Nah, it’s estimated that about 90% of “sinus infections” in adults are actually viral.
Your doctor just gave up and prescribed you antibiotics because you whined or they don’t care about antibiotic stewardship.
Bonus points if they gave you azithromycin (Zpak,) which does basically nothing for bacterial sinus infections but has slight anti inflammatory properties to enhance that placebo effect for you until the viral infection naturally clears.
Viral infections don’t typically last over the course of several months. I get that there’s a lot of people who want antibiotics for viral things, I don’t take them when I don’t need them.
Nah, it’s estimated that about 90% of “sinus infections” in adults are actually viral.
Your doctor just gave up and prescribed you antibiotics because you whined or they don’t care about antibiotic stewardship.
Bonus points if they gave you azithromycin (Zpak,) which does basically nothing for bacterial sinus infections but has slight anti inflammatory properties to enhance that placebo effect for you until the viral infection naturally clears.
Viral infections don’t typically last over the course of several months. I get that there’s a lot of people who want antibiotics for viral things, I don’t take them when I don’t need them.
https://aafa.org/allergies/allergy-symptoms/sinusitis-sinus-infection/
Many viral sinus infections are followed by bacterial infections if they go on long enough.