How can acute sinusitis and chronic sinusitis sinus infections be prevented?
Proper rest, good nutrition, and regular exercise can help prevent this and many other infections. If you are susceptible to sinus infections, keeping the air you breathe moist with a humidifier is a preventive measure. Arid, desert air or heated air can dry and crack the sensitive sinus tissue, leaving it vulnerable to infection. Avoid using a nasal spray. It may dry the external nasal passages temporarily but usually causes a rebound swelling of the sinuses when you stop its use. Also, you can become resistant to it in 3 to 4 days, and it will lose its effectiveness. If you use a spray, do so for only 1 or 2 days. Decongestants used for more than a day or two can also overdry the mucous membranes and leave thick mucus that is unable to drain. Avoid blowing your nose, and in particular blowing one nostril at a time. This may force an infection up into the opposite nasal passage and the inner ear. Helpful Herbal Treatment for Chronic and Acute Sinusitis Sinusitis Helpful Herb: Eucalypt
