The infection of the sinuses (cavities situated inside the skull, which are filled with air), also known as sinusitis is produced by bacteria, fungus and sometimes by pollutants and allergic factors. The sinus infections affect every year 37 million Americans and it seems to be more frequent than hundreds of years ago even though anti-biotherapy has been discovered for some time.

Antibiotics are useful in treating sinusitis because they kill the bacterium that causes this disease, but this therapy needs to be accompanied by decongestants, antihistamines and topic steroids in order to relieve the symptoms this affection gives.

Besides oral drugs, home remedies are welcomed as they help preventing another recurrence of sinusitis and also increases the effectiveness of the treatment given by the doctor.

Sinusitis appears when the nasal membrane gets affected by pollutants, cold or dry air and becomes inflamed. Secondary the cilia will slow down their movements, and mucus will be mass produced in order to eliminate the accumulated bacteria. Because cilia are not working properly the mucus will be trapped in the sinuses and cause a local infection.

Symptoms of sinus infection are: fever, headaches, sore throat, yellowish or green colored mucus and facial pressure around the eyes, forehead and cheeks; cough; some could even think they have flu. These symptoms generally last more than 10 days.

People who have a weakened immune system (due to cancer, HIV, and diabetes), children and elders can easily develop sinusitis. People who work in places exposed to infections, people who suffer of allergies, and smokers are more vulnerable to sinusitis than others.

It is important for the patient to drink hot liquids like tea, and chicken soup. This will increase the movements of the cilia and will remove the mucus from the sinuses faster. Avoid coffee as it seems to be non effective in treating sinusitis.

When traveling you should be careful at the air conditioner because it keeps the air dry and this is not a good think for the sinuses. That is why even when traveling you should have some tea bags with you and ask for hot water to prepare a tea.

Warm compresses applied on the face are also a good solution. They must be used three times a day for at least five minutes.

For cleaning their sinuses, yoga practitioners use a saltwater solution. They sniff it in and out of their nose and so they clean the nose cavities. Nowadays special sinus irrigators have been invented in order to make this procedure easier.

The most important thing is preventing sinus infections by keeping your nose clear, quitting smoking and treating well and as soon as possible any type of colds and allergies.

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