Doctor said i had a smalll sinus infection?!


Question: Doctor said i had a smalll sinus infection.?
how long will it take to get over it.? ive had it for a week, i got it last saturday. and i went to school tuesday thru friday. cuz a different doctor said i just had a cold. my throat hurts, i keep coughing, and i can barely talk. and i have a stuffy nose. how long.?! im on antibiotics! Health Question & Answer


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About 5 days if you have a normal immune system, a week to a week and a half if you have a low immune system.Health Question & Answer

If your sinus infection is viral, the antibiotics will not help you and will only contribute to lowering your tolerance of antibiotics in the future. Unfortunately doctors prescribe antibiotics for sinus infections without checking if they are viral or bacterial. If a doctor told you it was a cold, then it's viral. Viral infections can take from 1-2 weeks to go away. Get plenty of sleep, take vitamins and drink warm fluids. For your throat I recommend gargling with warm salt water every 20 minutes, warm herbal tea with lemon and Organix cough drops (the only ones that take my sore throat away).
Here are some websites to help you:

http://www.organix-health.com/where_to_b...

http://heartspring.net/infections.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...Health Question & Answer



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