Sinus headache may be due to infections, allergies, cold, flu or any other underlying health condition. When healthy sinuses block and get inflamed as mucus cannot drain through them, they offer a perfect habitat for the microbes like viruses, bacteria and fungi to grow and aggravate the already inflamed region.
As a result, sinus congestion, inflammation and pain occur. Sinusitis and sinus headache is often treated with medicines during the initial stages, but once it attains severity, high risk surgical treatment remains the only option to treat it effectively. However, sinusitis and sinus headache can be effectively prevented and cured by adopting the following simple, but effective home remedies.
Excellent Home Remedies For Sinus Headache
Drink Fluids
The thumb rule says that when you are suffering from any infection, congestion, inflammation, your body needs plenty of water to work efficiently; therefore during the episodes of sinus headaches you must keep your body well hydrated by drinking fluids..
The natural and effective means of decongesting your nasal channels is this: drink more and more liquids because liquids assist with drainage and reduces inflammation.
Use Nasal Irrigation
Before irrigating your nasal passage with a Neti pot ensure that the water in the pot is sterile or previously boiled and distilled; use saline water for irrigation and clean the Neti pot after each use and dry it using dry air. If you are not aware of such nasal irrigation, get an advice from your healthcare professional.
To irrigate and flush out your nasal passages and to clean your sinuses, slightly bend your head towards your left shoulder and then gently pour saline water from the Neti pot into the nostril which is on top and allow the water to clean the nasal passages while making its way out of the other nostril. If you irrigate, rinse and flush your sinuses with the saline water, it moistens and cleans mucus and thus reduces pressure of your sinuses.
Lifestyle Changes
Sinus headache may be due to various underlying causes including the sinus inflammation and congestion. Therefore, the best way to get rid of sinus headaches is by making necessary lifestyle changes. To decongest your nasal passages, you can use saline nasal sprays or humidifiers.
Similarly, you can humidify your nostrils by breathing in steam. The other techniques you can adopt to relieve headache and congestion include stretching exercises of the neck and head along with some meditation, relaxation and yoga techniques. Avoid polluted air and atmosphere because many pollutant and allergens trigger sinus headache. Similarly, wash your hands regularly to prevent germs and pollutants from spreading to your sinuses.
Massage
Massage if done properly would give fabulous outcome and instant relief. You can allow someone close to you to do a massage with their fingers by applying gentle pressure in a rhythmic fashion. During sinus headaches the areas where you normally feel pain include temples, forehead, eyebrows and nose.
Ask your friend to massage those regions starting from forehead, temples and then ending at eyebrows. The one who is massaging you should work as if he or she is allowing the closed drainages to open up. Whenever you feel comfortable allow someone to do the massage for you at least three to four times in a day to get encouraging results
Decongestant Or Vaporizer
The other treatment approaches you can follow include the use of over-the-counter pain relievers if you feel extreme pain and restlessness or you can try a decongestant or vaporizer. To keep your nasal passages dry, you can opt a commercially available humidifier or vaporizer.
If it is not possible for you, then you can simply keep a warm wet towel over your face for a few minutes. These approaches relieve pain and pressure from the sinuses. Similarly, you can also use peppermint oil to open up the sinuses and ward off infections. In addition to this, apple cider vinegar and feverfew plant have also shown their effectiveness in the treatment of sinus headaches.
Caution: Please use Remedies after Proper Research and Guidance. You accept that you are following any advice at your own risk and will properly research or consult healthcare professional.
