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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / June 2006most common antibiotic prescribed for irrigation?
I have a sinus infection that will not go away with just irrigation. I would prefer to use an antibiotic via irrigation rather than taking an oral antibiotic as I prefer to avoid using systemic antibiotics whenever possible. What is being used now most commonly to treat sinus infections with antibiotics delivered via irrigation? I am going to see my doctor on Mon. or Tues. and I do not think he is familiar with this type of antibiotic delivery method so I need to be able to let him know about it. On 6/11/06 3:17 PM, in article 1150064232.274271.62150@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com, > I have a sinus infection that will not go away with just irrigation. I > would prefer to use an antibiotic via irrigation rather than taking an [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > type of antibiotic delivery method so I need to be able to let him know > about it. Davidson and others have written about using Gentamycin for regular sinuisitis and Tobramycin for Cystic Fibrosis via Hydro Pulse type pulsatile irrigation. If your doctor has questions, he can contact Davidson at U of C San Diego or myself. > On 6/11/06 3:17 PM, in article > 1150064232.274271.62150@m38g2000cwc.googlegroups.com, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > irrigation. If your doctor has questions, he can contact Davidson at U of C > San Diego or myself. But are those the most commonly prescribed, as compared to first line trial of Bactroban ointment? Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > But are those the most commonly prescribed, as compared to first line > trial of Bactroban ointment? Two years ago, the Cleveland Clinic told me they had just stopped prescribing Gentamicin irrigation to their patients, after several patients started experiencing dangerous systemic side effects.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. >I have a sinus infection that will not go away with just irrigation. I > would prefer to use an antibiotic via irrigation rather than taking an [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > type of antibiotic delivery method so I need to be able to let him know > about it. Bactroban works for me, although I just mix it up in saline in a clean or new nasal spray bottle. Put a one inch strip of the ointment form in one ounce of saline and shake vigorously. Squirt into nose 2-3 X daily for 3 weeks. This method of using intranasal Bactroban was taught to me by an ENT professor now at Stanford. I would also irrigate with my regular saline mixture using a Hydropulse twice daily but at least an hour before of after using the Bactroban squirts. AW Can You use Bactroban in the hydropulse? If so how much? Does bactroban come in a cream or can you get it in a liquid? Also is it OTC? Lastone: What else works with the hydropulse that is new? Thank you > Can You use Bactroban in the hydropulse? If so how much? Does bactroban > come in a cream or can you get it in a liquid? Also is it OTC? Lastone: > What else works with the hydropulse that is new? Thank you Not sure who you are asking but if it was AW, I wrote: Bactroban works for me, although I just mix it up in saline in a clean or new nasal spray bottle. Put a one inch strip of the ointment form in one ounce of saline and shake vigorously. Squirt into nose 2-3 X daily for 3 weeks. This method of using intranasal Bactroban was taught to me by an ENT professor now at Stanford. .............................................. I didn't mention using it in a Hydropulse. I specifed the ointment form since this is what form will easily mix up into solution. Bactroban is available only by prescription in the US and in a generic RX that works fine, assuming you use the ointment and not the cream. You can now buy tiny bottles of Bactroban that are specified for intranasal use if you want to hugely over pay for an old drug rereleased in a newly patented reformulation of the same drug. These tiny bottles are not for use in a Hydropulse as far as I know. There is lots of info on this subject in the group archives by Googling intranasal Bactroban. AW Bactroban is OTC in Canada. (Per Canada drugs online) Judy > > Can You use Bactroban in the hydropulse? If so how much? Does bactroban > > come in a cream or can you get it in a liquid? Also is it OTC? Lastone: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Hydropulse as far as I know. There is lots of info on this subject in the > group archives by Googling intranasal Bactroban. AW > Can You use Bactroban in the hydropulse? If so how much? Does bactroban > come in a cream or can you get it in a liquid? Also is it OTC? Lastone: > What else works with the hydropulse that is new? Thank you I add about one inch of Bactroban (or generic mupirocin) to 2 cups of saline and wait for it to dissolve. Lately, I've had better luck putting the same amount into a small spray bottle of saline and using it 3 X per day. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Susan What does the Bactroban do for you? I assume it doesn't cure you or you wouldn't be posting here. Does it relieve some of your symptoms? > What does the Bactroban do for you? I assume it doesn't cure you or > you wouldn't be posting here. Does it relieve some of your symptoms? Right, it's not a cure, it just tamps down symptoms of active infection. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Susan I was told to try the Bactroban spray before resorting to oral antibiotics and also to use the bactroban spray just like I would an oral antibiotic, in other words 2-3 X daily for 2-3 weeks. For me this usually meant not having to take any oral antibiotics since between the bactroban spray and regular saline irrigations the infection could be arrested without further treatment needed. I would start the bactroban spray as soon as I was certain I had a sinus infection coming on due to increased presence of ugly phlegm and low grade fever. AW
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