Sinus infections are one of the most common reasons for office visits by adults. If you have a sinus infection, you will probably have several of the symptoms listed below, not just one. Other conditions that make sinus infections more likely are allergies, asthma, smoking, nasal polyps, or a deviated septum. Pain or headache over the affected sinus. It is important to distinguish acute bacterial sinusitis from viral infections, allergies, or other causes of similar symptoms because different treatments are required for each cause.
Antibiotics fight the bacteria that are causing the sinus infection.
They are prescribed by your physician and are used for 10 to 14 days. It is very important to finish the antibiotics even if you are feeling better. Failure to do so may result in the return of sinusitis, and it may be harder to treat. If you do not get better after the first course of antibiotics, a second antibiotic will be tried, often for a longer period of time. Decongestants help clear the infection by draining the infected sinsuses.