Sinus Infection Poll

 

 

This was a poll that was conducted in the Mold Avoiders Facebook group in 2016.

Following are the question and the responses from the group.

Please mark treatments that you believe have been critically important or very helpful to you in treating any kinds of sinus infections (not other health issues). If you would like items to be added to this poll, please add them to the comments.

 

1. Mold avoidance (47 respondents)

2. Colloidal or hydrosol silver nasal spray (38 respondents)

3. Neti pot with saline solution (35 respondents)

4. Avoid dairy (29 respondents)

5. Xylitol nasal spray (26 respondents)

6. Avoid sugar (24 respondents)

7. Avoid gluten (23 respondents)

8 (tie). Regular probiotics, oral (19 respondents)

8 (tie). Vitamin C (19 respondents)

10. Amphotericin B nasal spray (12 respondents)

11. Grapefruit seed extract, intranasal (10 respondents)

12 (tie). BEG spray (9 respondents)

12 (tie). Oregano oil, oral (9 respondents)

14. Diflucan/fluconazole, oral (8 respondents)

15 (tie). Manuka honey (7 respondents)

15 (tie). Nebulizing essential oil diffuser (7 respondents)

17 (tie). Antibiotics, oral (6 respondents)

17 (tie). Super Good Stuff Nasal Spray/Nasal Clear (6 respondents)

17 (tie). VSL3 or other high-dose probiotics, oral (6 respondents)

20 (tie). Garlic pills (5 respondents)

20 (tie). Iodine, intranasal (5 respondents)

20 (tie). Thieves’ oil, internal (5 respondents)

23 (tie). Acupuncture (4 respondents)

25 (tie). Flonase (3 respondents)

23 (tie). Ozone bubbled through olive oil, breathed through nose (4 respondents)

25 (tie). EDTA nasal spray (3 respondents)

25 (tie). Raw garlic (3 respondents)

25 (tie). Sinus surgery with another doctor (3 respondents)

25 (tie). Sporanox/itraconazole, oral (3 respondents)

30 (tie). Breathing essential oils through diffusing (2 respondents)

30 (tie). Frankincense oil, internal (2 respondents)

30 (tie). Nebulized colloidal silver (2 respondents)

30 (tie). Neti pot with borax and hydrogen peroxide solution (2 respondents)

30 (tie). Neural therapy (2 respondents)

30 (tie). Nystatin nasal spray (2 respondents)

30 (tie). Sinupulse or Grossan sinus machine (2 respondents)

30 (tie). Steam inhalation (2 respondents)

30 (tie). Tea tree oil, intranasal (2 respondents)

39 (tie). Amphotericin nasal irrigation (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Baby shampoo, intranasal (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Claritin (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Essential oils, dabbed in nostrils (1 respondents)

39 (tie). Interfase Plus, oral (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Ketoconazole, nasal spray (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Koldcare (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Low mycotoxin diet (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Naso sympatico (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Pseudoephedrine/Sudafed (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Probiotics, intranasal (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Raw vegan diet (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Red light (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Sinatrol (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Sporanox/itraconazole, nasal spray (1 respondent)

39 (tie). Thymol, intranasal (1 respondent)

39 (tie). I think that I have had sinus infection issues but that nothing has been helpful for them (1 respondent)

39 (tie). I don’t think I have had any sinus infection issues. (1 respondent)

 

A collection of additional poll results can be found on the Living Clean in a Dirty World blog.

 

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