Your sinuses are air-filled spaces inside your forehead, cheekbones, and behind the bridge of your nose. When they get inflamed — usually because of an allergic reaction or an infection — they swell, make more mucus, and the channels that drain them can get blocked.
This build-up of pressure in your sinuses causes pain that feels like a headache. Normal treatment for sinus headaches are antibiotics, as well as antihistamines or decongestants.
If you are like me, you try to avoid traditional treatments whenever possible. So thanks to the Alternative Medicine Zone webiste, here are 9 ways to get rid of a sinus headache that you may have never heard of:
How to get rid of a sinus headache?
“Many people have a sinus headache at some or other point of time in their lives. It can be cured by few medications, but there are also few home remedies which can naturally cure a sinus headache along with allergies, sinus infections, and the common cold. Below discussed are 9 natural remedies which can give you relief from a sinus headache.
Apple cider vinegar helps to clear a stuffy nose
Take apple cider vinegar and honey, mix it well in a cup of warm water and drink it. Solution two to three a day to get rid of the sinus infection. Or you can simply use the Apple cider vinegar tablets or capsules which help to fight against sinus infection.
Garlic for bacterial infection
Put water in a pot and boil it for few minutes after it starts boiling and then adds crushed garlic clove into it. Turn off the heat and cover it with a towel. Now inhale the stem which gives instant relief from the sinus by thinning the mucus.
Lemon balm for sinus infection
Take few dried lemon balm leaves and boil these leaves in water for 10 minutes. Sieve the mixture and use it as a gargle. Take this mixture twice a day to get relief from the pain.
Turmeric powder can heal a sinus infection clears airways
Use turmeric in as many ways as possible. You can include in your diet by adding it while cooking food or take a capsule made of turmeric etc. Regular usage of turmeric will helps to get rid of the sinus infection.”
To find out the other 5 methods, go over to the alternative medicine zone website and finish the article there. Just click the link below to check it out.
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