Sinusitis Treatments

Treatments for Sinusitis

The following treatments are listed for Sinusitis in our knowledge base:

• Treatments for acute sinusitis:
  • Antibiotics - for a bacterial infection
  • Analgesics - for pain relief
  • Decongestants - to relief nasal stuffiness.
  • Antihistamines
• Treatments for chronic sinusitis:
  • Antibiotics
  • Decongestants
  • Decongestant pills
  • Steroids
    • Steroid nasal sprays - though long-term use may be inadvisable.
    • Oral steroids
    • Prednisone
• Surgery
  • Surgical drainage
  • Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
  • Surgical removal of adenoids
  • Surgical removal of nasal polyps
  • Surgical repair of a deviated septum
• Symptomatic relief
  • Inhaling steam - from a vaporizer or a hot cup of water
  • Saline nasal spray
  • Gentle heat
• Treatment of any underlying cause
• Steam inhalation
• Gentle heat applied over the inflamed area
• Corticosteroids
• Surgery should only be considered for those patients who do not experience sufficient relief from optimal medication- functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
• Antihistamines
• Chlorpheniramine
• Cetrizine
• Zyrtec
• Levocetrizine
• Xyzal
• Antibiotics
• Amoxicillin
• Fexofenadine
• Allegra
• Loratidine
• Pseudoephedrine
• Treatment of choice is generally surgery
• Systemic steroids
• Aggressive nasal salt-water washes
• Systemic anti-fungal agents

Drugs and Medications used to treat Sinusitis:

Some of the drugs and medications used in the treatment of Sinusitis may include:

• Amoxicillin
• A-Cillin
• Amoxil
• Apo-Amoxi
• Clavulin
• Larotid
• Novamoxin
• Nu-Amoxi
• Polymox
• Prevpac
• Trimox
• Wymox
• Amoxicillin/Clavulanate
• Amcill
• Ampicillin
• Ampicin
• Ampicin PRB
• Ampilean
• Apo-Ampi
• Augmentin
• D-Amp
• Faspak Ampicillin
• 500 Kit
• Novo-Ampicillin
• Nu Ampi
• Omnipen
• Omnipen Pediatric Drops
• Pardec Capsules
• Penbritin
• Polycillin
• Polycillin Pediatric Drops
• Polycillin-PRB
• Pondocillin
• Principen
• SK-Ampicillin
• Totacillin
• Bacampicillin
• Penglobe
• Spectrobid
• Cloxacillin
• Apo-Cloxi
• Bactopen
• Cloxapen
• Novo-Cloxin
• Nu-Cloxi
• Orbenin
• Tegopen
• Penicillin VK
• Apo-Pen-VK
• Beepen VK
• Betapen-VK
• Ledercillin VK
• Nadopen-V
• Novopen-VK
• Nu-Pen-VK
• Penapar VK
• Pen-V
• Pen-Vee K
• Pfizerpen VK
• PVF
• PVF K
• Robicillin VK
• SK-Penicillin VK
• Uticillin VK
• V-Cillin K
• VC-K 500
• Veetids
• Win-Cillin
• DisperMox
• Utimox
• Amoxifur
• Pro-Amox
• Moxilin
• Gen-Amoxicillin
• Lin-Amox
• PMS-Amoxicillin
• Nandrolone
• Acroxil
