I've had a sinus infection for like 3 months now :( It started out with watery itchy eyes, an itchy nose and a stuffy nose. Now I have such horrible sinus pressure, the stuffy nose that I've had for months, and the post nasal drip makes me nauseous. I think it might be untreated allergies.. but I dunno. I've done antiobiotics.. Allegra-D, Benadryl, Drixoral, nose sparys, and Sudafed. NOTHING helps. My nose is permanently stuffed. I dunno what else they can do :( I'm starting to feel like I just have to live with it :(
antibiotics don't work against sinus infections. Doctors are beginning to understand this. I had a wicked infection a few weeks ago, and went to the ENT. He didn't give me antibiotics, and agreed with me that they don't do anything. Instead, I was given Rhinocort, Allegra-D, and a very low dose of Prednisone (which I never took).
You need to see an ENT and have an endoscopy done -but I know this is expensive without insurance. The ENT will be able to tell you if you have a blockage, deviated septum, etc. If you don't, that's good news. You can simply get onto an irrigation routine, get the allergies under control, and clear the sinuses.
Note. Some antibiotics are very dangerous, and these are the ones commonly prescribed for sinus issues. Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox, Tequin. They are toxic to the central and peripheral nervous system, and tens of thousands of people have had ruptured tendons, torn rotator cuffs, peripheral neuropathy, vasculitis, and worse, from these drugs. These drugs can kill you. There's no point in replacing one problem with another that is much, much, worse.
If your doctor gave you one of these, go back and tell him you want something safe.
antibiotics don't work against sinus infections. Doctors are beginning to understand this. I had a wicked infection a few weeks ago, and went to the ENT. He didn't give me antibiotics, and agreed with me that they don't do anything. Instead, I was given Rhinocort, Allegra-D, and a very low dose of Prednisone (which I never took).
You need to see an ENT and have an endoscopy done -but I know this is expensive without insurance. The ENT will be able to tell you if you have a blockage, deviated septum, etc. If you don't, that's good news. You can simply get onto an irrigation routine, get the allergies under control, and clear the sinuses.
Note. Some antibiotics are very dangerous, and these are the ones commonly prescribed for sinus issues. Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox, Tequin. They are toxic to the central and peripheral nervous system, and tens of thousands of people have had ruptured tendons, torn rotator cuffs, peripheral neuropathy, vasculitis, and worse, from these drugs. These drugs can kill you. There's no point in replacing one problem with another that is much, much, worse.
If your doctor gave you one of these, go back and tell him you want something safe.
I totally disagree. Antibiotics do work for sinus infections. I had a primary doctor who refused to give me antibiotics once. The infection worsened and when I was finally given Augmentin, I had to take it for 3 weeks. The Augmentin started working in less than 48 hours.
I do agree that sometimes sinus infections can resolve on their own with the help of irrigation and steroids. But that is different than saying antibiotics don't work on infections.
And your right about Levaquin etc.. They are very powerful drugs that were never meant to be taken for more than 7 days. But many times doctors prescribe them for much longer periods of time than they should.
