For simple sinus infection, it will take about three days with the help of nose decongestants to treat. On the other hand, if your doctor gives you some antibiotics, it can take up to 10-15 days and as the treatment continues the symptoms will disappear.

There are a number of treatment options for sinusitis. These include: nasal corticosteroids, oral or injected corticosteroids, aspirin desensitization treatment and saline nasal irrigation. Apart from these antibiotics, immunotherapy and surgery are the other options.

A treatment called Nasya Karma is helpful in treating sinusitis. The average treatment period ranges between one to three weeks.

You may need to visit a otolaryngologist if you are suffering from chronic sinusitis and the treatments and remedies you tried did not help you enough.

Taking oral medication for sinusitis can cause a few side effects including drowsiness, blurred vision, nausea, nervousness and dizziness.