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Most sinusitis cases are viral (I tend to get it when a cold takes hold in my sinuses) so antibiotics aren't a general solution. (A chronic bacterial sinusitis that doesn't get cleared until you finally get it tested during a flare-up, determine it's bacterial, and take antibiotics is pefectly plausible though). If the next sinus infection you get is viral (and it probably will be) you are stuck with strong decongestants (you need something more than phenylephrine, which is a fine placebo when all you need is a placebo, but apparently nothing more than that) and old wives' remedies.
The old wives in the UK recommend steam inhalation, which helps a bit for me. (You can just put a towel over a jug of boiling water and stick your nose under it, but steam inhalers of various levels of complexity exist. You can also put a drop of menthol or similar in the water).
A lot of my friends swear by salt water nasal spray, which appears to work for you, and might work well enough for a future viral sinusitis.
The good news is that if your next sinusitis is viral it will be less serious and should clear up on its own after a couple of weeks, and if it is bacterial you are aware of the possibility and will be able to get antibiotics sooner.
You're correct that most sinusitis is viral and I should have been clearer with my language - I suspect, and want to avoid, chronic bacterial sinusitis in particular. Yeah, steam inhalation is something I also had on my mind since my mom swears by it, though it's annoying enough that I don't really want to do it very often.
My understanding was that people who were susceptible to sinusitis were susceptible to both types, but that viral was much more common. (I had bacterial sinusitis once as a child, but I have viral sinusitis about twice a year)
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