Dangerous Consequences of Sinus Infections

Sinus Infections, when gone untreated, can have dangerous consequences and complications.

These consequences and complications can include infection of the bones in the forehead (osteomyelitis), eye socket infections, blood clots, widespread infection, and other related issues. It is important to treat a sinus infection before any of these more serious complications can develop.

Osteomyelitis, an infection of the bones of the forehead, is a very serious complication of sinus infections. It often causes headaches, fever, and soft swelling. Although this condition was once untreatable, treatment today is successful, but very aggressive.

An infection of the eye socket can be noticed by swelling and dropping of the eyelid. Although a rare complication of ethmoid sinusitis, it is very serious. Loss of eye movement and pressure on the optic nerve can lead to vision loss that can be permanent. This is often accompanied by fever and severe illness.

It is possible for a sinus infection to be complicated by a blood clot forming in the sinus area on the front and top of the face. Symptoms of a blood clot as a result of a sinus infection are similar to that of an orbital infection (infection of the eye socket) and can spread to all sides of the face.

The most dangerous complication of a sinus infection is the spreading of bacteria. If the bacteria in the sinuses spreads to the brain, either through bone or blood vessels, meningitis, abscesses, or other life threatening conditions may occur. In these cases, mild personality changes, headache, vision problems may appear, and as the condition becomes more serious, seizures, coma, and death may result.

Because of the seriousness of these complications, a suitable treatment for sinus infections must be available for those suffering from sinusitis.

Causes of Sinus Infections

In order to effectively treat a sinus infection, the causes of sinus infections must be understood. Bacteria, Virus, and Fungus are the common causes of sinus infections.

A sinus infection often follows viral or bacterial infections of the respiratory track, however they also can be triggered by allergens and pollutants. The infection will damage the cells lining the sinus, causing inflammation and obstruction of the nasal passageway. This will disrupt the normal processes of removing bacteria, and it allows the bacteria to infect the lining of the sinuses.

Fungi has also been known to cause sinusitis and sinus infections, especially in individuals who have weakened immune systems, such as people with AIDS, Leukemia, and Diabetes.

Types of Sinus Infections

There are several forms of sinus infections, all of which can be painful and have serious consequences. Sinus infections are generally categorized as being either acute or chronic, and are further classified as:

• Ethmoid Sinusitis
• Maxillary Sinusitis
• Frontal Sinusitis
• Sphenoid Sinusitis

Ethmoid Sinusitis is sinusitis that occurs in the ethmoid sinuses (located in the skull between the eye sockets, above the nose). Symptoms of Ethmoid Sinusitis include congestion, pain and pressure around the eye, headache in the temple or surrounding the eye, pain and pressure, and fever.

Maxillary sinusitis occurs in the maxillary sinuses, the largest of the nasal sinuses. The maxillary sinuses are located in the upper jaw, below the eyes, and behind the cheekbones. Maxillary Sinusitis often causes around the cheekbone and upper teeth area, pain and pressure, swollen cheekbones, nasal discharge or postnasal drip, and occasionally fever.

An infection in the frontal sinuses (which are located behind the forehead) can result in severe headaches, fever, pain or pressure, and nasal discharge or postnasal drip.

Sphenoid Sinusitis occurs in the sphenoid sinuses, which is located behind the nose and eyes in the center of the skull. Deep headaches, fever, double vision and other vision disturbances, as well as nasal discharge or postnasal drip result from an infection of the sphenoid sinuses.

Treatment of Sinus Infections

There are several treatment options available to those with sinus infections. Some treatment methods are more successful than others, and careful consideration needs to be taken when choosing an effective method for treating your sinus infection.

Treatment methods include medication, surgery, self-care, and natural solutions.

Medication for Sinus Infection

Medications for sinus infections are designed to reduce inflammation, eliminate infection, promote drainage, and maintain open sinuses.

Decongestants are important in the initial treatment of a sinus infection, as they reduce the obstruction of the airways and reduce inflammation. Over the Counter Nasal Sprays work fastest (within one to three minutes) and should not be used for more than three days. These OTC (over the counter) sprays become less effective the more frequently they are used. Often times, a dependency can be developed so it is necessary to use a nasal decongestant in order to breathe easily. A difficult withdrawal program can help overcome dependency, however involves taking oral decongestants, systemic steroids, saline, and steroid nasal sprays in various combinations.

Oral Decongestants do not work as quickly as OTC nasal sprays and will usually take their effect within 30 to 60 minutes. As with an OTC nasal spray, dependency can develop and they become less effective over time. Both nasal and oral decongestants have side effects, which can include increased heart rate, nervousness, insomnia, anxiety, tremor, burry vision, headaches, and dry mouth.

