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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / March 2004Staph Aureus-Any Alternatives To Antibiotics?
I have chronic mild sinusitus, and a culture just came back showing staph aureus. There was a long list of antibiotics it was suseptable to. Biaxin didn't work, and the ENT just gave me Levaquin. I hate taking all these antibiotics. I'm trying to clear up the problem so I can have a sinus lift for an implant. Any other options to taking all these drugs? Please don't tell me to take silver compounds, as I don't want to use them. Thanks! > I have chronic mild sinusitus, and a culture just came back showing staph > aureus. There was a long list of antibiotics it was suseptable to. Biaxin > didn't work, and the ENT just gave me Levaquin. I hate taking all these > antibiotics. I'm trying to clear up the problem so I can have a sinus lift for > an implant. Any other options to taking all these drugs? Some folks have gotten good results by irrigating their nose with a solution of gentamicin (a.k.a. Ringer's solution). You can use the Grossan irrigator apparatus for this purpose. Since it's a topical antibiotic, you don't get systemic side effects as you do with oral antibiotics. And gentamicin is effective against Staph aureus. (Just be sure not to swallow any of it!) If you're interested, search this NG via Google for the recipe. (I don't remember it myself offhand) -- Steven L. I've never heard of gentamicin being called Ringers solution. >> I have chronic mild sinusitus, and a culture just came back showing staph >> aureus. There was a long list of antibiotics it was suseptable to. Biaxin [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > -- Steven L. > I've never heard of gentamicin being called Ringers solution. It isn't. I believe he meant "Wilson's Solution". Ringer's Lactate is used to expand blood volume, and is a solution of water, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Chloride, and Calcium Chloride. >>I've never heard of gentamicin being called Ringers solution. > > It isn't. I believe he meant "Wilson's Solution". You're right. My mistake. I should have also mentioned that some doctors prescribe a solution of Bactroban for irrigation too. -- Steven L. > I have chronic mild sinusitus, and a culture just came back showing staph > aureus. There was a long list of antibiotics it was suseptable to. Biaxin > didn't work, and the ENT just gave me Levaquin. I hate taking all these > antibiotics. I'm trying to clear up the problem so I can have a sinus lift for > an implant. Any other options to taking all these drugs? Please don't tell me > to take silver compounds, as I don't want to use them. Thanks! http://www.drmirkin.com/morehealth/g167.htm Sheellah, I had constant, recurring sinus infections for decades. Out of desperation, about 2.5 years ago, after reading about treating sinusitis with hydrogen peroxide on the Internet, I flooded my sinuses with diluted 3% hydrogen peroxide. Since then, I've not had any problems with sinus infections. I've also added baking soda and kosher salt to the peroxide. I call it "upside down sinus flooding". To read about it, and what others, who have tried it have said, follow this link: http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=129210 > I have chronic mild sinusitus, and a culture just came back showing staph > aureus. There was a long list of antibiotics it was suseptable to. Biaxin > didn't work, and the ENT just gave me Levaquin. I hate taking all these > antibiotics. I'm trying to clear up the problem so I can have a sinus lift for > an implant. Any other options to taking all these drugs? Please don't tell me > to take silver compounds, as I don't want to use them. Thanks! How do you actually do that though. I just tried to close one nostril with my finger, and just snort some plain warm water through the other, and I had such awful sharp pain in my teeth, head and sinuses from just trying that once I couldn't continue. Is there any other way to get the fluid in there. I just can't do that again. It was really VERY painful! Did I do something wrong? Thanks! << Sheellah, I had constant, recurring sinus infections for decades. Out of desperation, about 2.5 years ago, after reading about treating sinusitis with hydrogen peroxide on the Internet, I flooded my sinuses with diluted 3% hydrogen peroxide. Since then, I've not had any problems with sinus infections. I've also added baking soda and kosher salt to the peroxide. I call it "upside down sinus flooding". To read about it, and what others, who have tried it have said, follow this link: http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=129210 >> Sheellah, you asked: "How do you actually do that though. I just tried to close one nostril with my finger, and just snort some plain warm water through the other, and I had such awful sharp pain in my teeth, head and sinuses from just trying that once I couldn't continue. Is there any other way to get the fluid in there. I just can't do that again. It was really VERY painful! Did I do something wrong? Thanks!" << Hydrogen peroxide can be very irritating to the sinus and can really sting. So, if you are having pain from just warm water, peroxide could be much worse. But................. still in all, if you are interested in finding out more about how I flooded my sinuses with peroxide, baking soda and kosher salt, to treat my own sinusitis condition and related infections, follow this link to an interactive forum about it on Healthboards.com: http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=129210 Just read an article in Better Nutrition that "Allicin (in garlic) thwarts infections." "Researchers at the University of East London reported late last year that allicin, which occurs naturally in garlic, was effective in treating antibiotic-resistant bacteria among hospital workers. A subsequent study will test whether allicin can likewise benefit patients. The particular strain tested-methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus-causes an estimated 2,000 deaths in UK hospitals each year. |
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