What antibiotics to use for sinus infection
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Sinusitis is really very easy to deal with if you understand a couple of basic points. First, you don't want to kill only SOME of the bacteria. Different antibiotics kill different bacteria. When you take one, you kill only some and the others take over their space leaving a fauna that is more difficult to kill. Second, all sinuses have fungus. These guys insulate the bacteria from your immune system and keep them out of reach of the antibiotics. Antibiotics won't kill fungus.
What you have described fits sinus infection which has to be treated with nasal decongestants and antibiotics usually. You have to visit your doctor for a prescription for an antibiotic. Amoxycillin seems safe, provided you are not allergic to it. Depending on your age and weight the dosage can vary. But it is given 8 hrly for a week or so.
Don't you have a free government hospital around to visit?
I am being treated for a sinus infection. I have these infections quite often. I have been treated with antibiotics. Now, I have one of the worse sinus infections I've ever had. Doctor prescribed bactrum. On my third day of bactrum. not feelindg any better. How long does bactrum take before I feel relief from symptoms?
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s time to see your family doctor as you may have a sinus infection and they may need to give you antibiotics. Like somebody else said above you can use a humidifer to help keep your nasal passages draining. I know you don't want to do this either but drink lots and lots of water. The water will help your "secretions" thin out and drain. Unfortunately it's going to take a little for your sinus' to dry up. So sorry you are sick and hope you feel better soon.
Was your wife told that she was allergic to the antibiotics or is she drug-resistant? There is a huge difference. Pseudomonas is typically a very hard bacteria to kill and becomes drug resistant when antibiotics are used very often. My daughter had pseudomonas several months ago and had to have her ear swabbed and cultured. The pseudomonas was resistant to all the drug classses but the newest cyclosporin. She has had chronic ear infections since she was a baby (she's 13).
If the doctor gave you an antibiotic without running any tests, they were negligent. You are not supposed to give antibiotics for viruses, because they won't work on them. And if you possibly have spinal meningitis, they should be testing you for that and seeing if it is viral or bacterial in nature. I believe it is typically accompanied with high fever. Meningitis can be life threatening, so if you still think you might have that get to the doctor ASAP!
I've been dealing with what I thought was a sinus infection for the past week. Today was the first day I had relief from unrelenting facial pain without the need of painkillers. I was blowing out of lot of bloody mucus throughout the week, and today I blew out something from my nose that had the same feel of latex skin (link to a picture of it is provided below).
There can be fistulas also sometimes. Treatment involves use of antibiotics, sinus washings to cleanse the sinus from infection and other specific management depending on the situation. A dental examination is absolutely necessary. If you are not satisfied with your dentist’s opinion seek another opinion. I hope it helps.
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They did diagnose her with a sinus infection (which is probably true) but they only continue putting her on different antibiotics which make her sick but she takes because does not know what else to do. These symptoms have been bothering her now of and on for several month and I am concerned she may need an operation or something. Medical treatment is hard to come by and not without traveling far. So I was hoping I could get some info from you.
I am allergic to so many antibiotics. I now have a serious sinus infection and my doctor cannot find an antibiotic to treat the infection that does not cause either hives or diarrhea. I need help. Below are the antibiotics that I cannot take but can I take???
penicillen, minocin, keflex,erthromicin levaguin ceftin, cepro,omnicef
So what is left?
Please help me.
I went to the ENT to be treated for a bad sinus infection, not my worse ever, but bad enough. The doc took a nasal swab culture to be tested for hflu bacteria. (He says these infections are common after a hurricane blows through.) My test results came back negative this morning. It said “no significant isolate”. I have felt bad for six days now. I was put to on prednisone and Ceftin antibiotic. The meds are working.
sinusitis, firstly because I have been through all of this for many years and have taken courses of antibiotics in the past for up to 3 months without success, and secondly you sound like you have a sinus infection which is different to sinusitis which is inflammation of the lining of the sinus cavities, and is not treated by antibiotics at all.
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