Antibiotics are used to eliminate bacteria causing the sinus infection. For acute sinus infections, a synthetic penicillin can be used in uncomplicated cases. This antibiotic is inexpensive and effective for usual bacteria. In cases where the individual has allergic reactions to penicillin, a sulfur-containing antibiotic named trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole is recommended. Multiple episodes of acute sinusitis causes an immunity these drugs and newer synthetic forms of penicillin is used to clear any resistant infection. If these antibiotics are overused, the bacteria can become immune to the strongest antibiotics available and become untreatable.

Antihistamines are often used to promote drainage. Many older OTC antihistamines are no longer used because they can dry out and thicken mucus, making drainage difficult, however non-sedating antihistamines do not appear to have this problem. If congestion is severe, decongestants can be used along with antihistamines.

Intranasal steroids are strong inhibitors of inflammation and are often used to reduce symptoms in cases of recurrent or long term chronic and acute sinusitis.

Surgery

Individuals with chronic sinusitis often do not see effective relief with the use of antibiotics and drugs. These people, as well as those who experience complications, may benefit from sinus surgery. A sinus surgery is performed using a fiberoptic nasopharyngoscope, and is intended to open the nasal passageways to allow sinus drainage. During surgery, nasal polyps can be removed and crooked septums can be repaired to improve breathing. After surgery, it is possible that nasal steroids and antibiotics will be necessary.

Self-Care

In order to manage a sinus infection at home, promoting drainage, relieving the pain, and thinning the mucus are key aspects of successful self-care.

Drinking water and other hydrating beverages such as hot tea are helpful in draining the sinuses. Additionally, steaming with the use of a steam vaporizer or a bowl of hot water can aid in drainage. Menthol containing substances such as Vick's Vapo-Rub are also helpful.

An expectorant is helpful for removing mucus from the respiratory passages and lungs. A right combination of ingredients is key, so be sure to read ingredient labels or ask a pharmacist for assistance.

Pain medications such as aspirin, naproxen, and ibuprofen reduce the painful inflammation and swelling. Tylenol can be used for pain, but it does not have the benefit of inflammation reduction that asprin, ibuprofen, and naproxen have.

Natural Remedies

A Neti Pot is often used to cleanse the sinuses when an infection is present. Using a neti pot involves pouring warm saline through your nasal passageways to cleanse and relieve irritation. A Neti Pot will come in a variety of sizes and shapes, but they can generally be described as appearing to be similar to an Aladdin's lap. Using a neti pot can be soothing, however it takes much practice to use. They must be inserted into your nose in a manner that saline does not leak from the nose, and the head must be tilted correctly or else water may enter the ears. Finally, a neti pot, although cleansing, does not kill bacteria, fungus, or virus.

Nature's Rite Sinus Relief is an all-natural nasal spray that uses aqueous colloidal silver as an antimicrobial. It is an antimicrobial that works just as effectively on all types of bacteria, fungus, and virus and it will continue to work as efficiently as it did on day one. There is no immunity and no dependency. There are reports that taking amounts of silver can turn a person blue, however the amount of silver in Sinus Relief is not enough to have any harmful side effects or unwanted skin coloration.

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You Have A Choice:

Antibiotics, Surgery or a Neti-pot?

You can resign yourself to spending the rest of your lifetime with a Neti-pot up your nose flushing and rinsing your sinuses. Or, you can elect to under-go painful surgery that usually doesn't even work. Don't want to do either of those? Then there is always course after course of antibiotics with the resultant fungal overgrowth and infection.

Or you can invest a few moments to read every word of this important health bulletin to discover that there may be an option for you that could make surgery, neti-pots and antibiotics a thing of the past while you rid yourself of sinusitis forever.

What happened the last time you took antibiotics? Did you feel run-down, have diarrhea and experience a follow-on yeast infection? Have you spoken with a friend about their sinus surgery only to wonder why they went through all of that pain to get no long-term relief from sinusitis? Are you thinking that pouring salt-water through your nose is just not a viable medical solution to your sinus infection problem?

You've had sinus infections before haven't you? You know that you need a better solution don't you?

Just Imagine...

A sinusitis remedy that works in as little as 2 - 3 days for acute infections and as little as two weeks for long-term chronic sinusitis.

A sinusitis remedy that costs less than a typical doctor's visit.

And then imagine that it is as simple as spraying an antimicrobial up your nose every 20 to 30 minutes.

How can something so simple work so well?

Well let me tell you. Everyone has fungus in their sinuses. We all have bacteria as well. When these microbial populations become greater than our immune systems can keep in check, they can irritate the sinuses causing inflammation, pain, head-aches, fever and malaise. In order to get this infection under control you need to spray an active agent directly on these microbes and you need an agent that will kill BOTH the BACTERIA and the FUNGUS. Sinus Relief from Nature's Rite, is just this active agent.

