Sinusitis is an inflammatory process in the maxillary sinuses. The most common cause of the development of the disease is infectious pathogens: staphylococci, viruses, streptococci, chlamydia, Haemophilus influenzae or mycoplasmas. Most often, sinusitis develops against the background of a cold, but can act as a separate pathology. In some patients, it occurs against the background of diseased teeth or after tonsillitis.
Conservative therapy with antibiotics
Most often, doctors offer treatment of sinusitis without punctures, antibiotics. The choice of drugs is based on the severity of the pathological process and the presence of concomitant diseases. Antibacterial agents in this case are used in the form of drops, sprays (topical treatment) and capsules or tablets, in extreme cases injections may be prescribed. With a mild form of the course of the disease, it is possible that the treatment will be carried out exclusively with the help of local preparations.
The most common drugs with the active ingredientpenicillin: "Amoxicillin", "Hikoncil", "Amoxiclav" and others. The next group of drugs - with the active substance cephalosporin. These drugs act in a similar way to the previous group, but have a higher degree of resistance to bacteria, for example, Cefuroxime or Ceftriaxone. Macrolides, aminoglycosides and others can also be used in therapy.
However, antibacterial agents are not only "addictive", but can also cause an allergic reaction. In addition, many drugs are a real fake and can cause irreparable damage to he alth. Therefore, the question arises: "Is it possible to treat sinusitis without antibiotics at home?" There is no single answer to this question. After all, much depends on how advanced the disease is, as well as the general state of the patient's immunity. At the initial stage, even the procedure for washing the sinuses with saline, or using sea s alt, can help. In this case, if the disease is not in an advanced stage, then you can safely turn to traditional medicine recipes.
Is traditional medicine effective?
Can sinusitis be cured without antibiotics at home? In fact, it is possible, but under certain conditions. First of all, all acute manifestations of the disease must be eliminated. The nose should not be blocked, there should not be any painful sensations in the sinus area, there should be no copious discharge.
Recipes of traditional healers can be used at the acute stage, butonly in combination with traditional medicine.
Medicinal herbs are recommended to be used in preventive measures to prevent the chronic course of the disease. This is especially true during the seasons when viral activity increases, that is, in spring and summer.
Traditional medicine is also relevant during the recovery period, it allows you to activate the work of the nose and sinuses after an illness.
Principles of treatment with folk remedies
There are many methods of treating sinusitis without antibiotics, but it should be understood that such treatment is quite long, up to several months, with short interruptions.
Bee products, medicinal herbs, oils are widely used in folk medicine. As a rule, drugs are used in minimal doses with a gradual increase in dosage.
To avoid an allergic reaction, it is recommended to start treatment with preparations consisting of one component, and only add other components over time.
All herbs and other ingredients must be collected exclusively in ecologically clean areas. If this is not possible, then you can use ready-made pharmaceutical products or herbs.
If the treatment does not help for any reason or there is a deterioration in he alth, then you should immediately stop treatment with folk remedies and immediately consult a doctor.
Ointments
Can sinusitis be cured without antibiotics? You can make an ointment for treatment with your own hands. There are a numberrecipes that allow you to improve the recovery process and regenerate the mucous membrane.
To prepare the remedy, you will need aloe juice and dioxidine ointment. These components are mixed, and a couple of drops of menthol oil are added to the composition. During treatment, turundas should be soaked in ointment and placed in the nose. During the procedure, it is recommended to be in a supine position, with your head elevated. Treatment should last at least 10 days.
There are several more recipes for making ointments for sinusitis:
- melt honey (4-5 tablespoons) in a water bath and add 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil and a teaspoon of juice, which must be squeezed from onion or garlic;
- for another ointment you will need: honey (or propolis), half a teaspoon of onion juice and aloe. Mix all the ingredients and add 1 tablespoon of Vishnevsky's ointment and heat in a water bath so that the ingredients mix well.
