Home Remedies For Sinusitis

Sinus infection or sinusitis is uncomfortable, but there are effective home remedies that can help!

If you have sinusitis, skin remedies can aid healing and relieve your discomfort. Try out which ones work well for you and which home remedies are particularly good at relieving your symptoms.

What causes sinusitis?

Sinusitis can be caused by viruses or bacteria. The paranasal sinuses include the maxillary sinuses, frontal sinuses, ethmoid cells, and the sphenoid sinus. Not all sinuses are always affected.

The sooner you do something about the inflammation, the greater the chance that not all sinuses will become inflamed. Mostly a runny nose is the cause of sinusitis : the nasal mucous membranes are swollen, nasal breathing is impeded and the sinuses are no longer adequately ventilated.

Bacteria that are in the sinuses due to the infection then feel really good and can grow unhindered. Symptoms of sinusitis include headaches, which become worse when you tilt your head forward or down.

Try the following home remedies:

Inhale

Always make sure that your nose is clear and that the mucus can drain off. Inhalations with liberating essential oils such as eucalyptus, peppermint or menthol help. You don’t need a special inhaler, a large bowl or a large saucepan to do this.

Fill the container with boiling water, add a few drops of essential oil to the water, hold your head over the pot and assist the inhalation with a towel that you hang over your head and pot.

Take a deep breath through your nose and have enough tissues ready. The following essential oils are useful:

• eucalyptus
• menthol
• mint
• Tea tree oil

Caution: Some essential oils can irritate the eyes, so breathe deeply through your nose with your eyes closed! If the above-mentioned essential oils are too strong for you, you can also inhale with very strong chamomile tea. Chamomile has anti-inflammatory properties.

Nasal douche

The use of nasal showers is also very effective. You can get this in the drugstore or pharmacy. They are available made of inexpensive plastic or also made of durable ceramic.

The latter have the advantage that they last longer and can be washed very hot, for example in the dishwasher.

You don’t need any special additives for the nasal douche, normal sea salt from your kitchen cupboard is enough! To do this, dissolve a teaspoon of salt in 500ml of warm water.

Ideally, the water should be at body temperature to make showering as comfortable as possible.

Now use the nasal douche the same number of times on each side according to the instructions to make it easier for secretions and mucus to drain off. Of course, this only works well if you have made your nasal mucous membrane swell beforehand with a menthol-containing or decongestant nasal spray or by inhalation.

If you don’t have a nasal douche or don’t want to buy one, you can carefully pull the saline solution up from a beaker into your nostril and then push it out again by snorting vigorously over a sink.

Repeat with each nostril and, regardless of whether it is a nasal douche or a mug, make sure that the water does not run down the throat!

Other helpful measures

In order for the mucus to remain flowable, you need to make sure that it is moist enough and that the body has enough fluid available to allow the mucus to drain off.

Drinking a lot is therefore important in any case! Herbal teas and other unsweetened, calorie-free drinks are ideal.

Dry indoor air is counterproductive. Make sure that you humidify the air, which is dry in winter, by placing water containers on the heater, using an ultrasonic nebulizer or a humidifier. You can also add essential oils to the ultrasonic nebulizer.

It is also good to rest your head a little higher than usual to sleep so that the mucus can drain off more easily at night. If you have to go outside in the freezing cold, you should definitely protect your sinuses with a hat and a scarf wrapped around your face!

There are also herbal remedies on the market that help the mucus to drain off and have anti-inflammatory effects. This includes:

• Eucalyptus menthol capsules
• Thyme preparations
• Gentian root
• Cowslips
• Sorrel herb
• Elderflower and
• Verbena.

ATTENTION: If a fever occurs, a doctor must be consulted immediately! Then it is really too late, the inflammation has spread too much and antibiotics are usually the only helpers that can now bring healing.