Among the various functions of antibiotics, curing sinusitis is definitely on the list. But let’s tackle things one at a time.
• Antibiotics are used for infections mainly caused by bacteria. There are certain types of fungal and parasite-related infections that can also be eliminated with the use of antibiotics.
• Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses that can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, allergens, or aggravations of related respiratory ailments.
Can you see where antibiotics and sinusitis can be connected? Bacteria and fungi are both mentioned for these two. To put it simply, antibiotics can cure sinusitis caused by bacteria and some types of fungi. But this is a generalization that needs to be broken down to certain specifics in order for you to decide how antibiotics can relate to your sinusitis.
Working on the general premise that antibiotics will cure bacterial and fungal sinusitis, consider the following considerations:
• Antibiotics can cure both acute and chronic sinusitis
o Acute sinusitis is a short term type which may have symptoms such as headaches, facial pain, nasal congestion, excessive mucus, coughing, fever and fatigue. When these symptoms are experienced severely, you can be prescribed with antibiotics to prevent sinusitis from becoming more complicated.
o Chronic sinusitis is the kind of sinusitis that keeps on coming back within a specified period of time, which can last for more than three months. Symptoms are similar with those of acute sinusitis, but are usually not severe. Antibiotics are taken in order to disinfect and prevent further damage to the nasal passages and sinus tissues.
• Antibiotics can be classified into different kinds. Bacteria and fungi likewise are categorized into various types. Learning how to match which antibiotic to use for your particular infection is a very important part of getting to an antibiotic sinusitis cure.
o You can take wide spectrum antibiotics if you find that you do have a bacterial infection, but do not know which specific bacteria it is. This method usually works fine. But you have to be careful with the use of wide spectrum antibiotics. Your immune system might develop resistance to the medicine when used too often or too long.
o Narrow spectrum antibiotics are more direct in approaching your infection. You would have to go through the time consuming procedure of culturing your bacteria and going in-depth in your investigation of the infection. But there’s no running around and shooting blindly with just any ammunition (or any antibiotic) that you can think of. This is a great way to target your sinusitis infection, since you are providing the specific type of medicine that is effective in curing the specific type of infection that you have.
o For some types of fungi, antibiotics can surely help out. For others, antibiotics may just worsen your condition. So you have to get into more details with your doctor in order to find out if antibiotics are good for your fungal sinusitis.
• Antibiotics for sinusitis can be taken in several ways:
o Oral – the easiest way to take medicine is through the mouth. It just needs to go through your stomach, then to your bloodstream, then to your infection.
o Via inhalers, nasal sprays, nebulizers – a liquid solution which may consist of only antibiotics or a mixture of sinusitis medications can be inhaled through the nose to get treatment faster and more purposefully. This topical solution also helps in relieving the nasal passages of dryness and irritation caused by sinusitis.
o Via injection – the fastest way to a cure is to inject the medicine into your veins.
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