{"id":5125,"date":"2007-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5125"},"modified":"2007-01-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-03T00:00:00","slug":"antiobiotics-sinusitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/antiobiotics-sinusitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Antibiotics Mostly Useless for Sinusitis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Post<\/i><\/a> reports that antibiotics won't necessarily speed your recovery if you develop a sinus infection this winter.<\/p>\n

‘In the vast majority of cases, rhinosinusitis is a self-limiting disease,’ says Dr. An De Sutter, of Ghent University Hospital in Belgium. ‘It can last 10 days or longer, but antibiotics do not influence the course of the disease.’<\/p>\n

While 50-70% of sinusitis patients are prescribed antibiotics, the drugs can only effectively treat bacterial sinusitis; they are ineffective against viral or fungal sinusitis.<\/p>\n

Instead of prescribing antibiotics, doctors should focus on symptom relief: paracetamol for pain relief and intranasal decongestants in case of a blocked nose, De Sutter suggests. ‘Some patients experience subjective relief by inhaling hot steam,’ she adds.<\/p>\n

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The Washington Post reports that antibiotics won't necessarily speed your recovery if you develop a sinus infection this winter. ‘In the vast majority of cases, rhinosinusitis is a self-limiting disease,’ says Dr. An De Sutter, of Ghent University Hospital in… <\/p>\n