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Taking Antibiotics for Sinus Infections?

Why Antibiotics May Be Causing More Harm Than Good.

Have you seen the data on the extremely low percentage of sinus infections that are caused by bacteria?

Mayo Clinic found as high as 96% are fungal related:

“Fungal cultures of nasal secretions were positive in 202 (96%) of 210 consecutive chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients.”

That means taking antibiotics makes that whole thing worse.

“Fungus allergy was thought to be involved in less than ten percent of cases,” says Dr. Sherris. “Our studies indicate that, in fact, fungus is likely the cause of nearly all of these problems. And it is not an allergic reaction, but an immune reaction.” Mayo researchers: Drs. David Sherris, Eugene Kern and Jens Ponikau , Mayo Clinic ear, nose and throat specialists.

“This a potential breakthrough that offers great hope for the millions of people who suffer from this problem,” says Dr. Kern. “We can now begin to treat the cause of the problem instead of the symptoms.”

Here’s the Mayo Clinic thing reference.

You typically don’t want to use an antibiotic with chronic sinus infections as it can make it worse when used to treat a fungal infection.

Read my post on options: Natural Relief for Sinus Infections


Option: Colloidal Silver Nasal Spray

Try a colloidal silver nasal spray first, along with pure and powerful dietary essential oils in capsules.


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