Pass on the Antibiotics
Joanna Broder of WebMD Health News writes:
Patients may want to pause before asking for antibiotics to treat a sinus infection.
A new study involving more than 150 patients ages 18 to 70 suggests that the antibiotic amoxicillin may be no better than a placebo in improving symptoms for those with sinusitis -- a common inflammation of the nasal passages and sinuses.
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Sinus infections are most often caused by viruses or bacteria. Antibiotics can be used to treat bacterial infections, but they do not treat viruses.
Garbutt writes that 1 in 5 of all adult antibiotic prescriptions in the U.S. is for the treatment of sinusitis, “and we’re suggesting that might not be the best plan,” she says, adding that 80% of patients with sinusitis get better on their own within 10 days.
The bottom line is that we don't need mousetraps when we have a roach problem.
Antibiotics do nothing to fight against a virus infection. Nothing!