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How Do You Cure Sinusitis with Natural Home Remedies?

Sinuses can be inflamed when you have a cold, flu or allergies. Sinuses can also act up if you smoke or if you have passively inhaled smoke or other environmental irritants, or if you have a structural deformity of your nose that impair proper breathing.

Author: Jillian Phillips
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Excessive or constant sneezing, a running nose, blockage of one or both nostrils, headache and pressure around the head, eyes and face are some of the symptoms that indicate you may have sinusitis. The face may also be very tender to touch, but not swollen.

How do you cure sinusitis?

You have to be certain first that you have sinusitis. Get diagnosed by your doctor. If you are experiencing the symptoms mentioned above, consult with your medical practitioner. Once diagnosed you will be advised on what treatments are available to you. Then you can pick and choose the method yourself on how you can cure your sinusitis.

How do you cure sinusitis with natural home remedies?
• Garlic: The fresh juice of 3 to 4 garlic cloves, with 2 teaspoon of honey, should be taken twice a day. It is a proven antibacterial and analgesic. Also, in case, of an episode, consume 2 raw flakes of garlic. Garlic helps to break up the mucus congestion. It is also advised to add lots of garlic to your meals.

• Onion: Fresh juice of onion, mixed in honey is also of great help in sinusitis.

• Black pepper: 5 grams of black pepper should be powdered finely, and mixed in cup of warm milk. this if taken regularly helps to cure sinusitis.

• Roast about 3-4 tablespoons of caraway seeds. Crush them slightly and inhale the vapors. This will bring instant relief to the heaviness of the head, and clear a blocked nose.

• Take steam inhalation regularly.

• Try saline nasal spray as it helps as a decongestant. You can make your own by mixing 1 tablespoon of salt in pint of warm water. Put 2 to 3 drops of it in each nostril.

• Massage to open blocked sinuses. With one hand over each eye, rub steadily on the bony ridge located right below and above your eyes. Then rub directly below your eyes and just above your teeth.

• Try warm compression to relieve sinus pain.

• Drink plenty of fluids to help dilute secretions and keeps mucus flowing.

Better than any cure is prevention of the disease. So, how can you prevent sinusitis? There are ways you can avoid to prevent sinusitis. Sinusitis is becoming much more prevalent because of our changing environment. All the pollutants in the air have an adverse effect on the sinuses. Below are some tips on how you can prevent sinusitis;

• Vitamin C is one of the best remedies to fight sinusitis. It gives the immune system a boost and prevents recurrences. Drink the juice of 1 lime every morning, upon rising.

• Cigarette smoking can also create sinus pain. If you have mild sinusitis and you smoke, it will progress in spite of treatment to a more severe condition.

• Avoid alcohol because drinking causes blood vessels to swell, resulting in less drainage, more pain and greater risk of infection.

• At home, try to keep atmosphere humidified in a comfortable range.

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