http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage Help Fall Asleep Naturally Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:58:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage/comment-page-1#comment-9509 Susan Yarrawonga Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:48:10 +0000 http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage#comment-9509 The OTC medications are basically nasal sprays and antibiotics which may give you some temporary relief but never any long term relief. Nasal sprays increase the drainage and can actually damage your sinuses. There are four treatments that I know of that may help you. Switch from dairy products to soy milk as all dairy products stimulate the mucus glands and generate a lot of mucus. Switch from red meat to white meat as red meat also tends to generate mucus by stmulating the mucus glands. Large amounts of Vitamin C (one gram twice a day) also help a bit. Extra Vitamin C also boosts your immune system so that when you get sinus attacks, colds and flu they are less severe and they are also less frequent. There is another remedy which, however, is not recommended and that is plenty of booze. After a few drinks your sinuses will dry up and stop flowing due to the dehydrating effect of the alcohol. A drying agent other than alcohol would also stop or slow down the drainage and this may perhaps be a further treatment that might help you. Perhaps you could try a Yahoo search for "sinus problems" + "drying agents" and see what you get. The OTC medications are basically nasal sprays and antibiotics which may give you some temporary relief but never any long term relief. Nasal sprays increase the drainage and can actually damage your sinuses.
There are four treatments that I know of that may help you.
Switch from dairy products to soy milk as all dairy products stimulate the mucus glands and generate a lot of mucus.
Switch from red meat to white meat as red meat also tends to generate mucus by stmulating the mucus glands.
Large amounts of Vitamin C (one gram twice a day) also help a bit. Extra Vitamin C also boosts your immune system so that when you get sinus attacks, colds and flu they are less severe and they are also less frequent.
There is another remedy which, however, is not recommended and that is plenty of booze. After a few drinks your sinuses will dry up and stop flowing due to the dehydrating effect of the alcohol.
A drying agent other than alcohol would also stop or slow down the drainage and this may perhaps be a further treatment that might help you.
Perhaps you could try a Yahoo search for “sinus problems” + “drying agents” and see what you get.

]]> http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage/comment-page-1#comment-9508 Dave K Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:01:48 +0000 http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage#comment-9508 Sounds like you need an antihistmine not a decongestant. Most otc cold remedies are decongestants(to make your nose run). Try Claritin.Or if you need sleep try Benadryl. Sounds like you need an antihistmine not a decongestant. Most otc cold remedies are decongestants(to make your nose run). Try Claritin.Or if you need sleep try Benadryl.

]]> http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage/comment-page-1#comment-9507 "Chreece Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:17:12 +0000 http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage#comment-9507 Tylenol Sinus medication, or Sudafed Tylenol Sinus medication, or Sudafed

]]> http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage/comment-page-1#comment-9506 Blue Benz Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:27:19 +0000 http://sleep.pizard.com/what-otc-medication-is-good-for-stopping-sinus-drainage#comment-9506 Try Excedrin Sinus, or if you can't take aspirin, try Tylenol Sinus. They both work great. Hope you feel better :-) Have a great week-end. Try Excedrin Sinus, or if you can’t take aspirin, try Tylenol Sinus. They both work great. Hope you feel better Have a great week-end.

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