re: Tips for getting rid of a Sinus Infection without antibiotics?

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I was off of work for a week, but not bad at all. However, you'd be amazed at how much gauze can be stuffed up your nose. I don't know if anything has changed in the 16 years since I had this done. Dr. Virginia Bringaze at the Baton Rouge Clinic did my procedure.

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A lady doctor? WTF?

I’ve done the same for over 10 years with massive improvement.

I used to get 4-5 sinus infections every year that would last for 2-3 weeks each.

I take Zyrtec and Flonase every day and use the Neil Med salt rinse every day in the shower.

I’ll occasionally add a drop of either peppermint oil or eucalyptus oil to the nasal flush. It’s been life changing!

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Fyi, if the inflammation in your sinuses is bad, sinus irrigation will do more harm than good. You'll trap water and just end up with more pressure and become a walking petri dish. Sleep, vitamins (pick your poison), flonase (or afrin if you want some higher horse power), OTC antihistamine, Guaifenesin all can help. Also, elevate your mattress with pillows or a blanket underneath so you're not laying flat to help with drainage.

Most importantly if you don't at least start to feel better after two weeks you need to see a doctor. I used to get 3-4 sinus infections a year that I'd drag on for 6 weeks sometimes. Finally got a sinuplasty done and ive had two in 10 years.

Snort a little Everclear. It'll kill it.

Dr Richard Hung Center for ENT , Houston Google address & phone ,

I'm using what pictured. A sinus rinse.

Also using a Neti Pot with a packet of the salt mixture in deistilled water.

Once the “feeling like shite” component of a cold goes away, it seems there is some linger sinus infection issues for weeks. Spitting and neti’n out a bit of dark green in the morning. Pretty sure that’s par for the course.

All that said, I’m still hacking up a lung. My god, you get some real dirty looks around here when you dry cough.

My wife (no pics) gets them all the time. Her go to is sniffing an onion. Fortunately I do not get them so no idea if it works but she claims that it clears it up in a couple of days. Hope you feel better!