Bacteria chronic sinusitis and biofilms may be affecting your quality of life. You can help understand chronic sinusitis treatment if you understand what causes your chronic sinusitis symptoms. Indiana can be a tuff place to live if you struggle with symptoms of nasal congestion, sinus infections, thick nasal drainage, sinus headache, sinus pain or pressure or pain in the upper teeth and gums.
The New York Time – May 25, 2018
Have you wondered why the antibiotic that you just started is not working as well as it used to. We all have heard about antibiotic resistance, however research out of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia indicates that those pesky bacteria may have another way to defeat the antibiotic you just started. It is called BIOFILMS and bacteria have been doing this for eons. In fact anyone who has left a boat in the lake too long and noted the slimy coating on the haul when you pull it out knows just how hardy these bacteria can be. What if these are in your sinuses?
From the research…”The investigators speculate that in some individuals, biofilms — particularly those containing the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus — can spur the immune system to mount an overexuberant inflammatory response that leads to sinusitis symptoms. Because the biofilm structure makes it hard for antibiotics to kill the bacteria, surgery to remove inflamed sinus tissue may ultimately be the best way to deal with the problem.”
Indiana Sinus Centers understands how these biofilms can cause chronic sinusitis, impact mucosal inflammation and keep you from feeling well. If you live in Noblesville, Fishers, Carmel, Westfield, Fort Wayne or other areas of Indiana, we offer the latest advancements in minimally invasive sinus procedures, balloon sinuplasty, VivAer, and RhinAer. Our advanced treatments utilize a patented irrigation system to improve your symptoms while also removing these films when integrated with your office-based treatment. Your best chance to feel well, to speed your recovery and offer you the greatest chance of success is through the use of this system.
Best Strategies
So your best things to try to eradicate bacteria chronic sinusitis and biofilms is to work hard on reversing your nasal and sinus inflammation. You can improve your chronic sinusitis by following this effective strategy:
- Identify and avoid your triggers in your home, work and where you play.
- Identify and avoid any foods that may be triggering inflammation.
- Start nasal saline spray several times a day and especially after you do a triggering activity. This may help wash out the things in your nose that are making you sick.
- For you over-achievers out there try using nasal saline irrigation once or twice a day until your symptoms improve. If you have a dirty job or dirty hobbies this one can be a very effective approach to feeling better and it does not involve extra medication use. Many patients like that.
- Move on to medication trials when saline does not work. If you are having nasal congestion, headache, facial pain and pressure or thick mucus/post-nasal drainage your best option is to do a trial of nasal steroid sprays. As mentioned, these have been shown to be effective at reversing nasal sinus inflammation and may give you good relief. Nasal steroids are also a good option to control allergy when you can’t find an oral antihistamine that works without side effects.
- If you are having itching or watering of the eyes, nose or throat or having excessive clear nasal drainage you should try using an oral antihistamine to control symptoms. The better you control your allergies the better you will control that root cause of your sinus symptoms… Inflammation!
What to do if all these things don’t help?
When medications fail that’s when you want to consider searching for a sinus specialist near me on google. We are out there and we are here to help.
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I sincerely hope you found this article helpful. Have a great day!
Dr. B
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