| You don't always have to wait for sinus infection to | | | | fight it is to stay hydrated. The same thing goes to |
| strike before you take action. In fact, there are steps | | | | prevent it by drinking lots of water, juice or any other |
| you can take to prevent this from happening and here | | | | liquid to replenish what was lost from the body. |
| are a few. | | | | 8. You should also practice good hygiene since most |
| 1. Moisten the air in your home. You can do this by | | | | sinus infections are caused by bacterial and viral |
| buying a humidifier or an air conditioning unit as this | | | | infections. This means taking a shower twice a day |
| regulates the temperature during hot and cold weather. | | | | and washing your hands with soap and water each |
| 2. Aside from humidifiers or air conditioning equipment, | | | | time you go to the bathroom. You should also do this |
| you can also install electrostatic filters which are | | | | every time you sneeze because when you cover |
| designed to remove allergens in the air. | | | | your mouth, the germs go to your hands. |
| 3. If you live in an area that is polluted, move | | | | 9. For years, we have said that consuming dairy |
| somewhere else. You have to remember that sinus | | | | products will keep our bones strong. But studies have |
| infections area also caused by strong fumes and | | | | shown that too much can thicken your mucus and |
| chemicals that may irritate your sinus linings. | | | | cause nasal passages to narrow down which results |
| 4. Drinking too much alcohol may also trigger a sinus | | | | to headache and pain. |
| infection because it swells the nasal and sinus | | | | 10. You should also get a flu shot every year. |
| membranes which leave them exposed to irritation. | | | | 11. Drinking liquids should also be followed with eating |
| This simply means that you should drink moderately. | | | | good food especially fruits and vegetables. After all, |
| 5. Smoking also causes sinus infections because it | | | | these are rich in antioxidants that will boost your |
| irritates the sinus lining which causes bad drainage of | | | | immune system and help your body resist infection. |
| the mucus and the sinus to congest. So, you should | | | | 12. Lastly, stress makes us prone to sinusitis and many |
| quit smoking and stay away from people who smoke. | | | | other infections. So we should get sufficient rest like 8 |
| 6. If you travel often, you should cut down the number | | | | hours at least every night. |
| of times you have to fly from one destination to the | | | | 13. You should also take some multivitamins and |
| next. This is because a bubble of air within the body | | | | supplements to add to your daily supplement. |
| expands as the air pressure in the plane reduces. | | | | You can prevent sinus infections from happening so |
| When this happens, this could result in the blockage of | | | | that you don't have to call in sick and miss a day at |
| the Eustachian tubes causing your nose to clog during | | | | work or school. It takes a little effort to take these |
| the plane's ascent or descent. If you have to fly, be | | | | safety measures which happen to be much cheaper |
| sure to bring with you a decongestant nose drop or | | | | than going to your doctor and buying over the counter |
| inhaler and use this before the flight. | | | | medication. |
| 7. When you have a sinus infection, the best way to | | | | |