CT scan for Chronic Sinusitis?

Before you get surgery try all possible solutions first! First:Testing Get an allergy test! This might be the underlying cause of your symptoms. If you test positive for allergies or allergy disease then implement procedures to suppress them, this will lessen your sinusitis outbreaks. Allergy pills, or Allergy shots, air quality improvement, special bed sheets, etc. *Try Sinus nasal saline rinse for nasal irrigation. NeilMed sinus rinse is a brand you can get it at Walgreen. Next: Medicines Singular is a good allergy medicine to take, it is once a day pill that has little to now symptoms. You must take it everyday because it builds up in your system, try not to miss too many does. Zyrtec is a allergy medicine you can take occasionally when you have allergies or sinus symptoms. Drowsiness might be a side effect. Allegra D is a possible alternative Have your doctor proscribe a nasal steroid such as Rhinocort nasal spray. If you can not use Rhinocort because it makes you feel strange or loopy then try Pulmocourt. (Rhinocort made me a little spacey, so i was prescribed the Pulmocourt therapy which take some work mixing the medicine with saline solution but it has no side effects and works better.) Do not take antibiotics! It has never been proven that antibiotics works on sinus infections. Sinus infections can be viral! Antibiotics works on bacterial infections. Other Steps & tips: Change you diet - Diet (food) and Weight can affect your sinus. Overweight or obesity also increase the chance for sinus flare ups, loosing weight can help. Milk has been know to flare sinus or cause mild allergic reaction which in turn can flare up sinus activity. Try Soy Milk, Almond Milk, or Rice Milk as alternatives. Get good sleep. Lack of sleep can flare up allergies and sinuses. Give yourself plenty of time to sleep or rest. If you have sleep problems get test for sleep apnea, which could affect your well-being leaving you more susceptible to diseases include sinus infections, heart problems, and effect brain function. Try a warm towel compress or hot bath, sometime this can help relieve symptoms briefly Do not use over-the-counter nasal spray frequently. Your body can become addicted to nasal spray, requiring it to need the spray to actually function. Same applies with taking too much decongestant pills.

Rinse your sinuses out with warm salt water. Inhale by the teaspoon. Its okay if it runs down your throat. Blow out but not too hard. Now rinse with plain warm water and blow again. The salt will kill any infection up there. Take some echinacea-1000mg 4 or 5 times a day for 3 or 4 days to ramp up your immune system. You could be allergic to mold or dust and that's what's irritating your sinuses. Start taking a teaspoon of LOCAL honey each day to help your body develop immunities to any air born irritant around you. Like all herbal remedies, it will take a while to become effective but you will notice that you don't get many colds or flu symptoms. Be careful of doctors who want to operate on you-some will do it just for the money. Take your time deciding if you want an operation. If the symptoms don't go away in a month or two after you start taking local honey, then you should get a second opinion on the deviated septum.