Are you one the millions worldwide who, every so often experience cold-like symptoms like a stuffed nose with mucus discharge, headaches, facial pressure or toothache? If you do, you could be suffering from a sinus infection.

What Can You Do?

There are different ways to deal with a sinus infection. For some people, they treat the sinus symptoms as they come. For instance, if one is particularly bothered by the nasal congestion and the excessive nasal discharge, he or she is most likely to treat this symptom using a nasal decongestant. This is what doctors call as "symptomatic" treatment. However, symptomatic treatment may not always address the main cause of the disease, which is often a bacterial and/or fungal infection. Leaving the infection untreated could actually be one of the reasons why sinus infections recur. Remember, then, that it is important to seek professional advice when treating sinus infections, rather than immediately resorting to self-medication with over-the-counter medications.

If you seek professional help, your doctor would most likely prescribe a combination of medications, including decongestants and corticosteroids (probably as metered nasal sprays) and the appropriate anti-microbial agent (such as antibiotics for bacteria or anti-fungal for fungi) which would most likely be administered orally. Taking medications through the mouth or topically as a nasal spray are currently considered the most common treatment approaches. But unfortunately, in the case of treating sinus infections, these treatment modalities may be affected by some factors that would make them less effective. For instance, oral medications may take a while before they take effect and frequent intake could increase the likelihood of developing systemic side effects. The active ingredients of medications in nasal sprays, on the other hand, may not be able to exert their intended effects if they don’t reach the distal portions of the nasal cavities and more so, the sinus cavities, because of congestion and inflammation.

A Good Alternative

So is there a better way to administer these medications to maximize their benefits? Well, one alternative is through nebulized sinus treatment. Nebulizers work by converting liquid medications to mist or aerosol, which can then be inhaled, making the action similar to nasal sprays. However, not all sinus medications are currently widely available in forms suitable for nebulization. Luckily, one particular nebulizer brand, SinusAero, is manufactured by the company Sinus Dynamics. Sinus Dynamics also happens to be a top-caliber compounding pharmacy which specializes in manufacturing liquid medications like anti-inflammatories, antibiotics and anti-fungals ready for nebulization. SinusAero is also one of the best nebulizers in the market right now with features that includes a mechanism that enables it to consistently produce mist particles as small as 1.0 to 3.3 microns, enough to enter even through very small spaces within the clogged sinuses. SinusAero also offers efficient and effective nebulized sinus treatment because 100% of the liquid medication is aerosolized. This offers a two-fold advantage for the patient. First, it means no medication wasted, and second, it gets the treatment done in as short as 5 minutes, which encourages patients’ compliance to treatment plan.