Compress for sinusitis at home. How to cure sinusitis with honey at home. With sea buckthorn oil

Normally, a person produces mucus in them. It protects the respiratory organs from harmful particles. The mucus gradually accumulates and flows out through natural passages.

With inflammation, the mucous tissues of the nose swell, narrowing the ducts. Mucus does not come off, accumulates, becoming an excellent breeding ground for bacteria. A person's state of health becomes worse: weakness, headache appear, breathing becomes difficult. Launched sinusitis is dangerous by the spread of microbes to the overlying cavities - the ethmoidal labyrinth, the frontal sinuses and further to the brain. As a result, its membranes become inflamed - meningitis develops. Therefore, it is important to get qualified medical care. It is allowed to use honey for sinusitis as an additional therapy.

Treatment of sinusitis with folk remedies with honey is effective at the initial stages of the disease (then pills, sprays, antibiotic-free products are used). Please consult your doctor about the possibility of using these methods. In case of complications and severe illness, amateur performance is dangerous.

Contraindications

In some cases, sinus warming or irritation is contraindicated. Do not use honey-based products for:

• chronic exudative sinusitis;
• the allergic nature of the disease;
• purulent discharge (i.e., with purulent sinusitis). Warming procedures are prohibited;
• intolerance to honey;
• pregnancy and breastfeeding (for treatment during pregnancy, read this article).

Do not engage in independent activities with intense symptoms. If you decide to treat sinusitis with honey and there are no results within 24 hours, consult a doctor.

Features of therapy

For home honey therapy, choose a fresh, high-quality natural product without impurities. In this case, the useful properties of the product are preserved:

• antibacterial;
• anti-inflammatory;
• immunostimulating;
• vaso-strengthening.

Honey is useful for enhancing immunity and improving the separation of pus and mucus. Mix it with viburnum juice in equal parts. Take the mixture for two weeks, 50 grams daily. For local treatment, honey is used in the form of:

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Inhalation

The procedure is carried out using a saucepan or a regular kettle, inhaling steam from a spout. Add about one tablespoon of honey to boiled water. It is not required to boil the product. The procedure lasts three minutes a day. The course is two weeks.

Compresses

A honey compress is a common way to deal with sinusitis at home. Mix a tablespoon of honey with flour, the amount of which you choose yourself. Melt the first ingredient in a water bath, gradually stir in the second. Stop the process when the mass becomes thick, like dough. The finished product is divided into three parts, flattened and applied on the sides of the nose and on the forehead. Leave the dough on your face for as long as possible.

Drops

The liquid agent is instilled with a pipette into the nose. Do this while sitting or lying down. In the first case, the head is thrown back a little and to the affected side. In the second, they lie on their backs, turning their head towards the sore sinus. Then the agent is instilled and are in this position for minutes. The procedure is carried out on both sides, repeating once a day. Various ingredients are used for the recipes:

• aloe. Squeeze out the jelly-like part of the plant leaf. Mix with honey in equal proportions. Strain the finished product. Dilution with boiled water is allowed. You can add celandine broth and Kalanchoe leaves in the same amount;
• beets. Grate the beets and squeeze. Place two tablespoons of its juice, three teaspoons of boiling water and a teaspoon of honey in a bowl. Mix;
• bow. Chop a medium-sized onion. Boil a glass of water. Put the onion in a container and pour boiling water over it. Let cool, then strain. Mix the liquid with two tablespoons of honey. This tool can also be used in rinsing;
• eucalyptus. Brew the tea tightly. Mix equal amounts with honey and 15 drops of eucalyptus.

Applications

The agent is applied to cotton wool or a cotton swab, which is then inserted into the nasal passage. To relieve discomfort, an anesthetic is added (for example, 5% anesthetic ointment). It is preferable to lie on your back with your head turned to the affected side, or on your side. Keep the position of the minutes. For treatment, the following means are used:

• with anesthetic. 1 gram of anesthetic is mixed with 50 grams of honey;
• with soda and butter. For the mixture, take equal amounts of baking soda, sunflower oil and honey. It is preferable to use unrefined oil without additives. Do not take out the turunda for at least 20 minutes;
• with laundry soap, onions and milk. Rub with laundry soap. Place a tablespoon of honey and the same amount of milk in a container. Then add a teaspoon of soap and onion juice. Heat the mixture. The product is ready when the soap is completely dissolved;
• with aloe, onion and Vishnevsky's ointment. Squeeze out the aloe and onion juice. Stir all ingredients in equal parts. It is necessary to keep the turundas in the nasal passages for at least half an hour.

Rinse your nose after instillations and applications!

Washing

Washing is one of the most effective ways to get rid of sinusitis. Salt water, saline and other mixtures are used for the procedure. Before washing, it is recommended to make an application using any of the proposed methods. If necessary, replace honey with vasoconstrictor drops ("Naphthyzin", "Nazivin" and others).

You can use a 20% honey solution. Draw liquid into a syringe, teapot, or special dish for rinsing. Tilt your head slightly to the side, the body forward. The agent is poured into the nostril, which turned out to be higher. With sufficient quantity, the solution will pour from the adjacent nostril. After completing the procedure, pinch the nostril into which the liquid was poured and blow your nose. Repeat the manipulation on the other side.

Treatment of sinusitis with honey helps to get rid of the disease. However, remember that traditional medicine is an adjunct to mainstream therapy. Check with your doctor before using honey products.

A specialist in the field of functional diagnostics, rehabilitation therapy of patients with respiratory diseases, draws up and conducts training programs for patients with bronchial asthma and COPD. Author of 17 scientific papers on the treatment of respiratory organs.

Effective and affordable alternative methods of treating sinusitis

People of different ages often suffer from such an unpleasant disease as sinusitis. Despite the huge number of treatment options for this ailment, most patients still prefer alternative therapy.

Of course, alternative methods should not be excluded from the course of treatment of sinusitis, but it is important to understand that medications are the basis for getting rid of any disease. In today's material, our resource is to cover in more detail the issue of help in the therapy of sinusitis, represented by folk recipes.

Sinusitis - causes, forms and symptoms

Sinusitis is an inflammation of the lining of the maxillary sinuses

Sinusitis is an unpleasant and rather dangerous disease that affects the sinuses of the nose. The maxillary sinuses are most severely affected, therefore the ailment is just that name. With the development of sinusitis in the cranial cavities, an inflammatory process begins, which can occur in both acute and chronic forms. Often, the inflammation extends not to both sinuses, but to a specific one.

The general essence of the defeat of the maxillary sinuses is that an unfavorable microflora causes the development of inflammation in them. This process mainly affects the thin layers of the epithelium adjacent to the sinuses, the local mucous membrane and their blood vessels; in rare cases, the inflammation spreads to deeper layers of tissues or even bones.

The disease affects all age groups, regardless of gender. The most significant factors predisposing to the development of sinusitis are represented by the following list:

• the presence of any kind of problems with nasal breathing (curvature of the septum, pathology of the epithelium or nasal mucosa, adenoiditis in young children, etc.)
• decreased immunity on a long-term basis
• complications caused by untimely or incorrect treatment of ENT ailments
• the presence of a chronic infection in the body

Sinusitis can become active after a long presence of infection in the human body, but most often it is caused by such reasons as:

• dental problems
• susceptibility to allergies
• ingestion of unfavorable microflora

The development of sinusitis can be caused by any unfavorable microorganism that has entered the respiratory tract of a person. In the case of an acute form of the disease, most often the disease is caused by viruses, and in the case of a chronic one, by viral-bacterial etiology.

It should be understood that it is important to start treating the disease in a timely manner, otherwise the acute form will flow into the chronic one.

Sinusitis can be diagnosed by the following symptoms:

• pronounced discomfort or even pain in the nose and nearby sinuses
• toothache
• frequent headache
• chronic nasal congestion and difficulty breathing
• fever, fever and severe weakness do not always appear

It is important to know that having identified the disease in a timely manner, you can get rid of it in 1.5-3 weeks. But even after a little delay, there is a risk of causing yourself a number of troubles, which together will complicate and lengthen the process of therapy. Do not forget that the final diagnosis is made only in the clinic.

Steam inhalation

Steam inhalation is an effective method of treating sinusitis, but you need to know the rules for performing the procedure

As noted earlier, it is possible and even necessary to use alternative methods for treating sinusitis, but only as an aid to the main drug treatment. It is important to consider that therapy only with the help of traditional methods is an extremely long process and does not always end successfully. But in terms of supplementation, folk recipes are the very thing, because they help speed up the treatment process and get rid of unpleasant symptoms.

Since sinusitis is an ailment that affects the nasal sinuses and respiratory tract, the use of steam inhalations is an integral part of its therapy. But do not forget that this method of therapy cannot be used at elevated body temperature, the presence of problems with the heart or blood vessels, as well as during the period of purulent inflammation in the sinuses. In other cases, steam inhalation is an excellent remedy for treating sinusitis.

The best inhalation recipes are:

• The liquid obtained by boiling potatoes in their skins until the water boils (2-3 liters).
• A liquid obtained by bringing a mixture of a decoction of calendula and a couple of drops of eucalyptus oil to a boil (1 liter).
• A liquid obtained by bringing a mixture of one liter of water and a few drops of essential oils to a boil.

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Steam inhalation is carried out as follows:

• Put the prepared liquid on the table, from which steam comes out.
• Sit in front of her and keep your face away from the liquid.
• Cover yourself with a large towel or blanket and inhale the inhaled vapors for a minute.

When carrying out inhalations, it is advisable to breathe as much as possible through the nose rather than through the mouth. This is the only way to achieve the greatest effect from the use of this method of sinusitis therapy.

Rinsing the nose

The procedure for washing the nose with sinusitis

It is equally important to use nasal rinsing in the process of treating ailments of the respiratory tract and nasal sinuses. Sinusitis is no exception, therefore, flushing is necessarily used in its treatment.

The best flush solution options are:

• Chamomile decoction with anti-inflammation and irritation properties. It is extremely simple to prepare: you need to add a teaspoon of dry chamomile to a glass of boiling water and infuse the mixture, then strain.
• Propolis solution aimed at relieving inflammation. Prepared by mixing two glasses of warm water with a spoonful of salt and drops of propolis tincture on alcohol.
• A mixture of salt and celandine to help repair damaged tissues and speed up inflammation. You can prepare this solution as follows: mix 1.5-2 cups of warm water with a teaspoon of celandine broth and half a teaspoon of salt.

The process of flushing the sinuses is as follows:

• Take the prepared rinsing solution.
• Using whatever method is available, gently pour a little solution into one nostril and transfer it to the other, after which the liquid will flow out of it.
• Having adapted, it is necessary to consume a glass of solution in one rinsing procedure. It is enough to hold the event 1-2 times a day.

It should be borne in mind that in the process of washing it is necessary to use non-hot solutions, otherwise there is a high risk of burning the nasal mucosa and making it worse with your therapy.

Compresses

Compresses can only be done during the recovery phase.

The inflammatory process with sinusitis affects not deep-lying sinuses. In this regard, the treatment of the disease can be carried out using heat compresses on the face. The main thing in this procedure is to use only those compresses that cannot cause burns.