• Amobay
• Amoxinovag
• Amoxisol
• Amoxivet
• Ampliron
• Ardine
• Flemoxon
• Gimalxina
• Grunicina
• Hidramox
• Moxlin
• Penamox
• Servamox
• Solciclina
• Xalyn-Or
• Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium
• Augmentin ES-600
• Augmentin XR
• Alti-Amoxi-Clav
• Apo-Amoxi-Clav
• Eumetinex
• Carbetapentane and Pseudoephedrine
• Respi-Tann
• Chlorpheniramine and Pseudoephedrine
• Allerest Maximum Strength Allergy and Hay Fever
• A.R.M
• Chlor-Trimeton Allergy
• C-Phed Tannate
• Deconamine
• Deconamine SR
• Histade
• Histex
• Kronofed-A
• Kronofed-A Jr
• LoHist-D
• PediaCare Codl and Allergy
• Rescon-Jr
• Sudafed Sinus & Allergy
• Sudal 12
• Triaminic Cold and Allergy
• Chlorpheniramine, Phenylephrine and Methscopolamine
• AH-Chew II
• Chlor-Mes-D Dallergy
• Dehistine
• Extendryl
• Extendryl JR
• Extendryl SR
• Hista-Vent DA
• PCM
• PCM Allergy
• Guiafenesin and Phenylephrine
• Aldex
• Amidal
• Ami-Tex LA
• Crantex ER
• Crantex LA
• Deconsal II
• Endal
• Entex
• Entex ER
• Entex LA
• Guaifed
• Guaifed -PD
• Liquibid-D
• PhenaVent
• PhenaVent D
• PhenaVent Ped
• Prolex-D
• Rescon GG
• Sil-Tex
• Sina-12X
• SINUvent PE
• Naphazoline
• AK-Con
• Albalon
• Allersol
• Clear Eyes ACR
• Clear Eyes Extra Relief
• Naphcon
• Privine
• Naphcon Forte
• VAsocon
• Afazol Grin
• Alphadinal
• Penicillin V Potassium
• Phenylephrine and Pyrilamine
• Pyrilafen Tannate
• Viravan
• Phenylephrine, Hydrocodone and Chlorpheniramine
• Cytuss HC
• Endagen-HD
• Histinex HC
• Hydron CP
• Hydro-PC
• Maxi-Tuss HC
• Maxi-Tuss HCX
• Pancof-PD
• Vanex-HD
• Z-Cof HC
• Phenylephrine, Pyrilamine and Dextromethorphan
• Codal-DM
• Codimal DM
• Codituss DM
• Viravan-DM
• Pseudoephedrine
• Biofed
• Decofed
• Dimetapp 12-hour Non-Drowsy Extentabs
• Dimetapp Decongestant
• Genaphed
• Kidkare Decongestant
• Kodet SE
• Oranyl
• PediaCare Decongestant Infants
• Silfedrine Children's
• Sudafed
• Sudafed 12 Hour
• Sudafed 24 Hour
• Sudafed Children's
• Sudodrin
• Triaminic Allergy Congestion
• Balminil Decongestant
• Contac Cold 12 Hour Relief Non Drowsy
• Drixoral ND
• Eltor
• PMS-Pseudoephedrine
• Pseudofrin
• Robidrine
• Sudafed Decongestant
• Lertamine-D
• Pseudoephedrine and Dextromethorphan
• Children's Sudafed Cough & Cold
• Pediacare Decongestant Plus Cough
• Pediacare Long Acting Cough Plus Cold
• Robitussin Maximum Strength Cough & Cold
• Robitussin Pediatric Cough & Cold
• Vicks 44D Cough & Head Congestion
• Balminil DM D
• Benylin DM-D
• Koffex DM-D
• Novahistex DM Decongestant
• Novahistine DM Decongestant
• Robitussin Children's Cough & Cold

