- Relieving your discomfort
- Opening up your nasal passages
- Curing the infection
- Preventing complications
Treatment involves the following:
References:
Conns Current Therapy. 54th ed. W.B. Saunders Company; 2002.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases website. Available at: http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/ .
Marple BF, Brunton S, Ferguson BJ. Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis: a review of US. Treatment guidelines. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006;135:341-348
Last reviewed February 2007 by David Juan, MD
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