Sinus Infection Care Center

Any per­son who has to deal with chronic sinus infec­tions under­stands when one is start­ing to strike… just by know­ing the warn­ing signs of the con­di­tion.  Bay­lor Col­lege of Med­i­cine doc­tors said know­ing the warn­ing signs means know­ing when to use pre­ven­ta­tive mea­sures like nasal irri­ga­tion. These pre­ven­ta­tive mea­sures will decrease the symp­toms or keep the infec­tion from becom­ing worse.

What is nasal irri­ga­tion? It’s the cleans­ing of the nasal cav­ity using ster­ile salt water to rinse out any debris or mucus from the nose and sinus cavity.

Accord­ing to Assis­tant Pro­fes­sor of Oto­laryn­gol­ogy at BCM Dr. Mas Takashima, peo­ple become sus­cep­ti­ble to sinus infec­tions if they’ve recently suf­fered with a cold or flu or have aller­gies. These things will cause the nasal pas­sages to become swollen and inflamed, which makes them that much more likely to attain a viral or bac­te­r­ial infection.

To keep mois­ture in the nose, flush­ing it out with salt­wa­ter can help the sinuses func­tion right and elim­i­nate thick mucus debris that’s block­ing them. The salt has the capa­bil­ity to bring mois­ture out from these tis­sues so the mucosa will reduce in sign, which enables a per­son to breathe eas­ier.  Plus, salt has the nat­ural antibac­te­r­ial prop­er­ties along with the abil­ity to com­bat infections.

Takashima said folks tend to believe that vit­a­min C will keep them from get­ting an infec­tion. How­ever, there is no proof that using vit­a­min C works. Nasal irri­ga­tion can eas­ily be done at home and is very beneficial.

There are other home reme­dies out there that have not been effec­tive in keep­ing sinus infec­tion at bay: gar­lic, lysine and Echi­nacea.  Takashima said many believed those reme­dies have helped them; but, a per­son can wash their hands on a reg­u­lar basis and make a big­ger difference.

He said humans carry germs on their hands and, by keep­ing them clean, you decrease the chance of spread­ing the bac­te­ria to the sen­si­tive nasal pas­sages. Takashima said any per­son suf­fer­ing from a sinus infec­tion should see a spe­cial­ist before start­ing a home rem­edy regimen.

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