Sinus Infection! :( Waaah!

I have this awful sinus infection. I'm going insane. I'm also going to Bonnaroo. I do not want to be coughy and headachey and all snotty while I'm there. I don't really take a lot of medicine, because I don't like to, so I was wondering if there is anything I can do without over the counter stuff to relieve it...or if anyone knows the best stuff to buy if I do have to break down and get something.

Thanks! I can't taste you!

 

Have you ever tried a neti pot? They should sell them at your health food store. I use that when my sinuses start to get infected. It really helps to clean out your sinuses. Maybe you can try herbal medication too? Feel better.

 

Go to a health food store and get collodial silver. Silver is a natural antibiotic and kills ALL bacteria,viruses(including HIV)funguses,and parasites. You can use it topically,and take in internally as much as you want as it passes through the body and never builds to a toxic level. BTW its a liquid so put it in a nosespray bottle and use it like a nose spray. If you take it internally you may want to eat some yogurt or take acidophilus as silver kills the beneficial bacateria in you digestive system. You can make you own collodial silver. Purchase pure silver wire(it must be as pure as possible) get an electrode for a 9 volt battery and a 9 volt battery. Fill a glass(it must be glass no plastic or ceramic or metal) attach two length of silver wire to the electrode making sure that they are not touching. You can watch the silver dissolve into the water. The longer is sits the stronger it gets. The only drawback is that is tastes horrible!

 

The cure depends on the cause of the infection.. It could be Dental as it could be pure sinus thing.

ATB will help with the infection but would not totaly solve the problem if the cause is a dental one..

 

i had a sinus infection... it was dental and nasal... i had several toothaches and a runny nose. it was awful. the dr. perscribes pennicillin (sp) tablets.. then my mom picked up Flonase. It's a nasal spray that i really like...

 

Hello -- Buy some sea salt ,,and this sounds nasty and may be uncompfortable the first time but it works wonders! Put about a teaspoon of sea salt in a cup with about 1/2 cup of warm water. Mix it up. I take mine in the shower or set outside the shower to avoid most water mixing etc... Hold one nostril shut,,and tip the cup to your other nostril like your nose is taking a drink,,LOL and inhale,,tilt your head back ,,roll it around and then let the water fall out. ( this is why the shower is the best) You will feel the urge to blow,, lots of stuff will come out! (yuck) . Do this to the other side ,,and do it back and forth about 5 times each side. It is GREAT! Very weird to get used to the first time since you are inhaling water in your nose,,really the amount is like a big drop the size of a nickel is all you should inhale each time. ( almost same as a neti pot but cheper)

Also the health food store should have "nettles" these are not to be taken for like weeks on end or else they do not work. But if you use them for 3-4 days they are great! Take 3-4 and drink tons of water & the break up the congestion. I do this 3 times a day during an infection.

Also ,,avoid dairy products at all cost! They create more mucus and you will never get rid of the infection.

Also ,,overdose yourself with antioxidents,,, takes 5,000 mg of Vit C,,,,, 3,000 mg of Vit A & E. Drink green tea! This will boost your immune system.

 

Thanks guys! I'm going to try as much of these as I can. When I get sick, though, I have a hard time remembering things and everything is blurry...but I should be able to get through some of it. I might try the sea salt thing. Wish me luck...

 

Man, I feel your pain...I had a few bad sinus infections a few months back...wow. Hope I don't get any for a while now, lol, I had enough to last me the year, in my oppinion...but since it's a chronic thing for me it's gonna come back some time, heh. But yeah, lots of green tea, water...hot shower works good for me.

What exactly does drinking lots of green tea and water do? Does it help thin out mocus, or what? I just know to do that because someone else told me to do it.

 

oil of oregano!! i get chronic sinus infections and they drive me nuts! they come in caplet forms and you can get them in health food stores or just health stores- i've even seen it just about anywhere where there is a wide selection of vitamins - i'm not sure about the rest of the stuff mentioned before- i should try some of them because i've been on WAY too many antibiotics in the past and i need to avoid them- i hope any or most of the suggestions help you because i know your pain!