From Wall Street Journal April 7, 2015
Being a sinus, or pollen
allergy-prone person, I thought this was an interesting article. The main takeaways for me were:
1.
about 20% of all
antibiotics prescribed are for sinusitis
2.
that is probably not
a good thing since only a small percent of sinusitis is bacterial
3.
treating with
antibiotics reduces a persons ability, longer term to benefit from antibiotics
in critical situations (i.e. immunity sets in).
4.
netti pot (or
alternative device) can be quite effective in sinus cases
Although I have known about
netti pot saline (sinus rinse) cleansing concept for years, I had never tried it until
my dentist encouraged me to do this once a day.
And, I purchased the Neilmed sinus rinse kit. See this link:
It is incredibly well thought
out, easy to use, and also recommended for CPAP patients. Needs distilled
water, and microwave to move the distilled water a little above room
temperature. The sinus rinse product is
pre-measured in tear off packs.
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