Antibiotics kill only bacteria and then, only some of the bacteria. What's more, they only kill the ones that they can reach through the microcapillary distribution in your sinuses. The problem is, there are fungus living there that insulate and protect the bacteria from the tissues of your nose so that the antibiotics never even reach the bacteria. You can ingest all the antibiotics that you want to but if they can't reach the bacteria, they can't kill the bacteria.

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You spray Sinus Relief directly on the fungus and bacteria. It kills them both. Yet, it's gentle and won't upset your stomach or make you feel bad in any way.

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Did you know that Antibiotics won't harm fungus? Now what are you going to do about the fungal overgrow in your sinuses that is insulating and protecting the bacteria from the antibiotics? Antibiotics won't kill fungus. Killing off all of the easy-to-kill bacteria leaves the tough ones to take-over the sinuses. The active agent that you WANT to use in your nose should kill all of the types of bacteria and it should kill the fungus as well. In this way, it won't shift the fauna and flora of your sinuses causing a much, much more difficult problem next time. This is precisely what Sinus Relief will do for you. Sinus Relief kills BOTH bacteria and fungus. So why do I have to spray it every 20 to 30 minutes? Normal mucosal flow will remove what you have sprayed in your nose within 20 minutes. The polysaccharides and interstitial ions will neutralize Sinus Relief within 30 minutes. What's more, bacteria can double in numbers every 20 minutes. By repeatedly spraying Sinus Relief into the infected region every 20 to 30 minutes, you can continue to reduce the population of microbes faster than they can re-grow. You can replace the active agent faster than it gets removed by mucus. You can make minute-by-minute progress in this war on infectious microbes. That's how you can win this battle. You can win this battle with fungus and bacteria. "Best sinus product I've used. I've had sinus infections and they do a lot of cycling. I didn't want to take an antibiotic. I used sinus relief, and it cleared up my sinus infection!!" -- Bryan, CA Learn More! You can kill off the fungus and bacteria in only a few days and allow your sinus membranes to return to normal. You can help your immune system by killing the microbes that you can get access to by directly spraying them with an antimicrobial agent. And you can do this without side-effects. You can do this with one simple product… Sinus Relief.

Reality check: A comparison

Let's compare these solutions for a moment and see if it makes sense:

If you were hungry and thirsty would you get something to eat and not something to drink? Would you eat something that would fill you up but not give you energy?

Of course not-

So why use an antibiotic that kills only some of the bacteria and doesn't harm the fungus at all?

Let's use some common sense

Think of your sinus infection as a battle ground. Your immune system is overwhelmed and stretched thin. Wouldn't you like to help out by killing as many of the enemy as you can? Of course.

What if there were some of the enemy that were hiding from your immune system but YOU could see them. Wouldn't you kill those so they wouldn't cause problems? Of course.

You can do this by simply spraying Sinus Relief in each nostril every 20 to 30 minutes.

So now you know. Something so simple can be so powerful but only if you use it. You are the key to maintaining healthy sinuses. You must use Sinus Relief and diligently spray it every 20 to 30 minutes. You must come to the aid of your immune system. No one else can do it for you.

So what are you waiting for? There's a battle raging and you're being called to serve.

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Sinus Infection Treatment -- An Alternative Perspective

Irritation Relief Sinus irritation that follows a sinus infection can be just as hard to get rid of as your sinus infection was. Additionally, sinus irritation can result from allergies, mold, dry air, and pollution. This, even to the extent that your sinuses swll shut and become infection. The cycle of irritation and infection is vicious, and there is only one way to combat it. The right combination of all-natural herbs can keep the cycling infections at bay. Using Sinus Relief, with it's aqueous colloidal silver is excellent for killing infections. For the irritation, there is Sinus Support. Sinus Support contains aloe vera, calendula, yarrow leaf, and grapefruit seed extract to soothe your nasal passageways and decrease inflammation. It's all natural, non habit forming, and best of all, it works. It's part of a trio of sinus care products that act as a complete all-natural health care system for your nose. Learn More!

What Causes Sinus Infections? Sinus infections are the result of viral, bacteria, and fungal infections. Additionally, a sinus infection may also be triggered by allergy-causing substances and pollutants. Antibiotics are often used to treat sinus infections, by they only kill certain bacteria. These types of bacteria that cannot be killed by antibiotics take over and allows the infection to spread. The taking of antibiotics will kill other good forms of bacteria in your body, and this is really not your best choice for treatment. Nature's Rite Sinus Relief is a broad spectrum antimicrobial that will treat all types of bacteria and fungus. It uses aqueous colloidal silver to kill bacteria effectively, and there is no risk of dependence or immunity developing! You Can Get Sinus Infection Relief TODAY! Learn More!