal passages and tissue. This usually comes in the form of a nasal spray or inhalant.

There is also the possibility that during this time the patient may become “double sickened” which means that while being treated for sinusitis and the condition redoubles and becomes worse after a short period or lull in the symptoms. For sinusitis the condition lasts usually no longer than four weeks or a month while many people go longer due to receiving no treatment for the condition. These are usually caused by viral infections and are non-responsive to antibiotics, many of which have negative side affects such as diarrhea.