Most often, compresses for sinusitis are done in one of the following ways:

• With the use of warming ointments. In this case, the ointment must be spread in a thin layer over the affected sinuses around the perimeter of the face, but without getting into the eyes. Leave it like this until morning or wash it off after a couple of hours of exposure.
• Using prepared compresses with your own hands. In this case, you need to boil, for example, a couple of potatoes or onions and gently heat them. After that, put the resulting mixture in cheesecloth and wrap it up thoroughly. When the mixture has cooled to normal temperature, that is, comfortable for applying it to the face, you can apply a compress to the skin. Usually it is kept on the face for no more than 1-2 hours.
• Using special devices for compresses. In this case, everything is much simpler: the device is connected to an outlet, the temperature of the "heating pad" is selected and special pads are placed on the sinus area. It is desirable to keep such compresses from 30 minutes to 1 hour.

When carrying out such heat therapy, be sure to take care not to burn your face or someone else who is sick. It is not required to repeat the compress more than once a day, the main thing is to do them throughout the entire course of therapy. Contraindications to the use of this method of therapy are similar to those available for steam inhalation.

Other alternative treatments

Aloe and onion drops - an effective folk remedy for sinusitis

The following can be used as alternatives to the above treatments:

• Cold inhalations with onions or garlic, which are excellent in helping to fight against unfavorable microflora in the sinuses. They are carried out by inhaling the vapors of crushed garlic or onions for 3-5 minutes daily.
• Massages of the sinuses and special areas of the skull, helping to activate the affected mucous membrane and "pierce" the nose from congestion. They are carried out with gentle finger movements along the congested sinuses, frontal and parietal parts of the skull.
• Drops of honey and propolis, which reduce inflammation and soften the affected mucosa. The preparation is extremely simple: mix a teaspoon of bee honey and alcohol propolis tincture. Bring the mixture to its maximum fluidity in a water bath before use. Drops of several milliliters are instilled into each nostril 1-2 times a day throughout the entire course of therapy.
• Decoctions and herbal tinctures with tonic and immunostimulating properties. They can be prepared from any dried herb and used for any purpose: as drops, for rinsing, as an inhalation solution, or for oral administration.
• Drops of aloe and onion juice that reduce inflammation and kill harmful microflora in the sinuses. For cooking, it is necessary to mix in equal proportions aloe and onion juice. It is important to instill the agent in each nostril, 2-3 drops 2-4 times a day throughout the entire course of therapy.

When choosing one or another method of therapy, be sure to make sure that the patient has no contraindications to its use.

Prevention

Summarizing the material presented earlier, we note that it is much better to prevent the development of an ailment than to carry out its therapy. As for sinusitis, it is possible to reduce the risk of its occurrence by carrying out extremely simple preventive actions.

More precisely, the prevention of the disease is as follows:

1. Always follow up on all respiratory problems of the respiratory tract.
2. Keep your immune system in good shape, especially in cold weather.
3. Get rid of chronic ENT diseases.
4. Use the previously presented methods of treating sinusitis as a prophylaxis at least a couple of times a week.
5. Try to stay in rooms with normal humidity and temperature.
6. "Do not start" mild respiratory ailments to severe forms of their course.
7. Temper and take vitamin complexes regularly.

In general, alternative methods of treating sinusitis are not so difficult to implement. The main thing when using them is to use the material presented above and do everything correctly, that is, without harming the patient. Good luck with sinusitis therapy and health!

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Comments (2)

08/30/2017 at 00:02 | #

Sinusitis with me for five years. I have never been treated, I do not trust folk remedies. Does it hurt if you make a puncture? Will this solve the problem once and for all? Or are there easier ways?

Maria

09/14/2017 at 23:33 | #

Yana, a puncture is a one-time solution to a problem. If it was punctured once, now every runny nose can flow into sinusitis. I do not recommend piercing. These are unpleasant, repetitive manipulations. Ask a good ENT specialist for an alternative treatment.

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Compresses for sinusitis

If, after a cold, you suddenly feel a frequent headache, pressure in the nose, heavy nose breathing, you should immediately consult a doctor.

Sinusitis is easier to cure with quick diagnosis and immediate action. People who often turn to traditional medicine very often choose compresses for sinusitis.

Sinus compresses are best done after using nasal drops or spray.

Compress with black juice are rare

1. Take gauze or bandage and fold in 6 layers. The ideal size is 2 by 2, 3 by 3, and 4 by 4. Of course, the smallest size will work for young children.
2. Moisten cheesecloth with black radish juice and some warm vegetable oil.
3. Now you need to put a compress on the maxillary sinuses.
4. Cover the cheesecloth with plastic wrap.
5. Prepare bags of heated salt in advance. The bags should be placed on top of the compresses.
6. This method must be applied a couple of times a day. For an adult - 1 hour, for a small child half an hour will be enough.

Compress with Dimexidum

It should only be used if the x-ray shows a thickened mucous membrane or polyps.

1. We take exactly the same gauze size and fold it in the same way. Moisten with a warm solution of Dimexide and water in a ratio of 1: 3 ml.
2. For greater effect, add half a milliliter of hydrocortisone suspension.
3. Place the compress on the maxillary sinuses and cover with plastic wrap.
4. This traditional medicine should be used three times a day. For adults, 1 hour will be enough for one procedure, and for a child - half an hour.

Compress with honey and propolis

Thanks to him, the contents of the sinuses are released much faster.

1. Grate propolis and mix it with honey in a ratio of 1 tsp: 1 tsp.
2. Place the compress and cover it with adhesive tape.
3. It is best to sleep with this compress overnight.
4. In the morning, remove the medicine by removing traces of the adhesive plaster with alcohol.

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Sinusitis

Cold. cough, runny nose. you waved your hand, crossed on your feet. Unfortunately, in some cases, the common cold does not pass without a trace.

Colds have many complications, but one of the most common is acute inflammation of the paranasal sinuses.

Treatment of sinusitis and frontal sinusitis without punctures.

Among them, sinusitis (inflammation of the maxillary sinus) most often occurs, a little less often frontal sinusitis (inflammation of the frontal sinus) and ethmoiditis (inflammation of ethmoid cells), even less often sphenoiditis (inflammation of the sphenoid bone cavity). Often there is a combination of inflammation of several sinuses - polysinusitis.

Inflammation of the sinuses can manifest itself in a few days or even weeks, after the acute symptoms of a cold have passed.

Do you feel unwell after a cold? Headache, feeling of pressure in the nasal area, difficulty in nasal breathing, increased body temperature, swelling of the skin in the cheek or eyelid area, nasal tone of voice, decreased or no sense of smell, nasal discharge of a muco-serous, serous-purulent or purulent nature.

All of these individually, or in full, may indicate sinus inflammation.

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If almost all of the listed symptoms are present, then this condition of the disease can be attributed to a severe degree. Treatment in this case is carried out in a hospital or on an outpatient basis, under the strict supervision of a physician with active therapeutic measures.

In the presence of headache, fever, serous-purulent nasal discharge, difficulty in nasal breathing, decreased sense of smell, poor general health, then the condition of the disease can be attributed to moderate severity. Treatment can be carried out in a hospital or, most often, on an outpatient basis.

If there are complaints only of a slight headache, nasal congestion, muco-serous discharge from the nose, in the absence of an elevated body temperature, then this condition of the disease can be attributed to a mild degree. Treatment in this case is outpatient.

The diagnosis can be made based on the examination and your complaints. The examination may include puncture of the maxillary sinus, which will simultaneously be a means of diagnosis and treatment.

It may seem to you that there is no special need for the proposed puncture of the maxillary sinus. With sinusitis, in fact, in most cases, puncture is not required. However, remember that we are talking about your health and the solution to this issue, nevertheless, remains with the doctor.

In the treatment of sinusitis, a speedy recovery can be facilitated by both the medication and physiotherapy prescribed by your doctor, as well as the methods of traditional medicine available at home.

In mild (and even moderate) variants of the course of the disease, you can independently or in addition to the recommendations of your doctor apply the proposed treatment regimen.

These recommendations are based on many years of practical, non-puncture-free experience in the treatment of patients with inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, the proven recommendations of scientific publications, and the experience gained by traditional medicine.

The main tasks of the doctor and the patient in the treatment of diseases of the paranasal sinuses.

1. Reduction of inflammation in the sinuses (points 1, 2, 3).

2. Reduction of swelling of the mucous membrane of the nose and sinuses (points 1, 2, 3, 4).

3. Improving the outflow of inflammatory secretions from the sinuses (points 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).

4. Reduction of inflammation of the mucous membrane in the nasal cavity itself (points 1, 2, 5, 6, 7).

5. Decrease in the activity of the mucous glands in the sinuses (point 9).

Antibiotics are used to reduce inflammation. Since the body weakened by the disease itself cannot cope with inflammation in these cases, it is advisable to use antibiotics.

The list below includes the drugs that are most confident in sinus inflammation. The choice of the drug depends on the severity, stage of the disease, its price, and tolerance. For the duration of admission and age-related dosage, see the instructions. Usually, an antibiotic is prescribed by a doctor for moderate to severe disease. The duration of the drug is at least 7 days.

Augmentin 625 mg, 2 times a day.

Flemoxin solutab (gramoks, amoxil, hikontsil) 500 mg, 2-3 times a day.

Macropen 1 ton, 3 times a day.

Sporidex (cephalexin) 0.25 - 0.5 g, once a day.

Cifran 250 - 500 mg, 2 times a day.

Rovamycin for adults 6-9 million IU, once a day.

Wercef 250 mg, 3 times a day.

Duracef 250 - 500 mg, 1 - 2 times a day.

Ampiox 0.25 - 0.5 g, 4 times a day.

Cefazolin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, 0.5 - 1 g, 2 times a day, intramuscularly.

Or others. The dosage depends on the age and severity of the disease.

2. Sulfanilamide preparations.

In severe cases of the disease, it is advisable to use together with an antibiotic and sulfa drugs. Sulfonamides can be used alone without an antibiotic for milder cases of the disease or if you cannot tolerate antibiotics. The drug can be prescribed by a doctor or used independently. For age dosage, see instructions.

Biseptol 120 - 240 - 2 times a day, days. Sulfadimethoxine 1 - 2 g in the 1st dose, on the following days, 0.5 - 1 g, 1 time per day, 7-10 days.

Etazol 1 g, 4-6 times a day, 7-10 days.

These drugs are used to eliminate certain symptoms of the inflammatory process.

Coldakt, Zestra, Coldy, Effect, Orinol, Flukold, Coldrex, Fervex, Pharmacitron and many others (used according to the instructions). These drugs reduce swelling of the nasal mucosa. Can be used for severely obstructed nasal breathing, especially in the first days of the disease. One drug from the list is used.

Suprastin, loratadin, diphenhydramine, diazolin, tavegil, fencarol.

Drugs that reduce the swelling of the mucous membrane, some increase the effect of antibiotics. Drugs in this group should be prescribed by a doctor. One drug from the list is used, within 6 days.

Bronchoklar, fluditec, bromhexine, ACTS-long, ambroxol.

These drugs liquefy thick purulent secretion, facilitate its easier release from the sinuses. Can be used with thick, yellow-green discharge. One drug from the list is used, you need to use it.

Cinnabsin, sinupret (use according to instructions). These are preparations with herbal ingredients that help to liquefy thick secretions in the sinuses, reduce swelling and inflammation of the mucous membrane.

Gaymorin. This homeopathic preparation is advisable in complex treatment, helps to reduce inflammation, edema, pain in the sinuses.

Solpadein, citramone extra, dolaren, oxalgin, nimid and many others. They are used for pain, some have a general anti-inflammatory effect.

