How is pediatric sinusitis treated?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Most children respond well to medical treatment for sinusitis, which may include antibiotics, nasal saline, and nasal steroids. If your child has symptoms lasting for longer than 12 weeks, or has more than four to six sinus infections per year, your child may need to see a sinus specialist. It is also important to identify and address other factors which may contribute to the development of sinusitis, such as:
- Allergies
- Stomach reflux
- Problems with the immune system
- Cystic fibrosis
Children who do not respond to the medical treatment may be candidates for surgical treatment, which may include an adenoidectomy or sinus surgery.
Most children respond well to medical treatment for sinusitis, which may include antibiotics, nasal saline, and nasal steroids. If your child has symptoms lasting for longer than 12 weeks, or has more than four to six sinus infections per year, your... More -
Dr. Dianne Parker of MDLIVE answered:Pediatric sinusitis is initially treated with the antibiotic Amoxicillin. If the patient is penicillin allergic or if the patient is not responding well, Omnicef, Suprax, or Zithromax may be used. If the patient is not penicillin allergic, Augmentin is the best choice for sinusitis not responsive to Amoxicillin. The minimum treatment is for 10 days and for an additional 7 days if symptoms have not completely resolved. Intranasal steroids may help alleviate symptoms.Pediatric sinusitis is initially treated with the antibiotic Amoxicillin. If the patient is penicillin allergic or if the patient is not responding well, Omnicef, Suprax, or Zithromax may be used. If the patient is not penicillin... More -
Sanford Health answered:A child's sinuses develop as a child ages. The maxillary (cheek) sinuses are normally the first to form and often times are the sinuses that cause most problems in the pediatric population. Pediatric sinuses are often treated in many ways similar to adult sinuses, starting with correct diagnosis and maximal medical therapy. As with adults, when maximal medical therapy fails, further options, to include surgery, which now allows for minimally invasive balloon sinuplasty, may be considered.A child's sinuses develop as a child ages. The maxillary (cheek) sinuses are normally the first to form and often times are the sinuses that cause most problems in the pediatric population. Pediatric sinuses are often treated in many ways... More
