"6 Sinus Infection Self-Treatment Mistakes to Avoid" - Meryl Davids Landau
When cold and flu season comes around, it’s common for adults and children to develop inflammation in their sinuses, a condition known as sinusitis. Fortunately, there are good natural remedies adults and children can try when sinusitis strikes. But some common remedies should be avoided, and others should be used with care. Anthony Del Signore, MD, an assistant professor of otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai advises patients to steer clear of unnecessary medications for sinus infections. He states, “People often come to the doctor “looking to pull the trigger” on antibiotics when they have sinusitis, but if symptoms have occurred for less than a week and you don’t have other serious symptoms or a comorbid condition, you do not need a prescription for this medicine”
— Anthony Del Signore, MD, Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Mount Sinai Union Square