4. Self-drainage of the paranasal sinuses.

Due to the difference in the negative pressure you create in the nasal cavity, the contents of the sinuses can escape into the nasal cavity.

To improve the release of this content and reduce swelling of the nasal mucosa, vasoconstrictor drugs are preliminarily used.

Instill drops into the nose or insert wicks in a minute soaked in vasoconstrictor drops, for example, in naphthyzine - 0.05% - 0.1% solution (or pharmacoline, xylometazoline, sanorin, galazolin, vibrocil, tizin, nasivin, etc.). Or spray nock spray into your nose. A wick, in this case, is a match with tightly wound cotton wool. Soak a wick in a glass bottle with naphthyzine, squeeze it against the edges of the bottle so that there is a little solution and insert it into the nasal cavity. It is necessary to insert slowly, gently moving up, down, in depth and back up to 5 - 8 times, then leave in the nasal cavity at the depth of half a match, after a minute repeat the massage movements, and again leave motionless for 1 minute, after the 3rd minute another repeat the massage movements once and take out (for children, hold for 1 - 2 minutes).

After a minute, alternately blow out each half of the nose separately, then close your nose with your fingers and try very hard, as if to draw in air through a closed nose. In this case, the mouth should also be closed. If sinusitis, for example, right-sided, then during the procedure, you need to tilt your head horizontally to the left shoulder and vice versa (even better to do this while lying on your side). For each side, it is done in turn up to 10 times.

After that, it is advisable to rinse the nasal cavity.

First, you must carefully free the nose from the contents, one half separately and immediately start rinsing. Rinsing is very effective for freeing the nose from the accumulated discharge from the sinuses, restoring the functions of the mucous membrane.

Choose a convenient option for yourself.

Option # 1: Insert the tip of the syringe into one half of the nose to a depth of about 1 cm and point perpendicular to the face. The head should be tilted forward 45 degrees. Pour in small portions, gradually increasing the force of the stream, after 3-5 times - clean the nose, one half at a time and continue rinsing again.

Do not direct the first portions of the solution to the area of \u200b\u200bthe bridge of the nose - a short-term burning sensation may occur, due to the ingress of the solution into the upper parts of the nose, where the sensitive, olfactory zone is located.

Option number 2: through a tube with a diameter of 5-10 mm and a length of cm, inhale the liquid with your nose and spit, head position - as in option number 1.

Option number 3: pour the solution into the palm of your hand and inhale with your nose, head position - as in option number 1.

Wash solutions (choose two from the list and rotate them throughout the day).

Sea salt poch. spoons for 1 cup of boiled water.

Elekasol, collecting herbs, prepare according to the instructions, dilute in half.

Rotokan, phytodent, recutan (herbal concentrates, dilute 1 - 1/2 teaspoon in 1 tbsp. Water).

Green tea, leave for a minute.

Hypericum infusion. Infusion of calendula. Infusion of black currant leaves. Infusion of a series. Infusions are usually prepared at the rate of 20.0: 200 ml (1 tablespoon of dry crushed plant per 1 cup of boiling water). Insist 1530 minutes.

Chamomile broth, you can add 1 tbsp to the broth. a spoonful of honey in 1 glass of broth. Decoction of oak bark. To prepare a decoction, these medicinal plants are poured with raw water for 1-2 hours, and then boiled over low heat for minutes, gradually stirring. Decoctions are prepared in a ratio of 1:10. Infusions and decoctions are perishable dosage forms, so it is advisable to prepare them daily. They can be stored for no more than 2-3 days in a cool place.

Furacilin. Potassium permanganate (pink). Decamethoxin (decasan, aqueous solution). Mineral water (any, without gas). Mumiyo dilute 1 gram in 0.5 liters of boiled water.

The amount of solution for one wash: from 100 to 250 ml. Solution temperature: degrees. Number of washes per day: 2 to 4 times. The procedures are performed within

4 days. The choice of solution depends on individual tolerance, availability in the pharmacy, at home. It is advisable to alternate the sea salt solution with any of the listed medicines during the day.

6. The introduction of drugs into the nasal sinuses.

Immediately after drainage (or washing), lie on your back, tilt your head back and slightly on your side, towards the sore maxillary sinus. Then, in one half of the nose (on the sore side), drip from 10 to 30 drops of the medicine (one from the list): furacilin, dioxidin, microcide, ektericide, etonium, iodinol (for a child, this drug must be diluted two or three times with boiled water), potassium permanganate (pink), decamethoxin (aqueous solution). These are antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory drugs.

After 2-3 minutes, close the half of the nose opposite to the infusion with your finger and take several strong breaths and exhalations with half of the nose with the medicine, then lie quietly for 5 minutes, while straightening your head and laying it on its side to the sore side. With a two-sided process, repeat everything for the other maxillary sinus.

After a minute, irrigate the nasal cavity with one of the aerosols:

bioparox, inhalipt, cameton, camphomen, Dr. Tice's nasal aerosol (multicomponent, anti-inflammatory aerosols), euphorbium compositum (complex, homeopathic preparation, used for all forms of rhinitis and inflammation of the paranasal sinuses), sinuforte (a very strong irritant of the mucous glands, contributes to a more effective discharge of thick contents from the sinuses).

Instead of an aerosol, you can insert it into the nose, put wicks with one of the drugs:

pinosol (a preparation from herbal ingredients, works more efficiently on wicks than in the form of drops), boromenthol (anti-inflammatory ointment), iodideserine (antimicrobial, children need to be diluted with glycerin 1: 2).

The choice of these ready-made, pharmacy drugs may be due to the desire or habit to use ready-made drugs and the lack of free time, in the event that you are sick, but have to work, and such situations are not rare.

If you prefer to use traditional medicine, then you can prepare and insert wicks with the following mixtures into your nose:

Mix No. 1 for 1/2 teaspoon of laundry soap, honey and butter, mix and dissolve in a water bath, then add 1/2 tsp each. onion juice, alcohol and mix again. This mixture irritates the mucous glands, which facilitates the better release of thick contents from the sinuses. It is advisable to apply during the first days of treatment, in the presence of thick, yellow-green discharge, and then switch to mixture No. 2 or No. 3.

Mix No. 2 1 teaspoon honey + 1 teaspoon egg white +1 teaspoon aloe juice + 1/2 teaspoon onion juice, mix everything, store in the refrigerator for no more than 4 days.

This mixture can be used alone or after mixture # 1. Warm up before use.

Mix No. 3 mix red beet juice, carrot juice, onion juice, aloe juice and honey in equal parts, store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, then cook again.

Can be used alone or after mixture # 1. Warm up before use.

Mix the mixture No. 4 for 1 tsp. juice of aloe, kolanchoe, cyclamen, onion, 1 tbsp. honey and Vishnevsky ointment. Insert on tampons into the nose for 20 - 30 minutes, 2 times a day. This mixture is best used for chronic sinusitis and lasting at least 20 days.

And here is a homemade recipe with pharmacy ingredients:

1. Dimexide 1 bottle.

2. Chlorophyllipt oil solution, 20 ml, 2 fl.

3. Penicillin 4 bottles.

METHOD OF TREATMENT: mix a quarter of a bottle of Dimexide, half a bottle of chlorophyllipt, one penicillin, aloe juice (the same amount as chlorophyllipt) in one bowl. You will get a green solution. From the bandage, make two bundles, not long (4-5 cm) and one rectangle 5X3 in size. Twice a day, dip the tourniquets into the solution, stick it in the nose, and dip the rectangle from the bandage and apply it on the forehead where it passes into the bridge of the nose, then lie down on an even place (bed) and lie for 15 minutes. Of course, every time you need to make new harnesses and a rectangle. the solution should be renewed every day, due to a decrease in the activity of penicillin. Do this twice a day for ten days.

A 10-day course of antibiotics is also required. Antibiotics prevent inflammation in the nose.

Plus, rinse your nose with a solution of honey and aloe in warm water several times a day. It is necessary to pour a warm solution into one nostril and try to pour it through the other or through the throat. After 5 days, pus will come out along with the solution.

My take on this recipe is that it is logical, but should only be used by older children and adults. The solution should be renewed every day, due to a decrease in the activity of penicillin and stored in the refrigerator, and before use, the flagella with the solution should be heated.

7. Compresses for the paranasal sinuses.

(preferably applied after point 6)

Compress with black radish juice.

Gauze or bandage in 5-6 layers, measuring 2 by 2 cm or 3 by 3 cm or 4 by 4 cm, (small size for children), moisten with black radish juice and slightly warmed vegetable oil, put it on one or both maxillary (or frontal, if there is frontal sinusitis). Cover with plastic wrap and place bags of heated coarse salt on top. For children, for 1 hour, for adults, 1-2 times a day.

It is used for painful sensations in the sinuses and when a very thickened mucous membrane, or polyps in the sinuses and nose, is revealed on the X-ray of the paranasal sinuses.

5 - 6 layers of gauze or bandage (size indicated above) moisten with warm solution of Dimexide diluted 1: 3 or 1: 4 in water or furacilin. For example, add 3 or 4 ml of water to 1 ml of Dimexide, the dilution depends on the sensitivity of the skin, the age of the patient, here you can add 0.5 ml of a suspension of hydrocortisone. Put on the maxillary, or frontal sinuses, cover with plastic wrap, cloth or cotton on top. Keep for children - minutes, for adults 1 hour, once a day (the amount depends on the tolerance of the compress and the presence of pain).

Compress with propolis and honey.

After this compress, the contents of the sinuses come out better.

Rub or shake propolis, mix with thick honey (1 teaspoon of each), put in the form of a cake over the maxillary sinus and cover with adhesive plaster. The compress is put before going to bed for the whole night. In the morning, remove, remove the traces of the adhesive plaster with alcohol.

8. Warming up the paranasal sinuses.

(can be applied after point 6)

Dry heat can be alternated with compresses, or applied alone. Do not warm up with severe pain in the sinus area.

The area of \u200b\u200bthe maxillary or frontal sinuses can be warmed up with dry heat in the form of bags with heated coarse rock or sea salt, heated hot rollers, boiled chicken eggs, potatoes. Duration of warming up (children 15 minutes).

Throughout the day

9. Reducing the formation of secretions in the nasal cavity and sinuses.

Yarrow and St. John's wort help to reduce the formation of mucus in the mucous glands of the mucous membrane.

With profuse mucous, serous or purulent nasal discharge, you can take inside a hot infusion of yarrow or St. John's wort, ½ - 3/4 cup, 2-3 times a day, for 7-14 days.

Preparation of the infusion: 1 tablespoon of dry, crushed plant in 1 glass of boiling water, leave for a minute, filter.

10. Hot or mustard high foot baths. 40 minutes, 3 days.

11. Respiratory exercises for the nose.

Close one half of the nose with your finger and take a sharp breath in the free half of the nose, exhale through the mouth. Repeat 8 times, then also inhale sharply 8 times with the other half of the nose, again return to the opposite half and inhale 8 times, and so for each half repeat 8 times. During the day 8 times and 8 days in a row. Repeat the exercises as needed. Helps improve sinus aeration.

General advice on the use of the scheme for the patient.

1. If there is no improvement within 5-7 days from self-treatment, i.e. the headache continues, the body temperature remains elevated, breathing through the nose is severely difficult and vasoconstrictor drops do not help, poor general health, you should definitely consult a doctor.

