Friday, February 29, 2008

How to Treat a Sinus Infection

If you have ever suffered from a sinus infection, then you know how miserable it can make you feel. But what can you do about it?

First, you should try to determine what is causing your sinus infection. There are many different things that could be causing your sinus infection symptoms.

There are also different types of sinus infections. There are acute and chronic sinus infections. Acute sinus infections are normally shorter in duration and do not recur often. A chronic sinus infection on the other hand can last a long time and can recur often.

Acute sinus infections, while painful and not fun, do not indicate that you have a chronic condition.

Some sinus infections are caused by bacteria growing in the sinus passages. Other sinus infections can be the cause of a virus or a fungus.

One study done by the Mayo Clinic showed that almost all cases of chronic sinus infection were due to fungus in the sinuses.

Another study done by a British group showed that antibiotics and steroid sprays were not effective in treating a sinus infection.

Here is a great page on "how to treat a sinus infection" that gives more information and some ideas on how to treat them.

These include some natural sinus infection cures and natural sinus infection remedies that you may wish to consider.

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