Cyclamen
This small houseplant allows for the treatment of sinusitis without antibiotics. To prepare nasal drops, you will need the root of the plant itself, which can be dug out of a pot if the plant is at home, or purchased from the market. The root crop is rubbed on a grater, the juice is squeezed out and diluted with boiled water. A glass of water accounts for 1 teaspoon of cyclamen juice. The sap of the plant is very poisonous, which is why it requires such a strong dilution.
It is necessary to bury the nose daily, for a week, 1 time per day. Drip 2 into one nostrildrops of the product, then immediately you should actively massage the nose. The procedure is performed with the head thrown back.
Cyclamen promotes the rapid removal of purulent content from the sinuses. It should be understood that this plant often causes an allergic reaction, you should not use this recipe during pregnancy.
In pharmacy chains you can find a drug called "Sinuforte", with the active substance - cyclamen juice.
Laundry soap
Oddly enough, this cleanser can help treat sinusitis without antibiotics. Based on soap, you can make an ointment. For cooking you will need:
- soap (teaspoon grated);
- 3 drops of aloe juice;
- 1 teaspoon milk;
- half teaspoon melted butter;
- half a teaspoon of olive oil.
First, bring the milk to a boil and add the rest of the ingredients. Boil the mixture for 5 minutes and cool. After that, soak the prepared swab with ointment and put it in the nose for 10 minutes. It is necessary to be treated with such an ointment for 3 days, doing the procedure once a day.
Clay treatment
Treatment of sinusitis without antibiotics and punctures can be carried out using ordinary clay. The procedure will require blue or ordinary, but always clean clay. A handful of clay must be poured with clean, best spring water, about half a glass. Leave the mixture for a couple of hours for the clay to swell. As a result, shouldget a mixture similar to dough in its consistency.
Clay must be put on gauze, squeeze out excess water and put on the maxillary sinuses, cover with a rag and tie with a woolen scarf. Such a compress must be kept for 2 hours. The procedure should be carried out for at least 7 days in a row. In no case should you be treated with clay during an exacerbation.
After the procedure, carefully remove the "mask", treat the skin with vegetable oil. Clay must be thrown away and cannot be reused.
Bay leaf
According to reviews, in the treatment of sinusitis without antibiotics, bay leaf therapy gives good results. This plant has an immunostimulating and restorative property, promotes wound healing and reduces the inflammatory process. And most importantly, the depressing effect on pathogenic microbes.
The greatest effect can be achieved in the early stages of the disease. From bay leaves you can cook:
- Decoction. It will require 30 leaves of the plant, which are poured with boiling water and boiled for several minutes. For ingestion, you will still need to insist the remedy for 11-12 hours.
- Means for lotions. For cooking, you need 0.1 liter of hot water, to which 10 leaves of the plant are added. All this is infused in a water bath for about 30 minutes. The water temperature should not be higher than 95 degrees. After that, small pieces of gauze are placed in the solution, they are wrung out and placed on the sinuses.
You can also do inhalations over steamed leaves. Compoundprepared in the same way as for a decoction for ingestion.
Aloe
Aloe is a very good remedy for pathology, you can find a lot of positive reviews about it. Is it possible to cure sinusitis without antibiotics using aloe juice? Yes it is possible. After all, the extract of this plant is even used in official medicine.
The easiest way is to bury the nose with freshly squeezed plant juice. For one nostril, 2 drops are required. The procedure is carried out 3 times a day.
Aloe juice can be mixed with onion or garlic juice and also instilled in the nose. For people with a high pain threshold, you can add honey and a couple of drops of celandine to aloe juice so that the remedy does not burn the mucous membrane so much. However, it is necessary to carry out the procedure in such a way that the agent does not enter the nasopharynx, and then into the stomach.
Acupressure
Acupressure is the oldest method of treating sinusitis without antibiotics. It is clear that acupressure is used not only for sinusitis, but also for many diseases.