2. If all this is not there, but the opposite is true, then the recommended time for taking medications should, nevertheless, be performed, and the number of procedures specified in paragraphs 4 - 8 can be gradually reduced and with really good health and the absence of symptoms of sinus inflammation described above, you can stop altogether.

3. When buying medicines at a pharmacy, always look in the instructions to see if you have any contraindications for taking it. If within 3 - 4 days after taking the antibiotic you do not have a noticeable improvement, it should be replaced with another one. And if you have already taken an antibiotic during the period of a cold, then consult with your doctor about the advisability of re-taking it, it may not be needed, but it depends on the severity of the disease.

4. The effectiveness of the treatment will be higher if the doctor additionally flushes your sinuses by the method of "moving fluid" using an electric pump.

5. The number and set of procedures is individual and depends on the severity, duration of the disease, free time, attitude to your disease.

6. The procedures specified in paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 can be performed 2 to 4 times during the day, for 7-14 days. The same procedures, for chronic diseases of the paranasal sinuses, can be used for a longer time.

7. Additional use of physiotherapeutic methods of influence on sore sinuses, taking into account the stages of the course of the disease, also increases the effectiveness of treatment.

These can be methods such as: UHF, inductothermy, microwave, microwave therapy, laser therapy, ultrasound therapy, magnetotherapy, bio-thermovibromassage, vibroacoustic effect with the "Vitafon" apparatus, etc.

8. During the period of illness, additionally take vitamins with trace elements.

9. To prevent (prevent) exacerbations of chronic sinusitis, take homeopathic medicines such as cinnabsin or sinupret or sinusitis in early spring and autumn for months.

10. If you have a cold, be sure to instill vasoconstrictor drops in your nose in the first days to prevent stagnation of mucus in the nose and sinuses. It also makes sense to take drugs that also contain components that also reduce the edema of the mucous membrane, such as: coldakt, orinol, actifed, rinza, coldflu (flukold), fervex, pharmacitron, coldrex or others.

11. Engage in hardening the body.

12. Remember: it is often easier to prevent a disease than to cure it later.

Below is an abbreviated version of the above for printing. Convenient for the doctor when giving recommendations to the patient. The point that is needed for the patient, depending on the condition, is marked by circling the number, and the medicine or the necessary procedure, the quantity and timing is emphasized.

What the doctor noted for you is being carried out.

1. The use of antibiotics. For oral administration: Amoxil or gramoks, hikontsil, flemoxin, augmentin 125 - mg, once a day. Ciprofloxacin (cifran) 250 - 500 mg 2 times a day. Norfloxacin mg 2 times a day. Ofloxacin-KMP 1 tab., 2 times a day. Cephalexin (sporidex) 0.25 - 0.5 g, once a day. Wercef 250 mg, 3 times a day. Doxycycline 2 immediately, then once a day. Ampiox 0.25 - 0.5 g, 4 times a day. For injection. Ampiox. Cefazolin. Cefotaxime. Ceftriaxone. 0.5 - 1 g, once a day, intramuscularly. One from the list or the other:

Take within a day.

2. Other drugs. Biseptol 60 (2 tab. 480), 2 times a day, days. Coldakt or zestra, orinol, cold, effect 1 capsule, tab., 1 time (before bedtime) - 2 times a day, 5 days. Flukold (coldflu) 1 - 1/2 t, times a day, days. Loratadin 1 ton, once a day, 7 - 8 - 10 days. Suprastin or diphenhydramine, diazolin, tavegil, fencarol sweat, once a day, days. Bronchoclar or fluditec (according to instructions). Bromhexine sweat, once a day, 0 days. ACC-long 1 ton, 1 time per day, 0 days. Cinnabsin, sinupret (according to the instructions). Sinusitis 7 granules dissolve the first days up to 4 times a day, and the next days a day, for ½ 3 months, for the treatment of chronic sinusitis, sinusitis take 7 granules before meals daily, if necessary, repeat the course after a break of 1-1.5 months. Metronidazole, metrogil (table), trichopol sweat, 3 times a day, 4 days. Ascorutin sweat, 3 times a day, weeks. Citramon extra, solpadein, dolaren, oxalgin 1 ton each for pain. Diclofenac 1 - 2 times a day, 3 ml intramuscularly, for pain or - 4 days. Nimid 1 t. 2 times a day, 5 days.

3. Self-drainage of the paranasal sinuses after vasoconstrictor drops. Dip into socks or sprinkle 2 - 3 doses of aerosol or insert wicks (you can alternate, for example, drip 1 time, and insert wicks the next time) for - 4 minutes, soaked in vasoconstrictor drops, for example, naphthyzine 0.05% - 0, 1% solution or pharmacoline, xylometazoline, sanorin, galazolin, nock spray, vibrocil, tizin, nasivin (apply once a day, for a day). After 10 minutes, alternately blow out each half of the nose separately, then close your nose with your fingers and try very hard, as it were, to draw air through the closed nose. In this case, the mouth should also be closed. If sinusitis, for example, right-sided, then during the procedure, you need to tilt your head horizontally to the left shoulder and vice versa (even better to do this while lying on your side). For each side, it is done in turn up to 10 times. After that, it is advisable to rinse the nasal cavity. After the end of the above period of application of vasoconstrictor drops, drainage can be continued further until the end of treatment.

4. Rinsing the nasal cavity. Pre-carefully free the nose from the contents, one half at a time and immediately start rinsing. Choose a convenient option for yourself. Option # 1: Insert the tip of the syringe into one half of the nose to a depth of about 1 cm and point perpendicular to the face. If, for example, the right half is washed, then the head should be tilted forward 45 degrees and slightly in the opposite direction from the infusion, and vice versa, if the left half is washed (small children can only keep their head tilted forward). Infuse in small portions, gradually increasing the force of the stream, after the infusion, clear the nose, one half at a time and continue rinsing again. Do not direct the first portions of the solution to the area of \u200b\u200bthe bridge of the nose - there may be a short-term burning sensation due to the solution entering the upper parts of the nose, where the very sensitive olfactory zone is located. Option number 2: through a tube with a diameter of mm and length cm, inhale the liquid with your nose and spit out, head position as in option number 1. Option number 3: pour the solution into the palm of your hand and inhale with your nose, head position as in option number 1. Wash solutions (choose two from the list and rotate them throughout the day). Sea salt poch. spoon in 1 cup of boiled water. Phytodent 1 - 2 tsp for 1 tbsp. water. Chamomile decoction, 1 glass of decoction can be added Art. a spoonful of honey and 1 tsp. carrot juice. Decoction of oak bark. Hypericum infusion. Infusion of calendula. Infusion of black currant leaves. Infusion of a series. Furacilin. Potassium permanganate (pink). Elekasol, collecting herbs, prepare according to the instructions, dilute in half with boiled water. Rotokan, recutan (herbal concentrates, dilute 1 - 1/2 teaspoon in 1 tbsp. Water). Green tea, leave for a minute. Decamethoxin (aqueous solution). Mineral water (any, without gas). Shilajit (dilute 1 gram in 0.5 liters of boiled water). The amount of solution for one wash: from 100 to 250 ml. Solution temperature: degrees. Number of washes per day: - 5 times. Number of days: 4 or more.

5. Injection of drugs into the nose and sinuses. One minute after drainage (or washing), lie on your back, tilt your head back and slightly on your side, towards the sore maxillary sinus. Then, in one half of the nose, on the sore side, drip from 10 to 30 drops of the medicine (select one drug from the list): furacilin, St. John's wort, potassium permanganate (pink), dioxidine, microcide, ecticide, etonium, decamethoxin (aqueous solution). After a minute, while continuing to lie, close the half of the nose opposite from the infusion with your finger and take several strong inhales and exhalations with half of the nose with the medicine, then lie quietly for 5 minutes, while straightening your head and laying it on its side to the sore side. With a two-sided process, repeat everything for the other maxillary sinus.

6. One minute after completing 3 or 4 or 5 points, do the following:

Irrigation of the nasal cavity with one of the aerosols: bioparox, inhalipt, cameton, camphomen, Dr. Tais's nasal aerosol, euphorbium compositum, baconase (the first week of baconase should be used 3 times a day, and then 2 more weeks, 2 times a day, 2 doses each half of the nose, you can first dry the mucous membrane of the nose with air from a hair dryer, keeping it at the level of the chin, for minutes, drawing in air for seconds with short pauses, turning off the hair dryer at this time), sinufor (according to the instructions).

Insert cotton swabs with one of the drugs into your nose for 30 minutes (or drip into each half drop by drop): pinosol, boromenthol (ointment, insert on tampons), protargol, dioxidine, iodidecerin (for a child, you need to dilute it in half with glycerin or boiled water), vilosen (drops, 5 times a day), "Drops for the nose with menthol" (these drops can be added to 1 - ½ ampoule of hydrocortisone suspension and always shake before use).

Insert a swab with one of the mixtures into your nose. Mix No. 1: mix 1/2 teaspoon of laundry soap, honey and butter and dissolve in a water bath, then add 1/2 teaspoon each. onion juice, alcohol and mix again (for a small child, you can do it without alcohol: mix household soap, milk, onion juice and honey in equal parts, heat in a water bath). This mixture can be used during the first days from the start of treatment. Mixture No. 2: mix cr. Juice. beet, carrot juice, onion juice, aloe juice and honey in equal parts. This mixture can be used alone or after mixture No. 1 the next days, until the end of treatment. Mix No. 3: 1 tsp. honey + 1 tsp egg white + 1 tsp. aloe juice + 1/2 tsp onion juice + 1 tsp. juice cr. beetle, mix everything. This mixture can be used alone or after mixture No. 1 the next days, until the end of treatment. Store these mixtures in the refrigerator for no more, then prepare a new portion, warm up before use.

The above drugs can be alternated with each other, applying 1 - 2 times each, within 8 - 9 - 10 - 12 - 14 days.

7. Compresses on the maxillary, frontal sinuses (preferably after completing point 6). Compress with black radish juice. Gauze or bandage in layers, measuring 2 by 2 cm, or 3 by 3 cm, or 4 by 4 cm, (small size for children), moisten with black radish juice and a little warm vegetable oil, put it on one or both of the maxillary (or frontal ) sinuses. Cover with plastic wrap, and put bags of heated coarse salt on top. Children for 40 minutes, adults for 1 hour, once a day for a day.

Compress with Dimexidum. Moisten layers of gauze or bandage (size indicated above) with warm solution of Dimexidum at a dilution of 1: 3 or 1: 4 in water or furacilin. For example, to 1 ml of Dimexide, add 3 or 4 ml of water (the dilution depends on the sensitivity of the skin, the patient's age). Place on the maxillary (and frontal) sinuses, cover with plastic wrap, cloth or cotton on top. Keep for minutes for children, for adults 1 - 1.5 - 2 hours, once a day. Apply for 8 days.

Compress with propolis and honey. Mash, shake or heat the propolis in the microwave and mix with very thick honey (1 teaspoon of each), put in the form of a cake on the maxillary sinus (or both, if there is inflammation on both sides) and cover with a wide adhesive plaster or plastic wrap, securing it adhesive tape, you can also lay in an empty disposable tea bag and attach it with adhesive tape. The compress is put before going to bed for the whole night, remove it in the morning, remove the traces of the adhesive plaster with alcohol. Apply for 8 days.

