Dr GVK Chaitanya Rao

  This article was first published at SinusDoctor by Dr.G V K Chaitanya Rao, a member of American Rhinologic Society (ARS) and European Rhinologic Society (ERS), and has 10+ years of experience in the field of ENT. Depending on whether your Sinusitis is acute or chronic in nature, your doctor would typically start off with a medicine course. If the sinus infection is caused by bacteria or allergies, you might be prescribed the appropriate medicines and as discussed in detail in this article, your doctor might prescribe a combination of painkillers, decongestants along with some home remedies to soothe your sinuses. In case of acute sinusitis, your sinuses may clear up on their own but there are cases when your Sinus specialist would recommend surgery. When does your doctor recommend surgery? Sinusitis surgery helps drain your sinuses and prevent infection from building up, or clear infection that has built up. The surgery generally involves making the sinuses openings bigger using...