I have a stuffy nose, that became worse after using my sinus rinse last night. i had a stuff dripping out if my nose when I was laying down last night. I have a stuffy head feeling, and pressure from my forehead down to my nose. I had a bit of a sore throat this morning, which is better. no coughing. I ve also been feeling really tired all day, but can t sleep because there s pressure on my nose when lay down. Do you know if it possibly might be an infection? can I take home remedies, or should I be seen?
Hello, This is Dr. Klarida Papaqako answering your question.Signs of a sinus infection are classic symptoms of purulent nasal dischargefacial pain, pressure, or fullness may involve anterior face, pain can be above or below eyes on leaning forwardnasal obstruction (may be reported as nasal obstruction, congestion, blockage, or stuffiness). Other symptoms may include fever, cough, fatigue, ear fullness or pressure, and/or maxillary toothache.If I was your caring doctor, I would recommend to take pain killers as needed and consider intranasal saline irrigation with either physiologic or hypertonic saline. Most cases of bacterial sinus infections resolve without need of an antibiotic. But if you have high fever, if facial pain of purulent stuffy nose is getting worse and all these persist for more then 10 days then you need to maybe start an antibiotic. Amoxicillin 500mg, 3 times day for 7 days is the first choice treatment.Take care.