8. Warming up the paranasal sinuses (apply after completing point 5). In addition to compresses, the area of \u200b\u200bthe maxillary or frontal sinuses can be warmed up with dry heat, in the form of bags with heated coarse rock or sea salt, heated hot rollers, boiled chicken eggs, potatoes. The duration of warming up is 30 minutes. During the day 3 times. Apply for 8 days. You can alternate with compresses. You can not warm up with pain and severe heaviness in the sinus area. In this case, you can warm up the back of the head. Start warming up from 2 - 3 - 4 days from the beginning of the prescribed treatment.

9. Reducing the formation of secretions in the nasal cavity and sinuses. With profuse mucous, serous or purulent nasal discharge, you can take inside a hot infusion of yarrow or St. John's wort, postakan, once a day, for days. Preparation of the infusion: 1 tablespoon of dry, crushed plant in 1 glass of boiling water, leave for a minute, filter.

10. Hot or mustard high (almost to the knee) foot baths. 40 minutes, 3 days.

11. Respiratory exercises for the nose. You need to close one half of the nose with your finger and take a sharp breath with the free half of the nose, exhale the air through the mouth. Repeat 8 times, then also inhale sharply 8 times with the other half of the nose, again return to the opposite half and inhale 8 times, and so for each half repeat 8 times. During the day 8 times and 8 days in a row.

12. Sinusitis with small polyps. If sinus inflammation is combined with small polyps in the nose, then you can drip a very warm infusion of celandine herb (1 tablespoon per 1 glass of boiling water), drip drop by drop, three times at 5-minute intervals.

13. Physical procedures. UHF, microwave, inductothermy, magnetotherapy, ultrasound, laser therapy,

maxillary sinuses, No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

General advice to the patient on the use of the scheme.

1. If there is no improvement after self-treatment within a few days, i.e. headache continues, body temperature remains elevated, nose breathing is sharply difficult and vasoconstrictor drops do not help, poor general health, you should definitely consult a doctor to resolve the issue of hospitalization and drainage of the sinuses.

2. If all this is not there, but the opposite is true, then the recommended time for taking medications should, nevertheless, be performed, and the number of procedures indicated in the paragraphs can be gradually reduced and with really good health and the absence of symptoms of sinus inflammation, you can completely stop.

3. When buying medicines at a pharmacy, always look in the instructions to see if you have any contraindications for taking it. If within 4 - 5 days after taking an antibiotic you do not have a noticeable improvement, it should be replaced with another one, and if you have already taken an antibiotic during a cold, then consult with your doctor about the advisability of re-taking it, it may not be needed, but it depends on the severity of the disease.

4. The effectiveness of the treatment will be higher if the doctor additionally flushes your sinuses by the method of "fluid movement", using an electric pump.

5. The number and set of procedures is individual and depends on the severity and duration of the disease, free time, the patient's attitude to his disease.

6. The procedures indicated by the doctor can be performed from 2 to 4 times during the day, during the days. The same procedures, for chronic diseases of the paranasal sinuses, can be used for a longer time.

7. A wick (or tampon) is a match with tightly wound cotton wool. Soak a wick, for example, in a glass bottle with naphthyzine, squeeze it against the edges of the bottle so that there is a little solution, and insert it into the nasal cavity. It is necessary to insert slowly, gently moving up, down, deep into the nasal cavity and back again, then leave it in the nasal cavity at the depth of half a match, after a minute repeat the massage movements and again leave it motionless for 1 minute, after a minute repeat the massage movements again and take out ... Children keep minutes.

8. Dry heat can be alternated with compresses or applied independently. It is impossible to warm up with severe pain in the sinus area, in these cases it is advisable to warm up the occiput area if there is no increased body temperature.

9. Additional use of physiotherapeutic methods of influence, taking into account the stages of the course of the disease, the presence or absence of pus in the sinuses, also increases the effectiveness of treatment. These can be methods such as: UHF, inductothermy, microwave, microwave therapy, laser therapy, ultrasound therapy, magnetotherapy, bio-thermovibromassage, vibroacoustic effect with the "Vitafon" apparatus, etc.

10. During the period of illness, take additional vitamins with trace elements.

11. To prevent (prevent) exacerbations of chronic sinusitis, take homeopathic medicines such as cinnabsin or sinupret or sinusitis in early spring and autumn for months.

12. If you have a cold, be sure to instill vasoconstrictor drops in your nose in the first few days to prevent stagnation of mucus in the nose and sinuses. It also makes sense to take drugs that include components that also reduce the edema of the mucous membrane, such as: coldakt, actifed, rinza, coldflu (flukold), fervex, pharmacitron, coldrex or others.

13. Engage in hardening the body.

14. Remember, it is often easier to prevent a disease than to cure it later.

Sinusitis is a frequent companion of colds. An unpleasant, difficult to treat disease. We will tell you what can cause sinusitis, how to recognize sinusitis and describe popular and effective folk remedies for relieving sinusitis symptoms with folk remedies.

Sinusitis is an unpleasant, disturbing disease that, if not properly treated, often becomes chronic. Treatment of sinusitis is painful, it knocks us out of the usual rhythm of life, causes concern that acute sinusitis may return again some time after the medication. How to get rid of an unpleasant sore? First of all, to diagnose it - you need to know the enemy "by sight".

So, sinusitis is, by and large, a kind of sinusitis. We know what we have paranasal sinuses: frontal, maxillary, paranasal, the presence of which is due to the structure of the bones of the skull. Their functions:

1. Lightening of the relative mass and density of the anterior part of the skull, caused by their large volume, this is how nature solves the issues of reducing weight while maintaining shape, which is important for the correct formation of facial muscles;
2. Increased voice resonance;
3. Providing greater protection of organs in case of injury, due to the fact that the cavities, in fact, are a buffer that softens the action of external forces;
4. Protection of the skull organs (roots of teeth, eyeballs, etc.) from temperature fluctuations caused by breathing;
5. The barorespiratory sense organ, which helps us to more accurately determine the position of the body in space;

If the functioning of the body is impaired, inflammation may occur in one or more of the paranasal sinuses: sinusitis, a special case of which is sinusitis.

Sinusitis is an inflammatory process that occurs in an acute or chronic form, affecting the maxillary cavity, maxillary sinus.

Since the maxillary cavities are paired, the disease can affect both, and any of them. However, even unilateral sinusitis is not a pleasant thing and requires immediate treatment.

Symptoms of sinusitis

When sinusitis occurs severe nasal congestion, which leads to the fact that the patient is forced to breathe with the mouth, which can provoke further deterioration. Sinusitis is almost always accompanied by swelling of the face, eyes, high fever. Sinusitis is often accompanied by a headache. The patient's voice changes, since when the work of the maxillary sinuses is disturbed, the voice resonance worsens. In addition, the patient loses the ability to smell and taste. An unpleasant symptom of sinusitis is that a person does not feel comfortable in space, which manifests itself in dizziness, disorientation.

A very important symptom that helps in the self-diagnosis of sinusitis is the pain that occurs when pressing on the area above the sinuses - to the right and left of the nose.

For the attending physician, such a symptom is clearly the reason for the appointment of an additional examination in order to clarify the condition of the maxillary sinuses, for example, using an X-ray. If the diagnosis: "sinusitis" is confirmed, then it is important to immediately begin treatment.

With sinusitis, the patient is worried about discharge from the nose of a greenish tint, the so-called "purulent" snot.

If you have one or more symptoms that may indicate sinusitis:

• Prolonged coryza, symptoms of which persist for more than 5 days, with thick greenish discharge;
• High fever and headaches, weakness, not typical for a mild cold disease;
• Change in voice, loss of ability to taste food and smell;
• Soreness when pressing on the area of \u200b\u200bthe face on either side of the nose;
• Severe swelling of the face and eyes;

Then you should immediately consult a doctor for prescribing adequate medication for you when confirming the diagnosis of sinusitis.

Sinusitis treatment

To understand how sinusitis is treated, first you need to figure out what processes occur in the paranasal sinuses affected by sinusitis. First of all, you need to understand that sinusitis is an inflammatory process that can cause a lot of complications in the absence of adequate treatment.

With sinusitis, the natural outflow of mucus from the maxillary sinuses is difficult due to tissue edema. Stagnation of mucus occurs, accompanied by the active multiplication of pathogenic microbes inside, which leads to inflammation. Therefore, the main thing that needs to be done is to remove the swelling so that the mucus from the maxillary grooves freely leaves, as well as to conduct a medication course aimed at eliminating the inflammatory process.

Causes of sinusitis

In order to prevent the development of infection with rhinitis, it is strongly recommended to use vasoconstrictor drugs that prevent the development of edema.

In addition to the common cold, the starting factor for the occurrence of sinusitis can be:

• Traumatic process;
• Development of benign (polyps) or malignant tumors in the sinuses;
• A general weakening of the immune system, provoking a chronic runny nose and constant swelling of the nasopharynx;

In addition, sinusitis can be of a viral nature, for example, caused by the presence in the body staphylococcus aureus... So, if you often have sinusitis, it makes sense to pass specific tests to exclude all the causes of this disease.

Chlamydia, especially in children, can also cause sinusitis.

In addition, sinusitis can be caused by the constant presence of infection in the body. For example, caused by the presence of carious teeth. Do you understand how important it is to visit the dentist in a timely manner and detect diseases at an early stage?

There is sinusitis, which is of an allergic nature. With an allergic rhinitis, as with a common cold, the outflow of mucus from the paranasal sinuses is difficult and can lead to inflammation. The current is that if you suffer from allergic reactions, in any case do not let them "drift", and use the antihistamines recommended by your therapist in a timely manner, preventing the development of diseases concomitant with allergic rhinitis.

Sinusitis: complications

Sinusitis is dangerous for its complications. This, in addition to the fact that the constant focus of infection in the body interferes with its normal functioning. In the absence of timely medical care, sinusitis can cause meningitis, severe inflammation of the meninges, which should only be treated in a hospital. It is no less unpleasant to get a "bonus" otitis... Painful, serious illness, often becoming chronic.

So, if you still think that sinusitis is a "child sore" that can be easily treated with home remedies, then we have bad news for you. This is not true.

Sinusitis is a serious disease that requires immediate referral to a specialist in case of the slightest suspicion.

If you have sinusitis, treatment with folk remedies can in no way replace professional therapy. It can only supplement the medication course, shortening the treatment time and alleviating the symptoms of sinusitis.

Sinusitis: treatment with folk remedies

Often, for the treatment of sinusitis, they resort to using folk remedies, believing that it is safer than "poisoning yourself with antibiotics." We cannot agree, since alternative therapy is rather supportive, it cannot replace modern drugs, but only relieve symptoms. Nevertheless, some recipes are quite effective and help in defeating diseases faster.
As we remember, for the treatment of sinusitis, it is important to block the inflammatory process, as well as relieve swelling. Treatment with folk remedies is local in nature, as for the fortifying agents that are recommended to be used, they are more likely aimed at strengthening the immune system than at solving the problem locally.

When we treat sinusitis with folk remedies, we most often use compresses, turundas (these are tampons moistened with an active substance that are inserted into the nasal cavity), inhalation and drops.

Let's go in order.

Sinusitis, treatment with folk remedies: turundy

For the treatment of sinusitis, folk remedies are most often used that facilitate the outflow of pus, and also affect its composition, thinning it. Especially popular honey, propolis, garlic, onion juice.

Means for impregnating turunda can be made both on a water and on an oil basis. The latter is preferable because the oil does not dry out the nasal cavity.