With sinusitis, massage allows you to eliminate the symptom of nasal congestion, thin the mucous secretion, and, therefore, simplify the process of its discharge. In addition, massage can relieve headaches, improve blood circulation and increase immune strength.
The easiest therapeutic massage you can do yourself at home:
- massage points in the center of the forehead;
- massage the points between the eyebrows;
- perform massage movements in the area of the wings of the nose and at the end of the eyebrows;
- massage in the area of the zygomatic bone;
- massage in the area of the sternum and collarbone, or rather between them;
- massage at the beginning of the cervical vertebra, at the base of the skull.
All movements during the procedure should be light and smooth, each point is massaged for at least 5 minutes. The intensity of exposure should increase gradually. The procedure can be performed in the supine or sitting position. The duration of such treatment is 14 days, 3 times daily.
Nasal douche
This is a fairly common procedure suitable even for the treatment of sinusitis without antibiotics in children. It is absolutely safe and does not cause any addiction at all. There are several methods for carrying out the procedure. Washing liquid can be prepared from sea s alt or ordinary table s alt, you can dissolve furatsilin in water or make a medicinal tincture from herbs.
One of the ways: Prepared liquid is placed in a clean syringe, the tip is inserted into the depth of the nasal passage by about 1 centimeter. The syringe itself should be directed perpendicular to the face, and the head should be tilted forward at an angle of 45 degrees and turned towards the nostril that is not being flushed. On sale you can find special containers for the procedure: "Dolphin", "Humer", "Aquamaris".
Ozone Therapy
Can sinusitis be cured without antibiotics? Recently, this procedure is quite widespread. It involves introducingmaxillary sinuses solution, which is saturated with ozone, at an approximate concentration of 5-6 mg / l. At the beginning of treatment, an exacerbation of the disease is observed, but already on the 3-5th day the patient feels a radical improvement in the state of he alth, that is, a “reparative” phase begins, at the same time as the patient’s peripheral blood counts normalize.
Laser therapy
It is possible to treat sinusitis without antibiotics using a laser. This procedure can be carried out at any stage of the development of the disease with an equally positive result. For a complete cure, several procedures are required, which are carried out with an interval of 2-3 weeks.
First of all, the laser allows you to remove puffiness. During the procedure, microburns remain on the mucous membrane, which subsequently do not leave scars, heal quickly and, as a result, the airway clearance increases.
In addition, there is no pain during laser surgery, and there is no risk of infection through the blood, as with a puncture of the maxillary sinuses. This procedure will not work only in cases where the patient has a blood disease or an oncological disease.
Pregnancy
A woman in the period of bearing a child is in a very vulnerable position. Therefore, at the first signs of the development of the disease, you should seek help from a doctor. After all, the disease itself and conservative therapy can adversely affect not only the he alth of the expectant mother, but also the condition of the fetus.
Treatment of sinusitis without antibiotics in pregnant women is possibleusing a procedure popularly called "cuckoo". At its core, the procedure consists of moving fluid in the maxillary sinuses. The procedure is performed on the couch, the patient's head is located below the level of the body. An antiseptic solution is poured into one nostril, and a special device is installed in the second, which sucks this liquid along with accumulated pus.
Treatment in pregnant women can be carried out with the help of homeopathic medicines, but they should not be used on their own, since an incorrectly calculated dosage may not help in therapy at all. On the other hand, homeopathy has no side effects, which is why it is so attractive. The most popular remedies include: "Cinnabin", "Asinis" and "Euphorbium compositum".
Features of treatment in childhood
Is it possible to cure sinusitis without antibiotics for a child? Reviews say that it is really possible. The most common method is a technique called "cuckoo". As a rule, the child feels an improvement in he alth after the first session, although the full course is still necessary, and this is from 5 to 7 procedures.
One of the methods of treating children is the use of the Yamik sinus catheter. The technique involves the removal of pus by creating positive and negative pressure. Good reviews about laser therapy and breathing exercises.
