what cures sinus infections?

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I'm sure many would like to know how to fid themselves of sinus infections.
Answers:
It depends on the cause. Many sinus infections are viral, in which case the only cure is a tincture of time. Bacterial infections should respond to antibiotic therapy and fungal infections to antifungal therapy. Symptomatic treatment includes pain relievers and possibly decongestants like Sudafed (provided you don't have a contraindication like high blood pressure). Finally, some people have anatomical conditions that predispose them to recurrent problems and may require surgical correction.

Here is an old (but free) article on sinusitis from the American Academy of Family Physicians:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9835855&itool=iconfft&query_hl=19&itool=pubmed_DocSum

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I have lots of sinus problems. I have been advised to rinse my sinuses daily, take my antihistimine and asthma medicines, my steroid spray, and was on three weeks of antibiotics.

Antibiotics

If it's truly an infection, antibiotics will cure it. Many people mistake every runny nose for a sinus infection.

Antibiotics cure sinus infections.

Not only can bacteria colonize the nasal sinus, but several fungi can as well. If the full course of antibiotics doesn't cure it, I'd ask for a nasal lavage, with a gram stain. This will differentiate the organisms. A culture may not be accurate due to the antibiotics.

antibiotics. I just got over one. You need to see a doctor

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