Turundas for the treatment of sinusitis from propolis and oil

In order to prepare a remedy for the treatment of sinusitis based on propolis, you need to mix 1 teaspoon of crushed propolis, 1 tablespoon of butter and one tablespoon of sunflower oil. Heat the mixture in a water bath and let it brew for three days.

For the treatment of sinusitis with propolis, you need to form two tampons for the nose (turunda) from cotton wool and, moisten them with a mixture, insert into the nasal passage. The treatment should be repeated until the symptoms are relieved by placing the propolis turunda in the nose twice a day for two hours. Needless to say, rest is necessary during the treatment?

Garlic turundas

Grind the garlic on a fine grater and wrap it in cheesecloth, forming a tampon for each nostril. We place the turundas with garlic for 7-8 minutes, then we change the turundas (you need to prepare new ones) and hold for another three minutes. Garlic not only has a powerful local antimicrobial effect, but also causes sneezing, which increases the outflow of mucus from the maxillary sinuses, which leads to temporary relief of the patient's condition.

Turundas with garlic for the treatment of sinusitis are applied once a day until the symptoms of sinusitis are eliminated.

Turundas for the treatment of sinusitis based on laundry soap, honey, onions and oil

To prepare the medicinal mixture, you need in equal proportions mix all the ingredients: onion juice, honey, soap and vegetable oil. Put the resulting mixture on cotton swabs into the nasal cavities for 10 minutes. The course of treatment is calculated, on average, for two weeks, so it is recommended not to stop it after all the symptoms have disappeared and you have decided that "everything is cured." By the way, it is this composition that is recommended to prevent the transition of acute sinusitis into a chronic form.

St. John's wort for the treatment of sinusitis

If all of the above remedies do not work for you, try using a tincture of St. John's wort. For this 1-2 tablespoons dry powder st. John's wort (sold in a pharmacy) pour a glass of boiling water and let it brew for a couple of hours.

Then, wetting the cotton wool in the broth, insert the obtained tampons into each nostril, the cotton wool should be changed when drying. The duration of the course of treatment is until the symptoms disappear completely.

Sinusitis, treatment with folk remedies: nose drops

Menthol oil for sinusitis

If you do not have an allergic reaction, menthol oil is well indicated for the treatment of sinusitis. It helps relieve swelling in the nasopharynx by causing the natural drainage of pus from the affected maxillary sinuses.

Menthol oil should be instilled, 2-3 drops in each nostril, while lubricating the nose and forehead.

It is not difficult to prepare menthol oil, for this it is enough to take mint essential oil, at the rate of 1-2 drops per tablespoon of base oil (base oil is any vegetable oil, for example, olive or sunflower oil).

Drops of sea buckthorn oil

Sea buckthorn oil is a time-tested folk remedy for treating a wide range of all possible diseases, including sinusitis. To relieve symptoms, it is shown to instill sea buckthorn oil, 1-2 drops in each bite, three times a day, until symptoms are relieved.

Cyclamen root drops

Cyclamen juice, according to reviews, very well helps to overcome the disease. Cyclamen is a small indoor plant with a root in the form of a tuber. To prepare drops, you need to dig out the tuber, rinse it, grate it on a fine grater and squeeze the juice from the resulting gruel.

Since cyclamen juice is poisonous, it is recommended to mix it in a ratio of 1 to 4 s furacilin (for 1 part of cyclamen root juice, take 4 parts of furacilin). Instill 2 drops, no more, in each nostril, three times a day until symptoms relieve.

Bay leaf from sinusitis

If you do not have cyclamen at home, or if you do, but it is very dear to your household, and they are in no hurry to transfer it to you for medicine, then the usual bay leaf, which every housewife has, will help.

Three major bay leaves you need to put in a saucepan and pour half a finger with water, after which, boil water with bay leaves for 5-10 minutes.

A decoction of bay leaves should be instilled into each nostril for 2-3 drops, in addition, after instillation, you can put a napkin moistened with the broth on your forehead. It is clear that the broth should be warm, not hot, so that it can be tolerated.

For each procedure, it is better to cook the broth again, especially since lavrushka is not such an expensive component as the same cyclamen that we told you about above.

Sinusitis, treatment with folk remedies: hot compresses

Treatment of sinusitis with an egg

Boil a hard-boiled egg, and until it has cooled, peel it in two halves and place it on the nose, right and left, opposite the maxillary sinuses.

Bonus: a boiled egg, after it has cooled down, can be eaten. This is not black magic, in which "the disease turns into an egg," but a banal compress. Although, if you are completely superstitious, then bury an egg at the crossroads of three roads, it will work additionally, like a placebo effect. But we still insist that it is more practical to eat.

Treatment of sinusitis with boiled potatoes

If you are going to make a salad, then take boiled potatoes, cut them into two halves, and attach to the right and left of the nose. What to do with potatoes after they have cooled down? Well, you probably already guessed it yourself.

Let's move on to compresses made from non-food products so that you don't suddenly think that we are kidding here. In fact, the use of eggs and potatoes in the treatment of sinusitis is due only to the property of these products to transfer heat, keeping it for a long time. So if you hate to transfer food to medicine, then the compress can be made from paraffin or salt, which have the same properties.

Anti-sinusitis salt, hot compress

Apply a cool salt solution (add salt to hot water until it stops dissolving there), then moisten a woolen bandage in the saline solution and put it on your forehead. Wrap the top with a towel.

Treatment of sinusitis with paraffin

Melt the paraffin in a water bath, and then apply it layer by layer on the areas above the maxillary sinuses to the right and left of the nose, as well as on the forehead. When you have applied all the candle paraffin, put a film and a terry towel on top, do not forget to leave holes for breathing, otherwise you never know?

Since candles are also a subject of interest to fans of the occult, we warn you: paraffin can be reused. There is no need to bury each portion in hard-to-reach places. Although, again, you can believe in anything.

Sinusitis, treatment with folk remedies: inhalation

They are very good in addition to medical methods of inhalation, and here, the unsurpassed leader is boiled potatoes. It is used in folk medicine to treat all colds, from a runny nose to a cough (see our material :).

Inhalation from sinusitis with potatoes in their uniforms

Boil a few large "jacket" potatoes in a saucepan, then bend over the saucepan, covering your head with a towel, and inhale the steam as much as you can tolerate.

Repeat the treatment for 10 days or until the symptoms disappear completely.

Inhalation with propolis

Buy propolis tincture at the pharmacy, and then prepare yourself an infusion for inhalation: for this, boil water in a large saucepan and pour half a teaspoon of propolis tincture into it. Breathe in the generated steam once a day until symptoms disappear completely.

Good luck with your treatment. But do not forget that not a single, even the most effective folk recipe, replaces an individually selected therapy from a specialist.

Untimely and incorrectly carried out treatment of colds and viral diseases can result in complications. Sinusitis is one of them. The disease is treated with medicines, but competent and systematic treatment with folk remedies will help to quickly and effectively relieve painful symptoms.

Content of the article:

We must not forget that only a specialist can diagnose the disease. Based on the first alarming symptoms, he will prescribe adequate treatment.

Possible reasons

Regardless of age, sinusitis is especially prone to people with weakened immunityespecially in cold weather. The disease can occur in one or both sinuses of the upper jaw, communicating with the orbit and nasal cavity. Moreover, inflammation can be asymptomatic for a long time.

Viral diseases (influenza, measles, acute respiratory infections, etc.), infection from diseased teeth, allergic reactions, suppressed immunity and regular hypothermia of the body can provoke the development of acute sinusitis. The initial stage, which is not cured in time, can develop into a chronic form, in which the maxillary sinuses are affected by prolonged purulent inflammation.

The causes of sinusitis are usually congenital pathologies of the nasal cavity or curvature of the internal septum, chronic rhinitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis and adenoids.

Varieties and symptoms

Sinusitis can take two forms:

1. Acute inflammatory process develops on the mucous membrane, in loose tissue under the mucous membrane and in the blood vessels.
2. The chronic form is dangerous inflammation of the bone walls and sinus mucosa.

A specific cause can cause an infectious, allergic, or vasomotor type of sinusitis.

Localization determines unilateral or bilateral sinusitis, which develops inflammation in one or both maxillary sinuses.

By the method of penetration of the causative agent of infection, sinusitis is classified into:

• traumatic,
• rhinogenic (from the nasal cavities),
• hematogenous (through blood),
• odontogenic (from sore teeth).

Symptoms of the disease appear depending on its form. Influenza or acute respiratory infections, triggering the mechanism for the development of sinusitis, provoke general malaise, chills and fever, runny nose and nasal congestion. Painful sensations at the base of the nose and in the forehead are soon added. Toothache appears, eyelids may turn red and swell.

With chronic sinusitis at night the patient suffers from a dry cough, accompanied by a runny nose, not responding to traditional methods of treatment.

Headache and soreness in the depths of the eye sockets and conjunctivitis are also characteristic signs of chronic illness.

For any form of sinusitis the sense of smell worsens, purulent mucous discharge from the nose appears. Sleep and appetite disappear, a person quickly gets tired.

Otolaryngologists insist on treating sinusitis with antibiotics or cleansing the sinus from pus by puncture in order to administer anti-inflammatory medications.

Many people with sinusitis are so uncomfortable with the thought of a puncture of the sinuses that they are considering alternative methods of treatment with folk remedies.

There are certain principles for treating sinusitis at home:

• It is imperative to use vasoconstrictor and decongestants to create an outflow of mucus from the nasal cavity.
• The inflammation in the paranasal sinuses is reduced by rinsing and cleansing the nose. A popular and readily available remedy is a strong saline solution. The effectiveness of the procedure will be enhanced by the use of furacillin, calendula tincture, sea salt solution, Rotokan, Decamethoxin and Chlorophyllipt.
• One of the best pharmaceutical drugs is pinosol, which has antimicrobial effect and makes breathing easier.
• Compresses with honey cakes, instead of dangerous heating, will significantly reduce inflammation of the nasal mucosa.
• The expectorant action of marshmallow and licorice root will make breathing easier and stop the progression of the disease.
• Warm foot baths are a distraction therapy.

How can you be treated at home?

The most effective and simple remedy for sinusitis is washing with herbal infusions, propolis and salt water, which will remove pus and accumulated mucus from the maxillary sinuses.

Ointments, drops, turundas and applications

These funds soften and remove accumulations of pus, relieving inflammation by suppressing pathogenic microflora. Drops and ointments are prepared on the basis of onions, propolis, garlic, honey, aloe juice, carrots and beets. Oil formulations do not dry the mucous membranes of the nasal passages and are softer than aqueous solutions.

• Menthol oil drops relieve puffiness and clear the nasal passages. 3 drops are instilled into each nostril and the nose and forehead are lubricated with oil from the outside.
• Sea buckthorn oil or rosehip oil soothes the mucous membrane by dripping 2 drops into each nostril up to three times a day.
• Cyclamen juice clears the sinuses of purulent contents, while stopping the headache. After instilling 2 drops of juice, sneezing, coughing and fever begin, the patient sweats heavily. The nose will drain yellow-green mucus all day.

Turundy

• A teaspoon of propolis in a tablespoon of sunflower oil with the addition of butter is heated to 40-42 degrees and infused for three days. A cotton swab moistened with the mixture is laid for 2 hours in the morning and evening.
• Wrap the garlic gruel in cheesecloth and insert into the nostril for a few minutes. From a strong sneeze, mucus will begin to come out vigorously.
• Insist 2 tablespoons of St. John's wort in boiling water for 2 hours, moisten cotton wool and inject into the nostril 3 times a day for a week. St. John's wort destroys germs and regenerates damaged tissues.
• Mix equal amounts of shavings of laundry soap, milk, vegetable oil and onion juice, heat to 60 degrees and add honey. The turundas soaked in the mixture are injected into the nostrils for a few minutes twice a day for three weeks.

