Around 37 million Americans per year are victims of sinus pressure, nasal congestion, cough. These are generally the characteristic features of sinusitis. Nasal steroids seem to the best available medication for dealing with sinusitis associated symptoms. This is what a group of researchers in Israel reveal . According to them, along with generally suggested antibiotics if nasal steroids are also prescribed the recovery will be quick and complete.
Importance of Nasal Steroids
These steroids promote the drainage in the sinuses by reducing the inflammatory symptoms of the affected mucosal layer. The steroids are very useful in combating chronic sinusitis. But some sceptics are still averse to prescribed these drugs for treating acute sinusitis. Drugs such as Flonase, Nasonex, Rhinocort are the usually and most popularly prescribes drugs.
Details of Study of Nasal Steroid Effectiveness
In the study carried out by researchers participants first underwent X-rays or nasal endoscopy to confirm diagnosis. Later they received either a placebo or intranasal corticosteroids continuously for few weeks either alone or in combination with usually prescribed nasal corticosteroids.
Advantages of Nasal Steroid Treatment
Compared to those participants treated with placebo , the ones treated with nasal corticosteroids showed marked and dramatic symptomatic relief.The most exciting finding of the result is with regard to associated side effects. The most exciting finding is that these nasal steroids have shown no side effects. Not only this there is another exciting finding. In terms of rate of relapse both the placebo and nasal steroid administered groups have showed almost the same trend and pattern.
Disadvantages of Nasal Steroid Treatment
However there few disadvantages of the nasal steroid treatment. The most important aspect is the cost factor. Those are quite expensive. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases statistics , diagnosing and treating sinusitis costs Americans nearly $6 billion every year.