Treatments for Causes of Sinusitis

Review the treatment information pages for various causes of Sinusitis:

• allergies - such as dust, ragweed, animal hair, and smoke.
• HIV
• Diffuse panbronchiolitis
• Vasomotor rhinitis
• Sarcoidosis
• Wegener's granulomatosis - sinusitis
• Adenovirus-related Cold - sinus swelling
• Adult Cystic Fibrosis - sinusitis
• Airborne allergy - sinus pain
• Barotrauma - sinus pain
• Chediak-Higashi Syndrome - sinus infections
• Common Variable Immunodeficiency - recurring sinus infections
• Coronavirus-related Cold - sinus swelling
• Coxsackievirus-related Cold - sinus swelling
• Eagle's syndrome - sinusitis
• Echovirus-related Cold - sinus swelling
• Enterovirus-related Cold - sinus swelling
• Food Additive Adverse reaction - chocolate - sinusitis
• Food Additive Adverse reaction - sulphite - sinusitis
• Food Additive Allergy - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - amaranth - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - antioxidants - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - benzoate - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - BHA antioxidants - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - BHT antioxidants - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - carageenan gum - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - Carmine - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - erythrosine - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - guar gum - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - gum - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - gum acacia - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - gum tragacanth - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - lecithin - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - locust bean gum - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - quinoline yellow - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - saffron - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - salicytes - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - sulphite - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - sulphite derivative - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - sunset yellow - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - tartrazine - sinus pain
• Food Additive Allergy - xanthan gum - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - abalone - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - almond - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - aniseed - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - apple - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - apricot - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - avocado - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - banana - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - barley - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - bean - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - beef - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - beer - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - bell pepper - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - brazil nut - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - buckwheat - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - cabbage - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - carp - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - carrot - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - cashew - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - castor bean - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - celery - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - chamomile tea - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - cherry - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - chestnut - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - chick pea - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - chicken meat - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - cinnamon - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - coconut - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - codfish - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - Coriander - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - crab - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - crayfish - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - cumin - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - date palm - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - duck meat - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - fennel - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - fish - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - frog - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - fruit - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - garbanzo (legume) - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - garlic - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - goose meat - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - hazelnut - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - hops - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - kidney bean - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - kiwi fruit - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - lamb - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - lentil - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - lettuce - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - lima bean - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - Linden tea - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - lobster - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - lychee - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - mackerel - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - mango - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - meat - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - melon - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - milk - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - mollusk - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - MSG - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - mussel - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - mustard leaf - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - oat - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - olive - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - oranges - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - papaya - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - paprika - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - parsley - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - pea - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - peach - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - peanuts - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - pear - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - pecan - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - pine nut - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - pineapple - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - plantain - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - plum - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - pomegranates - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - pork - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - potato - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - pumpkin - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - Quorn - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - red meat - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - rice - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - rye - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - salmon - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - scallop - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - sesame - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - shellfish - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - shrimp - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - snail - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - soy - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - soybean - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - spices - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - strawberry - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - sulfite - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - sunflower seeds - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - thyme - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - tomato - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - tree nuts - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - tuna - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - turnip - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - turtle - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - vegetable oil - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - walnuts - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - watermelon - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - wheat - sinus pain
• Food Allergy - zucchini - sinus pain
• Grass pollen allergy - sinus pain
• House dust allergy - sinus pain
• Mold allergy - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - Aesculus pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Alder - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Alder tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - amaranthus - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - American feverfew - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Ash juniper tree pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - ash tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - beech tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Beet - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - bent grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Bermuda grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - birch tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Bluegrass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - box elder tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Canary grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Capeweed - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - chlorine - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - cocklebur - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Cockroach - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - Cypress tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - daisy - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - dandelion pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - dust mites - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - elm tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - English plantain - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - European Ash tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Alternaria - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Aspergillus spp - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Aureobasidium (Pullularia) - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Candida albicans - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Cladosporium - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Epicoccum - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Fusarium - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Helminthosporium - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Mucor - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Penicillium - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Phoma - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, Rhizopus - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - fungus, smut - chronic sinusitis
• Non-Food Allergy - goosefoot - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - guayule - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - hazel tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - hemp - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Hickory tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - hop shrub - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Hornbeam tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - horse chestnut tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Johnson grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Kentucky bluegrass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - maple tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Marsh Elder - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Monteroy pine tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - mountain cedar tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - mugwort tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - nettle - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Oak tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Olea tree pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - olive tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Orache (Atriplex) - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - orchard grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Patterson's curse - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Pecan trees - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - pigweed - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - plane tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - plantago pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - poplar tree pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - ragweed - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Rapeseed oil - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - redroot - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Redtop grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Ryegrass pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - sagebrush - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Sorrel - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Sunflower pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - sweet chestnut tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - sweet vernal grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - tilia tree pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - timothy grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - tree pollen - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - tumble weed (Russian thistle) - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - Velvet grass - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - wall pellitory - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - walnut tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - White cedar tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - willow tree - sinus pain
• Non-Food Allergy - willow tree pollen - sinus pain
• Obstructive sleep apnea - frequent sinus infections
• Orthomyxovirus-related Cold - sinus swelling
• Paramyxovirus -related Cold - sinus swelling
• Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux disease - Sinusitis
• Phosgene oxime - inhalation exposure - sinus pain
• Phosgene oxime exposure - sinus pain
• Primary Immune Deficiency - chronic sinusitis
• Respiratory syncytial virus-related Cold - sinus swelling
• Rhinitis - sinusitis
• Rhinovirus - sinusitis
• Rhinovirus-related Cold - sinus swelling
• Seafood allergy - sinus pain
• Selective IgA Deficiency - recurring sinus infections
• X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia - sinus infections
• Acute upper respiratory infection - Sinusitis
• Cystic Fibrosis - sinusitis
• Recurring airway infection - Sinusitis

More causes: not all possible causes for Sinusitis are listed above; for a full list refer to causes of Sinusitis.

Treatment Notes

Only your doctor can advise whether any of these treatments are appropriate for your specific medical situation. Always discuss all treatment options with your doctor before making a decision, including whether to start or discontinue any treatment plan.

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