Natural Remedies And Tips Against Sinusitis

Mint is one of the best remedies for a stuffy nose and at the same time has a very refreshing effect. You can use it to inhale or pour mint tea directly into your sinuses.

The sinuses on either side of the nose fill with air with every breath. They are protected by a thin mucous membrane that can become infected if you have a cold, and you can also suffer from respiratory allergies. In today’s article, you can find various tips and treatment options to help relieve sinusitis.

Interesting facts about sinusitis

The role of the sinuses is to regulate the moisture balance in the nose and to amplify the voice when speaking. Sinusitis can arise from different causes, a distinction is made between two different clinical pictures:

• Acute sinusitis (inflammatory changes in the mucous membrane)
• Chronic sinusitis (if not properly treated, the acute inflammation can become chronic).

Other causes of chronic sinusitis can be a dry, hot climate, a disturbed immune system or irritating gases.

The most common symptoms include:

• Stuffy nose
• a headache
• Pain in the mouth
• Pain between eyes and nose
• fever
• snoring
• Sleep apnea
• Difficulty breathing

Home remedies for sinusitis

Once you are certain that you have sinusitis, there are several methods you can use to relieve the symptoms,  cure the inflammation, and prevent acute sinusitis from turning into chronic.

Below are some of the best natural recipes:

Water treatment for sinusitis

You only need 2 liters of water a day for this. You will need to drink this throughout the day so that the mucus that has built up becomes thinner and easier to clear out.

The sinuses can be cleared faster and inflammation can be reduced.

Nasal douche

For this home remedy, you need a saline solution, which you can buy at the pharmacy or prepare yourself with 1 liter of water and a handful of salt. The nasal douche noticeably eases the symptoms.

What should I do?

Pour the saline solution into a syringe, place the syringe on your nostril, and take a deep breath as you draw the liquid into your sinus. If you feel the saline solution penetrating your throat, it will be expelled again. The other nostril is held closed during this treatment.

Repeat this process several times until the mucus loosens.

Solution with oil, salt and lavender

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of water (20 ml)
• 3 drops of olive oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 3 drops of lavender essence

preparation

• Put the water and salt in a saucepan.
• Add the olive oil and the lavender essence.
• Bring this liquid to a boil and then remove it from the stove.
• Let it cool down and use a dropper dispenser to add to the sinuses every day.

Inhalation with mint for sinusitis

This recipe was already used by our grandmothers to remove mucus from the nose.

ingredients

• 5 cups of water (1.2 l)
• 3 drops of eucalyptus oil

• 3 drops of mint oil

preparation

• Put the water in a saucepan and add the essential oils.
• Bring this liquid to a boil.
• Remove from heat and inhale the steam with your head covered (be careful not to burn yourself).
• Breathe in deeply for several minutes.
• Repeat inhalation up to 4 times a day.

Note: This remedy is not suitable for pregnant women or people with heart disease or nerve problems. Babies, children and the elderly should also avoid it.

Mint for sinusitis

Mint has an expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect and is therefore very helpful for a stuffy nose.

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of mint leaves, fresh or dried (20 g)
• 1 cup of water (250 ml)
• gauze

preparation

• Prepare a mint tea (let it boil for 3 minutes) and then sieve it.
• Let cool down.
• Soak the gauze with it and place it in your sinuses.
• You can make a roll and stick it in your nostrils.
• Let it work for 15 minutes and repeat this treatment several times a day.

water bath

This home remedy helps with the flu, colds and inflamed sinuses.

Simply bathe your feet in hot water (as hot as possible without burning yourself) and place a damp cloth on the back of the neck and another on the forehead.

As soon as the water in the foot bath is cold, you renew it and also change the cold towels. This home remedy also helps relieve headaches and general malaise.

Radish wrap

This vegetable has wonderful properties and has an expectorant effect.

ingredients

• 1 onion
• 6 radishes
• gauze

preparation

• Cut the onion and pound it with a mortar.
• The radishes are also prepared this way.
• Then mix everything together until a homogeneous paste is formed.
• Put this on a cloth or gauze and let it work on your nose for at least half an hour.

Inhalation with onion and rosemary

Rosemary contains anti-inflammatory agents and also has an expectorant effect. The onion is also very useful for respiratory diseases.

This is the reason why we combine both in this recipe  because this is a very effective remedy for sinusitis.

ingredients

• 1/2 L water
• 1 onion
• 1 tablespoon of rosemary (10 g)

preparation

• Peel the onion and chop it well.
• Warm in water at a low temperature.
• Then add the rosemary until the water comes to a boil.
• Then take it off the stove and breathe in the steam.
• Repeat this treatment twice a day.