If you turned to the otolaryngologist on time, and the maxillary sinusitis did not go into a severe purulent form, the doctor will prescribe the treatment with drops.
It can also be combined with folk remedies: inhalations, ointments. In addition, with genyantritis at the initial stage, there is an alternative to puncture:
- vacuum washing method "cuckoo";
- method of pumping pus by the catheter Yamik.
Do I need a puncture in genyantritis?
But if there is already a lot of pus accumulated in the sinuses, neither broths, nor compresses, nor catheters will help - let's judge judiciously. Where pus - there vskroy: there is only a puncture, which if properly carried out gives a minimum of undesirable consequences. There is an opinion that having made a puncture once, it will have to be repeated all the time. This, fortunately, is a myth, - predisposition to chronic sinusitis is individual, and puncture here has nothing to do with it.
Features of the procedure
Before it turns out to be a tete-a-tete with a doctor, "armed" with horrific tools, it is worthwhile once and for all to understand how the sinus puncture is performed in the genyantritis.
- In the nostrils insert long wires, at the ends of which a cotton wool with vasoconstrictive drops is wound.
- After 5-7 minutes, the wires are replaced with the same ones, but with cotton wool soaked in an anesthetic. As soon as the upper teeth-fangs begin to grow dumb, then anesthesia works.
- Procranates are removed, the patient receives an enameled cuvette, which will need to be pressed against the cheek during the lavage of the sinus.
- The needle is carefully inserted in the nose, then the doctor makes an accurate and sharp movement - the actual puncture has occurred. At the time of the puncture, the patient can hear a slight crunch.
- Through the needle in the sinus is introduced a solution of furacilin, then the patient leans forward, says "A!" And in the cuvette, pressed to the cheek, through the mouth gets pus from the sinus. This is the essence of the method of puncture.
- After washing in the bosom, an antibacterial substance is injected, the needle is removed, a cotton swab is inserted into the nostril.
Are complications possible?
The procedure is painless if a qualified doctor does it. Do not hesitate to ask how many similar operations a doctor does in a week. You have every right to know whether his hand is "full". The pain is felt only if the anesthesia does not fully work - the amount of anesthetic and its time the experienced doctor also knows. With repeated puncture (antibiotics will need to be administered several more times), a qualified doctor always gets to the same puncture site.
If, when treating sinusitis, you turned to an insufficiently experienced doctor, the wrong puncture gives consequences:
- Inflammation of the cheek when the needle is not in the bosom (the doctor missed);
- swelling of the tissues of the soft labyrinth (in small children due to the lack of sinus formation);
- Syncope in case of an overdose of anesthetic;
- impairment of vision when the medication is forced into the sinus.
Before you do a puncture in the sinusitis, choose the best doctor - this information is not a secret for anybody,
What's next?
When the anesthesia is over, you will feel a slight pain and malaise - as after the extraction of the tooth. Lethargy will go away in a few days, but you can not do without a hospital. It will be necessary for some time to treat sinus after a puncture, as - the doctor will tell. Usually it is necessary to make an X-ray for re-diagnosis, and to prevent infection - gargle with an antiseptic for several months. Also, treatment of sinusitis after a puncture involves regular washing of the nose with potassium permanganate, saline solution or furacilin (to prevent relapse).