The remedies for sinusitis well and truly depend on the form and seriousness of

the case. Acute sinusitis which usually lasts for couple of weeks can be treated
easily through herbal therapies or antibiotics. Remedies for chronic sinusitis
on the other hand can be much more involved. Chronic sinusitis is a persistent c
ondition and hence requires some investigation, research and scanning before doc
tors can decide upon a remedy. Whatever the type of sinusitis, the bottom line o
f the situation lies in the fact that the narrow sinus cavities and the nasal pa
ssage are clogged which make it impossible for the relatively thicker mucus secr
eted in such situations to flow out causing its stagnation. This becomes the bre
eding ground for bacteria and harmful fungi.
In acute sinusitis one tries to cure the symptoms and relief the pain for the pa
tient. That is sufficient because the affects are not expected to come back as i
t is a temporary infection. This means one can cure the symptoms using any of in
numerable ways to clear the clogging.
Mucocilliary clearance as the natural process of removing mucus is called, doesn
â t happen effectively in sinusitis. This could be because the cilia that helps to
push the mucus is immobile because of infection, or there is simply no space for
the mucus to flow through the nasal folds or turbinates or the sinus cavity whi
ch is very small has been blocked.
A very good remedy for opening up the nasal passages is sending in warm vapors f
rom a bowl that has steaming water. Inhaling from it by covering the head in a b
lanket ensures that the warm vapors enter inside the nose and make the mucus mor
e mobile. Once the clogging opens up a bit, one can blow the nose couple of time
s to get rid of all the clogged mucus. In some cases, clogged mucus gives rise t
o bacteria growth which must be treated.
Nasal sprays are very effective against inflammation and bacterial infection. Th
ese nasal sprays have a lot of medicinal properties. They are anti-allergic, ant
i-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-septic which pretty much suffices to cure the
infection causing sinusitis. The decongestant and anti-inflammatory properties a
lso help heal the mucous lining which is swollen because of bacterial attack thu
s increasing the secretion of mucus. Anti- microbial sprays are also used to kil
l the bacteria and virus and make the mucus discharge free flowing. These contai
n chemicals that inhibit the growth of bacteria secreted acids that harm the muc
us linings.
The remedies for sinusitis could also be aimed at long term effects. Chronic sin
usitis as it is called, is caused due to the same reasons as acute sinusitis. Ho
wever, the root cause is something different. A crooked cartilage inside the nas
al passage, a delicate obstruction in the path of the mucus, an overgrown tissue
structure in the nasal linings or increased allergic activity inside the sinus
cavities could all be causes of a persistent sinusitis problem. The remedy for t
his problem is two pronged. The first step consists of identifying the root caus
e. This could be done by endoscopic surgery, MRI scan or CT scan that identifies
what the problem is. The seriousness of the problem must then be assessed follo
wed by a surgical treatment. The choice could be balloon sinuplasty for widening
the nasal cavity, shaving of the polyps, fixing the crooked cartilage or removi
ng the obstruction to nasal path completely. Most of these surgeries are relativ
ely harmless and remedy the sinusitis problems issue for good.
Adam Bradley is a lifelong sufferer of sinus problems just like you. After years
of dealing with doctors and medications he decided to do an exhaustive research
on the subject of sinusitis remedies. You can view it here: http://www.naturals
inusreliefcenter.com/sinusitis-remedies. He lives in Boulder, CO, is now enjoyin
g the outdoors, and encourages anyone who is sick and tired of infections, to tr
y his free Mini-Course, available at http://www.naturalsinusreliefcenter.com.