Note: I am a diabetic. A trip to the doc is not exactly an option. Have been fighting the sinus and chest congestion since October. Lots of sinus drainage. Which in turn is what I think is making the cough and sore throat.

ANy home remedy ideas that can get rid of this?

By: lovesdolphins324

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How can I stop sinus drainage in the back of my throat?
I wake up every single morning with sinus drainage in the back of my throat. Im constantly clearing my throat and I know it has to drive my coworkers nuts. No pain. I dont know if its allergy or not. I dont want my body dependant on meds though. Any suggestions?

By: nuthen2it

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Ernesto

It happens everytime I have a fan blowing on me, and it’s a horrible sinus headache and sometimes drainage. Why does this happen?

By: Sam

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Anastasio

In the mornings, I feel really nauseated due to sinus drainage. Are there any home remedies I could try? Would hot tea help the nausea?

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Aldon

Sinuses are a part of the upper respiratory system. Adults and older children have four groups of sinus cavities (maxillary, ethmoid, frontal, and sphenoid) located within the bones surrounding the nose. Very young children have small sinus passages and cavities rather than fully formed sinuses. Under normal daily conditions, the sinuses produce up to 1.5 liters of mucus per day! Allergy, infection, or environmental triggers may increase mucus production or change the characteristics of the mucus in the nose and cause symptoms.

Causes of Sinusitis

Alternatively, chronic sinusitis may develop without any preceding illness. In both cases the development of infection follows blockage of the opening from the involved sinus into the nose.

Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the organisms most commonly found in adults. In chronic sinusitis, the infecting organisms are variable, and a higher incidence of anaerobic organisms is seen (eg, Bacteroides, Peptostreptococcus, and Fusobacterium species).

Respiratory tract infections. Infections in your respiratory tract — most commonly, colds

can inflame and thicken your sinus membranes, impeding mucus drainage and creating conditions ripe for growth of bacteria. These infections can be viral, bacterial or fungal in nature.

Signs and Symptoms of Sinusitis

Some of the signs that someone may have bacterial sinusitis are:

A stuffy or runny nose with a daytime cough that lasts for 10 to 14 days or longer without improvement

Mucus discharge from the nose (this can occur with both viral and bacterial sinusitis but continuous thick discharge is more likely to be from bacterial sinusitis)

A cold that starts to get better and then gets worse may be a sign of acute sinusitis. Pain or pressure in some areas of the face (forehead, cheeks or between the eyes) is often a sign of blocked sinus drainage and can be a sign of acute sinusitis.

Self Treatment of Sinusitis

As long as the symptoms go away within a few days, a doctor’s care for sinusitis is not necessary. However, if there are high fever or chills, difficulty with vision, thick yellow or green mucus discharge, or a temporary loss of consciousness, a doctor should be consulted immediately.

your doctor suspects you have a bacterial infection, he or she may prescribe a course of antibiotics such as amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox), doxycycline (Doryx, Monodox) or the combination drug trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra). If the infection doesn’t subside or if the sinusitis is recurrent, a different antibiotic may be warranted.

Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses due to viral, bacterial, or fungal infections or allergic reactions. Symptoms include nasal obstruction and congestion, purulent rhinorrhea, cough, facial pain, malaise, and sometimes fever.

Sinusitis may be classified as acute (completely resolved in < 30 days); subacute (completely resolved in 30 to 90 days); recurrent (multiple discrete acute episodes, each completely resolved in 90 days).

Chronic sinusitis may be exacerbated by gram-negative bacilli or anaerobic microorganisms. In a few cases, chronic maxillary sinusitis is secondary to dental infection. Fungal infections (Aspergillus , Sporothrix , Pseudoallescheria) tend to strike the immunocompromised patient, whereas hospital-acquired infections complicate cystic fibrosis, nasogastric and nasotracheal intubation, and debilitated patients.



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nuthen2it asked:


I wake up every single morning with sinus drainage in the back of my throat. Im constantly clearing my throat and I know it has to drive my coworkers nuts. No pain. I dont know if its allergy or not. I dont want my body dependant on meds though. Any suggestions?

Elvin

expertvillage asked:

Massaging to help relieve sinus drainage. Learn tips and techniques for the best way to massage the head, face, and neck with these therapy instructions.

Chet

confused in ohio asked:


Antibiotics really mess up my bowels so even though I have a prescription for one, I don’t want to use it if I don’t have to. My main symptoms are a nagging cough and sore throat. I have sinus drainage in the back of my throat irritating the throat tissue. This is the 14th day. Any remedies would be greatly appreciated!

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