Treatment of sinusitis in the home

Sinusitis (sinuitis) - inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, can occur as a complication of the common cold, flu, scarlet fever, measles and other infectious diseases. It can be either viral or bacterial, fungal, allergic or mixed in nature. Depending on the site of inflammation, the following forms of sinusitis are distinguished: sinusitis (inflammation of the maxillary, or maxillary sinus), frontalitis (inflammation of the frontal parietal sinus), etmoiditis (inflammation of the sinus bones), sphenoiditis (inflammation of the sphenoid sinus), hemisinitis (inflammation of all sinuses with one side of the face), pansinuitis (inflammation of all sinuses from both sides). Most often occur sinusitis and frontalitis.

Treatment of sinusitis in children

Depending on the degree of severity and course of the disease, doctors prescribe some form of treatment for the disease, which is usually reduced to a combination of antibiotics, vasoconstrictor and antiseptic drugs, immunostimulants in combination with sinus lavages and physiotherapy.

We in this article will talk about what we can do at home to improve the effect of treating sinusitis. A good effect in the treatment of sinusitis is given by lavage, compresses, massage and respiratory gymnastics.

Rinsing of the nose with sinusitis

Prepare the medicinal solution according to one of the following recipes:

1. With broths of herbs: Ledum, oregano, St. John's wort, calendula, chamomile, eucalyptus and other medicinal plants with anti-inflammatory effect. 4 tablespoons dry herbs pour 1 tbsp. boiling water, wrapped or heated in a water bath for 20-30 minutes, filtered, bring the volume of the remaining liquid to 200 ml. Such a solution well removes the inflammation of the sinuses, but it is better not to use it for allergic sinusitis.
2. With salt, culinary or marine: 1-2 tsp. on 1 tbsp. warm water.
3. With baking soda: 1 tsp. on 1 tbsp. warm water.

You can also use slightly warmed salt mineral water for washing.

1-2 times a day, wash the nose with a medical solution. You can pour it into the palm of your hand and sniff it or use a syringe. After the procedure, an active blow-out is necessary.

Compresses with sinusitis

You can make a medical compress of steamed medicinal herbs according to one of the following recipes:

1. Cucumber, chamomile, black currant leaves, elecampane, birch, juniper, thyme, field horsetail, medicinal clover - in the proportion of 3: 3: 3: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2: 1.
2. Medunitsa, cucumbers, black currant leaves, chamomile, calendula, horsetail, mallow, sweet clover, mullein, blackberry leaves - in a ratio of 3: 3: 3: 3: 3: 2: 2: 2: 2: 2.

Mix everything, pour a little steep boiling water and wrap it well for 30 minutes. Then wring out, lay on a cloth or 3-4 grams layered gauze, cover with one more layer and apply on the face, on the area of ​​the projection of the inflamed sinuses, for 15 min.

Massage with sinusitis

A good effect, especially with genyantritis and frontis, gives a massage of the nose and face.

Acupressure with sinusitis and frontal

For 10 days, 1-3 times a day, for 1-5 minutes, massage with rotational soothing movements, moderately pressing, three main points:

1. Symmetrical points above the center of the maxillary sinuses are located approximately 1.5 cm below the lower eyelid.
2. Point in the center of the forehead, located 2 cm below the beginning of hair growth.
3. Symmetrical points above the center of the frontal sinuses are located 1-2 cm above the inner edges of the eyebrows.

Breathing exercises

With obstructed nasal breathing with genyantritis, respiratory gymnastics Strelnikova helps. Here is a brief description of some Strelnik exercises:

1. Exercise «Ladoshki» . Stand in the "pose of the psychic": hands, slightly bent at the elbows, forward forward, palms "to the viewer." Make a short, noisy, strong breath in the nose, while squeezing his hands into fists. Immediately calmly exhale through the nose or mouth, relaxing the palms. Repeat 4 times, then rest 3-5 seconds. In total it is necessary to make 24 approaches, you will get 96 breaths-exhalations - the so-called "Strelnik's hundred".
2. Exercise "Pogonchiki" . Stand up straight, press fists to the waist. At the time of a strong noisy inhalation, sharply push his hands to the floor, as if dropping something, while simultaneously unclasping his fists and spreading his fingers wide. On a quiet exhalation return to the starting position. Make 12 approaches for 8 breaths-exhalations.
3. Exercise "Cat" . Stand up straight, arms slightly bent at the elbows, lowered. On a noisy strong inspiration, turn the body and head to the right, while slightly squatting and making a throwing motion with hands. On exhalation return to the starting position. Repeat the other way. Make 12 approaches for 8 breaths-exhalations or 6 approaches for 16 breaths-exhalations.
4. Exercise "Turns of the head" . Stand up straight. On a short noisy breath, turn your head to the right. On exhalation return to the starting position and repeat smoothly, without pause, in the other direction. Make 3 sets of 32 breaths-exhalations.
5. Exercise "The Chinese bastard . " Stand up straight. On a short noisy breath, tilt his head to the right, the ear reaches out to the shoulder. On exhalation return to the starting position. Repeat the other way. Make 12 approaches for 8 breaths-exhalations or 3 approaches for 32 breaths-exhalations.