Good Remedies for Sinus Headaches

Sinus headaches are linked to the musculature that lines the front of the neck vertebrae (back of the throat). This musculature affects tensions of the lining of the throat, which passes behind the nasal cavity. Excessive tension, there, prevents normal sinus drainage.

Once throat tension is alleviated, sinus drainage has consistently been observed to begin immediately. Facial pain and sinus headaches end.

Good Remedies for Sinus Headaches

Treatment should not only relieve the pain but should also prevent its recurrence. The main motto should be to reduce sinus swelling and inflammation and to facilitate mucous drainage from the sinuses. It also depends upon whether it is unilateral or bilateral, acute or chronic, and any other structural complaints like polyps, DNS and any other deformities or tumours. Treatment may include self-care and medications.

Self care for Sinusitis

• Inhaling steam will humidify and evaporate the fluid collected in the sinus

• Applying heat over the area affected will also reduce fluid accumulation

• Mouth care – by removing infected teeth

• Diet – Vitamins, especially vitamin C and zinc, can be taken to enhance the immune mechanism and thus reduce sinus inflammation and recurrences

• Rest – Physical and mental relaxation will also give relief in cases of headache

Medication:

In Allopathy - The treatment of Sinusitis remains controversial since a majority of the causes are not bacterial but usage of antibiotics is more. When it is bacterial, antibiotic treatment as well as surgical drainage of the infected sinus at the complicated stage may be required.

• Pain relievers (analgesics) that give symptomatic relief. It is difficult for persons suffering from peptic ulcers to take analgesics.

• Decongestants and antihistamines are used to reduce swelling and to relieve sinus symptoms by opening the closed nasal passages to drain

• Saline nasal sprays are used for humidification

• In difficult cases, nasal steroid spray is used where allergies or nasal polyp dominate. It usually causes dependency. Also, when nasal decongestants are used for more than five days, it may increase the swelling and make the symptoms worse.

Surgery and other procedures

Surgery is usually not required. But surgical procedures like puncture under local anesthesia, and draining the sinuses are often performed where recurrences are common. Patients with a structural abnormality (deviated septum or nasal polyps) or chronic Sinusitis who do not respond to medications may undergo surgery as a last resort. But it is not always successful for getting rid of the symptoms.

Homeopathic approach to Sinusitis

One of the most common reasons why people seek homeopathic care is that it will be permanent and the treatment has no side-effects. It is very much refined. It is very safe, effective and is an easy way to attain permanent cure. Homeopathy treats patients rather than the disease.

In Homeopathy, you are in safer hands; you won’t get any ulceration or other side-effects. So, even patients suffering from peptic ulcer and those very sensitive to painkillers or antibiotics can also take homeopathic medicines without any adverse reactions. The Homoeopathy medicines not only relieve the pain but also treat the condition permanently.

Some may go often for puncture of the sinus for drain. This will temporarily relieve the ailment but not prevent recurrence. Even if the fluid is drained, it will collect again and again and cause pain. This can be rectified through Homoeopathy.

The best way to get rid of a sinus headache is to treat the underlying sinus inflammation and the sinus headache will disappear once the sinuses are cleared. Sinusitis presents different sets of symptoms in every patient.

Before prescribing a good remedy for sinus headaches, homeopaths usually look into the patient’s constitutional type and characteristic symptom for selection of the right remedy. In homeopathic terms, a person's constitution is his/her physical, emotional and intellectual make-up.

The following remedies are commonly prescribed for sinus headache - Ars alb, Belladonna, Bryonia, Hepar sulph, Iris vers, Kali bich, Natrum mur, Pulsatilla, Silicea, Spigelia, Gelsemium, Nux vom, etc. The medicines should be taken under the advice and diagnosis of a Homoeopath. If the medicines are selected properly with a qualified Homeopath, you can get rid of this headache giving Sinusitis.