Inhalation

Breathing in the vapors will soften the contents of the sinuses and kill the infection in the nose.

• Jacket potatoes are regularly used by the population in the treatment of cough. Runny nose and sinusitis.
• Boil water in a three-liter saucepan and add a teaspoon of propolis tincture for inhalation. The maximum effect will be achieved in 7-10 procedures.
• Add a teaspoon of baking soda and "Stars" crumbs to boiling water.
• A few drops of pharmaceutical fir oil are added to a mug of hot water and the aromatic vapor is inhaled.
• Inhale a couple of onion gruel through your nose, massaging the bridge of the nose and pressing on the sinuses. 10 days is enough to get better.
• Instead of onions, grate horseradish root, sniff with your nose and add to food.
• Heat the vinegar in a frying pan and gently inhale its vapors.

Warming up

• Melt the paraffin candle in a water bath and apply paraffin to the forehead and maxillary sinuses. Cover the face with foil and insulate. Perform at least 10 procedures.
• Apply hard-boiled hot eggs to the maxillary sinuses until they cool.
• Wrap the grated black radish with a peel in a cloth and apply an applique to the area of \u200b\u200bthe maxillary sinuses, lubricating the skin with oil. Insulate and wait about 10 minutes. The procedures are done within a week.
• Wet a woolen bandage in a strong saline solution and warm it on top with a towel.
• Boil 30 grams of bay leaves in a liter of boiling water and leave for several minutes. Before going to bed, make an application on the forehead and bridge of the nose, insulate and hold until it cools.

Categorically it is forbidden to warm the sinus area with any form of sinusitis... Heating will intensify the inflammatory process, and the accumulation of pus will accelerate. Only after consulting a doctor can similar methods be used when no exacerbation of the disease is observed.

When choosing alternative methods of treatment, one should not forget about the frequent allergic manifestations of honey-based products, to which the nasopharyngeal mucosa can react unpredictably.

Home treatment for sinusitis can be risky and unsafe. The acute form of the disease will easily turn into a chronic one, and in the worst case, the inflammatory process can touch the facial nerve, provoke otitis media and meningitis.

Preventive measures

The following measures will reduce the risk of disease:

• prevention of colds, taking vitamins, hardening and proper nutrition,
• compliance with hygiene rules,
• health monitoring, strengthening immunity,
• taking timely measures at the first signs of the disease.

With exacerbations of sinusitis, the diet consists in refusing milk, which provokes the formation of mucus in the body.

Start any treatment of sinusitis with the consultation of an otolaryngologist, do not risk your health and do not start this serious disease.

Some people do not trust the doctors from the clinic and the methods of treatment they prescribe. Others are afraid or dislike being in the hospital. What to do in this case? Folk and home remedies come to the rescue. Many of them have a good effect and can replace inpatient procedures. From this article, you will learn about all the available methods for treating sinusitis in adults at home and using traditional medicine.

How to properly treat sinusitis at home?

Folk remedies for the treatment of sinusitis

If you have encountered this disease, then you know that it is an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, which are called maxillary or maxillary. Maxillary sinusitis is accompanied by swelling and accumulation of pus.

During the illness, symptoms such as: runny nose, purulent discharge from the nose, fever, pain in the nose, possibly headache and toothache occur. If you have sinusitis, home treatment is possible, but only if the disease is not in an advanced form, otherwise you will have to resort to the help of specialists. To avoid the development of complications - go through a doctor's examination. He will tell you if you can heal yourself and how best to do it.

Remember to start treatment at the first sign of illness. The path to recovery is not close: it takes about 2 weeks. Maxillary sinusitis is a serious and serious condition, but the sooner you start fighting it, the sooner you get better. Do not stop treatment immediately, as soon as you notice improvements, it is necessary to complete the course so that the ailment does not return to you.

Rinsing the nose with sinusitis

Rinsing the nose with sinusitis allows you to clear the nasal passages and maxillary sinuses from the accumulation of mucus and pus. Washing also has a disinfecting effect and helps relieve pain and inflammation.

How to rinse your nose with sinusitis at home? For this, various antiseptic solutions are used: Furacilin, Miramistin, Saline. If there are no such drugs in your medicine cabinet, prepare a saline solution: add 1 tsp to a glass of boiled warm water. table salt. If you have iodine, add a drop of iodine. Rinsing the nose with saline for sinusitis is a well-known and effective method, since salt has a cleansing and antiseptic properties.

There are also medicinal herbs for sinusitis. Chamomile, sage, yarrow, thyme, string, St. John's wort, oregano will do. To make a broth - pour 1 tbsp. herbs with a glass of boiling water, cover and set aside for 30 minutes. Strain the broth thoroughly before use! Some people wash their nose with green tea. Treatment of sinusitis with herbs is very popular. They are taken orally, added to foot baths. By the way, such procedures are good to do at night for 10-15 minutes to relax, relieve pain and cough.

How to properly rinse your nose? The liquid is poured using a syringe, pipette, syringe, a special teapot or a pharmacy nasal rinse. You should have at least one of these items in your home. Disinfect him first, then take the medicine. Lean over the sink and turn your head slightly, tilting your ear downward. Begin flushing with the nostril that will be on top. Slowly pour the medicine into it, keeping your mouth open (or utter a long "eee" sound). This way, fluid will flow from one nostril to the other without going down the throat.

You can also tilt your head back and inject the medication into the nasopharynx. And the easiest way is to pull it in from the palm of your hand. Flush each nostril several times, then blow your nose. Do the procedures 3-5 times a day. They will be useful for others as well: rhinitis, frontitis, tonsillitis.

How to rinse your nose with sinusitis, if you don't even have salt at hand? You can do this with plain boiled water. Of course, there will be no antiseptic effect, but water can cleanse the nose and moisturize the mucous membrane.

How to properly warm up the nose with maxillary sinusitis?

Is another available method. How are these procedures useful? Under the influence of heat on the skin, various biological processes, such as blood circulation and lymph circulation, begin to flow faster under it. This speeds up the healing process: inflammation, runny nose and pain pass, the nasal mucosa is restored.

In what cases with sinusitis can you warm your nose? Warming up is useful if the disease has just begun or is already in the process of recovery, as well as in chronic processes. With purulent inflammation, it is categorically impossible to warm sinusitis! It is also not advisable to do this if you feel unwell and have elevated body temperature.

How is warming done? It is necessary to heat some loose product in a frying pan. Salt is best, but grits or sand will work as well. Its temperature should be within 50ᵒ so that there is no discomfort or burns.

Treatment of sinusitis at home with salt is easy: pour heated salt into a linen bag, handkerchief, sock or something like that, and apply it to the nose, in the maxillary sinus area for 10-15 minutes. In order not to damage the skin - lubricate it with oil or put an extra towel. Repeat the manipulations 2 times a day. The course of treatment of sinusitis with salt should last at least 3 days.

Is it possible to warm the nose with sinusitis with an egg? Yes, this is a simple and handy way. Boil an egg and wrap it in a towel, then heat it up. It is best to apply heat to both sinuses at once, even if you have unilateral sinusitis.

Is it possible to warm sinusitis with salt for pregnant women? Yes, this is by far the safest procedure.

If you have a reflex lamp that is used in a hospital, you can use it at home. Infrared light from a blue lamp with sinusitis, is able to heat the maxillary sinuses. Aim it at your nose and heat it for 10 minutes 1 time a day. The course of treatment is from 7 to 20 sessions. Remember to keep your eyes closed!

It has a very good effect. A visit to the steam room is both warming up and inhalation, but in order for them to bring more benefits, read the rules for visiting a bath during an illness.

Inhalation for maxillary sinusitis

Can I do it? It is possible if you do not have a fever, nasal polyps or lung disease. Note that they won't help if you have a clogged nose.

Inhalation at home with sinusitis can be carried out with:

• decoctions of herbs. Brew such a collection of herbs for sinusitis: chamomile + sage + succession. Leaves of raspberry, black currant, mint, birch, calendula, St. John's wort, yarrow, thyme, oregano are suitable;
• essential oils of eucalyptus, mint, fir, lemon, pine, tea tree. Add 5 drops of oil to water for inhalation. They perfectly help to restore nasal breathing;
• mineral water (Borjomi, Narzan, Essentuki). Such water is saturated with mineral salts, which have a beneficial effect on the mucous membrane and local immunity in the nose;
• soda solution. To prepare it, mix a liter of warm water and 1 tsp. soda. Soda suppresses pathogens;
• antiseptic solutions (Furacilin, Chlorophyllipt, Propolis tincture, Calendula tincture, Eucalyptus tincture, Miramistin). They are advised to dilute them with saline according to the instructions.

How to carry out inhalation? Steam inhalation at home is carried out over a saucepan or basin of hot water with medicine. You need to sit in a comfortable position, bend over the pan, and cover yourself with a towel. It is not recommended to use boiling water, as there is a high probability of getting burned. Inhale and exhale slowly through your nose for 10 minutes. It is more convenient to use a special steam inhaler, which is sold at the pharmacy.

Do inhalation 2-3 times a day. They will help moisturize dried mucus and remove it from the nasal passages, and the vapors from the medicine have a healing effect.

Everyone's well-known grandmother's recipe is to breathe over the steam from boiled potatoes. You can boil it in your uniform or pre-peel it. The main thing is that it is not raw and not boiled. Cook for 20-30 minutes. Cold inhalations - inhalation of vapors from onions - also help with a runny nose.

It is not recommended to treat up to 3 years with steam inhalation!

Inhalation with a nebulizer for sinusitis

Is it possible to do inhalation with a nebulizer for sinusitis? Need to! If you have such an opportunity, then be sure to use this device. It sprays the medicinal solution into the smallest particles, due to which it reaches the most inaccessible parts of the nose.

The nebulizer for sinusitis is absolutely safe and is allowed even for children. To carry out inhalations with a nebulizer, you need to choose the right medicine: an antiseptic, antibiotic, mucolytic or vasoconstrictor.

Most effective for a nebulizer:

1. (improves mucus secretion and promotes its excretion);
2. Nazolin (vasoconstrictor);
3. Rinofluimucil (eliminates edema, runny nose, inflammation, has mucolytic and antioxidant effects);
4. Dexamethasone (has strong anti-allergic and anti-edematous properties);
5. Cromohexal (antiallergic agent);
6. Gentamicin (antimicrobial drug);
7. (contains the antibiotic fusafungin);
8. Tonsilgon N (phytopreparation based on the herb of horsetail, dandelion, yarrow, chamomile, marshmallow root. It has antitussive, immunomodulatory, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antiviral, tonic effect);
9. (antimicrobial drug);
10. Fluimucil (mucolytic);
11. Rotokan (relieves inflammation, promotes regeneration of the nasal mucosa);
12. Tincture of propolis or calendula.

Compresses for maxillary sinusitis

Compresses have a local effect on the maxillary sinuses and help relieve pain and inflammation. What are compresses made with for maxillary sinusitis?

