I have Sinus Infection. Need advice from a pro?

If your mucus isn’t green or yellow I don’t think you have a sinus infection… is it possible you mean you have inhalant allergies that cause you to have a runny nose, postnasal drainage, sneezing, and perhaps a cough and sore throat from the drainage? With a sinus infection you do have green or yellow mucus, sinus tenderness and/or sinus headaches, possible sore throat, and even vomiting because of the nasal drainage. The only time I’ve heard of a sinus infection lasting for years was in the case of a mentally retarded woman who wasn’t able to verbalize her discomfort and the infection eroded her sinuses, into her brain, and she developed meningitis secondary to this – I worked at the hospital where she was a patient… BTW, she died.

See an allergist and have skin tests done if appropriate. If you have allergies, you can take allergy injections and also take medications – generally antihistamine/decongestants to cut down on the nasal drainage and sinus infections and sore throats and runny noses you’ll have otherwise.

Find out for sure what you’ve got going on. Any drug store sells netti pots, devices used to irrigate your nose with saline solution.

It wouldn’t be unusual for family members to have allergies as this tends to be something you’re genetically prone to.