What works well for you to get over a sinus infection?

For me personally Eating spicy foods, and onions, and garlic.. help them drain better.. But you need to make sure with the doctor that for your type of sinuses infection that doing this will not make it worse... As for some types of sinus infections this helps clear it up better, I would recommend some herbs, but I am not going to with all the other antibiotics you do not want to overwhelm your body to much with those, Just make sure you are resting, getting plenty of sleep.. Drinking Lemonade or lemon juice may help... and eating Chicken Soup, and Tomato soups help... Avoiding Red Meat, and dairy products can help, as these products make the body produce more mucus, so when dealing with a cold or a sinus infection.. that can help it clear out a little. That is all I know to recommend to help. I am not a doctor, just keep in touch with your doc, and get plenty of rest, it sounds like you are doing all you can. :) ... - DNatureofDTrain

It depends on your symptoms. There are different things that help different symptoms. If you have chest congestion and cough then you want to get something with guaifenesin in it. Something like mucinex will be good. Or if it is more of a head cold with nasal congestion then you want to try sudafed.

Well, I am no expert, as I have a Cold I am trying to get rid of right now as well. Been taking Amoxicillian myself for it, and it seems to be helping some. I just still cough bad a night. Have you tried Mucinex and seen if it helps any? They now have a Spray you might want to consider you can use for your nose that you can get over the counter now. This is just a suggestion for you, and wishing you the best.

Throw all that junk away hon and mix a bowl of salty water, just a small bowl is fine make it pretty salty and take a towel put it over your head and the bowl, breath in the salt water at least twice a day. The best sinus spray is simply just Saline. That's what it took for me to get rid of the sinus trouble and nose bleeding. Take Care.

Hello, maybe you did this already but here we use to wash our sinuses with sea water.I have a good experience with this method and I can recommended it !!!You can ask your doctor for this method!! Regards Silvana

Hi KG! When my breathing is clogged, I do accupressure on my spinal column from the rib cage down to the waist. Lie down at your right side and do pressure on the side of your spinal column. Repeat it at your left side. Do it by yourself. The more pain you experience, the more you repeat the procedure. Try it. For me, my nose can breath air freely.

I am so sorry for you. I know how miserable you can feel. I hope the doc finds something to help you feel better. Do you also have allergies, this time of year it can be bad. Sometimes using a saline solution for your nose helps clear up your sinuses. I just said a prayer for you, you can also say a prayer. Some people don't like going to God with smaller problems, I say why not. Go to him with all our problems. Good luck Ken, I hope you feel better soon.

I have heard you take warm salty water and rinse your sinuses..with this solution;)

nothing really works medicine wise for me. I think medicines are a bunch of bull crap to help companies make money. Since a sinus infection is basically a virus and are immune to antibiotics there's nothing you can really do. I had it realy bad about two months ago and nothing helped. It's just gotta run its course. SOrry!!

I have tried Claritin and the knock-offs too. They work about the same. I do know that when I do not take it my sinuses are horrible. The sinus problems often turn for the worse and I get an infection. I use saline sprays to moisturize the irritated sinuses and it helps. I also add humidity to the air.

I know this may sound strang,but I CURED my sinus problem with snuff. I was told this by a ww1 soldier and gave me a bit of his,in abouty a year,it was over,I have not had another attack in thirty years.

I deal with this because of alergies. I use honey in green tea. I use vitamins. I use claritin d along with nose spray. Drink lots of water. Lots of soups....lots of green tea hot with lemon and honey. Hot steaming showers.....If you like hot and sour chinese soup, that is my favorite...helps open things up.

well i would dry a humidifier with some vicks in it,that will open you up some so you can brethe better.also if you have clogged ears then place a small amount of vicks right before you earlobe and this will pop you ear believe it or not and you will feel so much better.

Claratin D does it for me. Also making sure to take hot showers and drink hot teas helps get a steam effect going and a warming effect in case its more than just a sinus infection. Increasing vitamin C with E and the B complex can help out too. The former for minor immune and cell improvement, the latter for increasing bloodflow and flow of the vital cells to help with the anti-infection process.

Well, I hope that you are feeling much bet now. I don't get sinus infection much at all. And I don't think I use any medication for it when I do get it. I guess, it doesn't last for very long to be a problem whenever I get it.