1. Black radish. For sinusitis, black radish juice mixed with warm vegetable oil is used. In this mixture, you need to soak a cotton-gauze napkin and apply it to your nose. Top with a bag of heated salt. Warm up your nose for 30-60 minutes.
2. Honey cake compress. It is necessary to apply a small cake of honey to the area of \u200b\u200bthe maxillary sinuses at night and fix it with a plaster. In another recipe for such cakes, it is advised to mix honey with rye flour.
3. Bake the onion in the oven, cut it in half and spread with honey. Then apply to the maxillary sinuses.
4. Warm honey. You need to soak a piece of fabric cut to fit your nose (so that it fits into your sinuses). Put such a compress on your face, cover with cellophane and wrap it with a scarf. Rest for 30 minutes and take it off.
5. Bay leaf. For the treatment of sinusitis, a decoction of 3 packs of the plant is prepared with bay leaves. They must be completely filled with water and put on low heat. Without boiling, remove from heat. When the broth cools down a little, make a compress.

Informative video

Important! Before starting treatment of sinusitis with folk remedies, consult your doctor!

Traditional medicine recipes for treating sinusitis at home

Below are recipes for folk remedies for sinusitis in adults. We have selected the most affordable and safe means for you. Cook and taste for yourself!

Treatment of sinusitis with honey

As you know, honey has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties. Honey for sinusitis is used diluted: 1 part of honey will require 1 part of purified water. In this solution, you need to moisten cotton filaments and insert them into your nose for half an hour.

Inhalation is also done with honey. Take 1-2 tsp for 1 liter of water. honey. The water is preheated, copper is diluted in it and breathed over it for 10 minutes.

The procedure with sugared honey will help to cure sinusitis: you need to put honey in the nostrils and cover your nose with a warm napkin or a piece of cloth dipped in hot water. This should be done while lying down. The honey will melt and go down your throat, so you need to spit it out periodically. If during any procedure with honey you feel a strong burning sensation and discomfort, you need to add novocaine or another anesthetic.

Recipes for sinusitis with laundry soap

Laundry soap consists of fatty acids, alkali. It cleanses and exfoliates dirt and dry mucus, kills infection and relieves inflammation. To prepare an ointment for sinusitis with laundry soap, you will need: grated household. soap 72%, propolis tincture, beet juice and onion juice, vegetable oil. Mix 1 tsp each. of each ingredient. Wrap the resulting mixture in turunda and insert into the nose for 20 minutes.

Another folk remedy for sinusitis is laundry soap mixed with beaten egg white. You can also prepare an ointment with the addition of alcohol, honey, milk and onion gruel. We take 1 spoonful of all the ingredients and heat in a water bath until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Remember to stir it constantly. Apply in the same way - as a turunda for the nose. Repeat 3 times a day. This ointment can be stored in the refrigerator, you do not need to constantly prepare a new portion.

To prepare a solution for rinsing the nose from laundry soap, you need to dilute 0.5 tsp. finely grated soap in a glass of boiled warm water. Rinse your nose with this solution 3-4 times a day.

Propolis for sinusitis

A beekeeping product called propolis or beeswax is widely used in medicine and cosmetology due to its beneficial properties. Treatment of sinusitis with propolis helps to get rid of the common cold and inflammation. It is indicated for acute and chronic illness.

Propolis tincture for sinusitis is used for nasal washes and inhalations. You can prepare it yourself according to this recipe: freeze 10-20 g of propolis in the refrigerator, then grind and pour 100 g of 70% alcohol. Close the lid and leave in a dark and cool place for 2 weeks. Once a day, the jar is advised to shake. At the end of the period, strain.

Before instillation into the nose, the tincture is diluted with water (1 tablespoon per 100 ml of water). For inhalation, you will need 1 liter of water and tbsp. tincture of propolis.

Beets for sinusitis

• Recipe number 1. Baked beetroot nasal drops. Bake the vegetable in the oven for 40 minutes, then remove and grind. Then squeeze the juice through cheesecloth. Dripping it 4 drops into each nostril once a day. You can of course use fresh juice as well.
• Recipe number 2. It will take 2 tbsp. boiled water, 1 tsp. honey and 2 tbsp. beet juice. Use the resulting mixture for nasal tampons.

Beet juice from sinusitis has an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect, accelerates the regeneration process. The vegetable contains many vitamins and is safe, so it can be used by pregnant women and children.

Bay leaf with sinusitis

Pick 30 flat, green bay leaves, cover them with water and heat over low heat, not boiling. Cover and let the broth brew. For inhalation, you need 1-2 glasses of broth. It is also recommended to drink it every day to strengthen the immune system.
Dilute the bay leaf decoction with water in a 1: 1 ratio and rinse your nose with it.

Hydrogen peroxide with sinusitis

This tool copes well with various infections: viral, bacterial, fungal.

How ? It is buried in the nose and compresses are made. You need to instill a diluted 3% peroxide. In 1 tbsp. water, add 12 drops of peroxide, and using a pipette, add 4 drops to the nose. Then blow your nose and repeat the manipulation on the other nostril. You can also insert turundas into the nose for 10-15 minutes with sinusitis, soaked in peroxide or apply compresses on the area of \u200b\u200bthe maxillary sinuses;

Nose drops of aloe juice, honey and celandine

Combine scarlet, honey and celandine in equal proportions (the best option is 1 tablespoon each) and use for nasal instillation. The mixture is stored for 1-2 days.

Drops are also prepared purely from aloe. You need to take whole, healthy leaves and twist them in a meat grinder. Then squeeze the aloe gruel twice through cheesecloth. The resulting juice drip 3 drops into both nostrils 3 times a day.

After reading this article, a person should have a clear understanding of how to cure sinusitis at home, so as not to harm their health. And finally, I would like to highlight several rules for the use of traditional medicine at home:

1. if you have a runny nose, before carrying out any of the procedures, clear your nose, drip vasoconstrictor drops and wait until they work;
2. after washing, inhalations or compresses, do not go outside for an hour (and in winter - 2 hours). Better lie down and rest;
3. if during any procedure you have discomfort, burning, etc. - it is better to stop carrying out them. This method may not be suitable for you;
4. observe bed rest during treatment and ventilate the room in which you are more often.

Informative video:

Sinusitis (or maxillary sinusitis) is an inflammation of the maxillary sinuses. These are cavities in the maxillary bone at the level of the cheeks, which communicate with the nasal ones. Normally, a person produces mucus in them. It protects the respiratory organs from harmful particles. The mucus gradually accumulates and flows out through natural passages.

With inflammation, the mucous tissues of the nose swell, narrowing the ducts. Mucus does not come off, accumulates, becoming an excellent breeding ground for bacteria. A person's state of health becomes worse: weakness, headache appear, breathing becomes difficult. Launched sinusitis is dangerous by the spread of microbes to the overlying cavities - the ethmoidal labyrinth, the frontal sinuses and further to the brain. As a result, its membranes become inflamed - meningitis develops. Therefore, it is important to get qualified medical attention. It is allowed to use honey for sinusitis as an additional therapy.

Treatment of sinusitis with folk remedies with honey is effective in the initial stages of the disease (then they go,). Please consult your doctor about the possibility of using these methods. With complications and severe illness, amateur performance is dangerous.

In some cases, sinus warming or irritation is contraindicated. Do not use honey-based products for:

• chronic exudative sinusitis;
• the allergic nature of the disease;
• purulent discharge (that is, with). Warming procedures are prohibited;
• intolerance to honey;
• pregnancy and breastfeeding (read for treatment during pregnancy).

Do not engage in amateur activities with intense symptoms. If you decide to treat sinusitis with honey and there are no results within 1 - 3 days, consult a doctor.

Features of therapy

For home honey therapy, choose a fresh, high-quality natural product without impurities. In this case, the useful properties of the product are preserved:

• antibacterial;
• anti-inflammatory;
• immunostimulating;
• vaso-strengthening.

Honey is useful for enhancing immunity and improving the separation of pus and mucus. Mix it with viburnum juice in equal parts. Take the mixture for two weeks, 50 grams daily. For local treatment, honey is used in the form of:

• inhalations;
• compresses;
• drops ();
• applications;
• washings.

Inhalation

The procedure is carried out using a saucepan or an ordinary kettle, inhaling steam from a spout. Add about one tablespoon of honey to boiled water. It is not required to boil the product. The procedure lasts 10-15 minutes three times a day. The course is two weeks.

Compresses

A honey compress is a common way to deal with sinusitis at home. Mix a tablespoon of honey with flour, the amount of which you choose. Melt the first ingredient in a water bath, gradually stir in the second. Stop the process when the mass becomes thick, like dough. The finished product is divided into three parts, flattened and applied on the sides of the nose and on the forehead. Leave the dough on your face for as long as possible.

Drops

The liquid agent is instilled with a pipette into the nose. Do this while sitting or lying down. In the first case, the head is slightly thrown back and towards the affected side. In the second, they lie on their backs, turning their head towards the sore sinus. After that, the agent is instilled and are in this position for 3 - 5 minutes. The procedure is carried out on both sides, repeating 2-3 times a day. Various ingredients are used for the recipes:

• aloe. Squeeze out the jelly-like part of the plant's leaf. Mix with honey in equal proportions. Strain the finished product. Dilution with boiled water is allowed. You can add celandine broth and Kalanchoe leaves in the same amount;
• beets. Grate the beets and squeeze. Place two tablespoons of its juice, three teaspoons of boiling water and a teaspoon of honey in a bowl. Mix;
• bow. Chop a medium-sized onion. Boil a glass of water. Put the onion in a container and pour boiling water over it. Let cool, then strain. Mix the liquid with two tablespoons of honey. This tool can also be used in rinsing;
• eucalyptus. Brew the tea tightly. Mix equal amounts with honey and 15 drops of eucalyptus.

Applications

The agent is applied to cotton wool or a cotton swab, which is then inserted into the nasal passage. To relieve discomfort, an anesthetic is added (for example, 5% anesthetic ointment). It is preferable to lie on your back with your head turned to the affected side, or on your side. Maintain the position for 5 to 20 minutes. The following means are used for treatment:

• with anesthetic. 1 gram of anesthetic is mixed with 50 grams of honey;
• with soda and butter. For the mixture, take equal amounts of baking soda, sunflower oil and honey. It is preferable to use unrefined oil without additives. Do not take out the turunda for at least 20 minutes;
• with laundry soap, onions and milk... Rub with laundry soap. Place a tablespoon of honey and the same amount of milk in a container. Then add a teaspoon each of soap and onion juice. Heat the mixture. The product is ready when the soap is completely dissolved;
• with aloe, onion and Vishnevsky ointment... Squeeze out the aloe and onion juice. Stir all ingredients in equal parts. It is necessary to keep the turundas in the nasal passages for at least half an hour.

Rinse your nose after instillations and applications!

Washing

Washing is one of the most effective ways to get rid of sinusitis. For the procedure, use salt water, saline and other mixtures. Before washing, it is recommended to make an application using any of the proposed methods. If necessary, replace honey with vasoconstrictor drops ("Naphtizin", "Nazivin" and others).

You can use a 20% honey solution. Draw liquid into a syringe, teapot, or special dish for rinsing. Tilt your head slightly to the side, the body forward. The agent is poured into the nostril, which turned out to be higher. With sufficient quantity, the solution will pour from the adjacent nostril. After completing the procedure, pinch the nostril into which the liquid was poured and blow your nose. Repeat the manipulation on the other side.

Treatment of sinusitis with honey helps to get rid of the disease. However, remember that traditional medicine is an adjunct to mainstream therapy. Check with your doctor before using honey products.