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Health Encyclopedia: Sinusitis Treatment For Acute Sinusitis

Treatment for Acute Sinusitis


The primary objectives for treatment of sinusitis are reduction of swelling, eradication of infection, draining of the sinuses, and ensuring that the sinuses remain open. Less than half of patients reporting symptoms of sinusitis need aggressive treatment. Home remedies can be very useful.

Hydration

Home remedies that open and hydrate sinuses may, indeed, be the only treatment necessary for mild sinusitis that is not accompanied by signs of acute infection.

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Expert & Community Posts

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From Fran Costigan: Recipe for Prune Puree
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

Yield: 2/3 to 1 cup 1 cup (6 ounces) pitted prunes, coarsely chopped 1 cup minus 1 tablespoon... Read more »

Health Guide

Everything You’ve Always Been Too Afraid to Ask the Gyno
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Hepatitis: Hepatitis A
Hepatitis AAbout a third of the U.S. population has antibodies to hepatitis A, indicating previous infection by the virus. The hepatitis A virus infects up to 200,000 Americans every year and causes... Read more »
Other Treatments
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Highlights
...the American Medical Association. Episiotomy, a surgical incision made during childbirth to widen the vaginal opening, is routinely performed in about 35% of all vaginal births.Vaginal birth can... Read more »

Medications

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This medication contains female estrogen hormones and is usually given to women who no longer... Read more »

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