Most infections go by themselves and therefore require no treatment. Here are examples of diseases that in some cases must be treated with antibiotics.
sinusitis
Sinusitis is often caused by viruses and occurs especially when you are / have been cold.
Typical symptoms are pain / pressure over the eyes or at the sinuses caused by swollen mucous membranes. There is often headache or toothache in the upper jaw. Fever and malaise are also common.
In the vast majority of cases, the disease passes by itself without antibiotics. If symptoms persist for more than ten days, it may be due to infection with bacteria over the viral infection.
If your symptoms develop very quickly or they have lasted more than ten days, contact your doctor for advice. The doctor can investigate whether the disease is due to bacteria and whether you need antibiotics.
What can I do?
To relieve the symptoms you may use nasal sprays and painkillers.
If you are an adult you can try to rinse the sinuses using a rhino. It can be purchased at the pharmacy or in the feed. When using rhinoceros, it is important that you use sterile / boiled water, preferably a saline solution and make sure to empty the sinuses for water after use.
Here you will find more tips on how to get faster and reduce the symptoms.
Contact your doctor if you or your child suddenly gets a high fever, becomes dull (especially for children) and becomes swollen and / or red around the sinuses or in the eyeball.
Sore throat
Throat inflammation can be caused by both viruses and bacteria.
Typical symptoms include swallowing and sore throat, swollen and reddish almonds and fever. In the vast majority of cases, the disease passes on itself within 3-5 days.
If you have sore throat and at the same time are sniffed, hoarse or coughing, the disease is most likely due to viruses, and you should not have antibiotics.
In case of high fever or very swollen tonsils that make it difficult to eat or breathe, consult your doctor. The doctor will possibly examine if the infection is due to bacteria ("Strep A test") and perhaps take a small blood sample from your finger to see if you have elevated "infection rates". If so, you may need antibiotics.
What can I do?
You should always drink plenty of liquid, like water, lemonade or the like, and rest a lot.
Throat tablets, lozenges, painkillers (eg paracetamol) and hot drinks can relieve. However, various lozenges and lozenges do not have any specific effect on either virus or bacteria.
Here you will find more tips on how to get faster and reduce the symptoms.
otitis
Middle ear infections in children (and adults) are a common and mostly quite harmless infection.
The disease can be caused by both viruses and bacteria, but whatever the cause, the disease usually passes on itself without antibiotics. In addition, the effect of antibiotics on otitis media is limited. One must therefore give antibiotics to 20 children with otitis media, in order for one child to benefit from the treatment, while the rest might as well have done without. Of the 20, at least 1 child will have side effects such as stomach ache, diarrhea, vomiting and / or rash.
The symptoms of otitis media are pain in the ear, often combined with fever. In smaller children, however, the pain is not always prominent, perhaps they only go to the ear and seem more irritable than otherwise.
If there have only been ear pain for a few days, there is usually no need to treat with antibiotics. If the symptoms last for three days or more, antibiotic treatment may be considered.
Antibiotics can help if
your child is under half a year and has otitis media
Your child is under two years of age and complains of pain in both ears
the child or adult has frequent otitis media (> 6 a year)
What can I do?
Nasal drops (children over 2 years of age and adults) reduce the swelling of the mucous membranes and thus help to relieve and treat. Nasal spray must be used no more than 3 times a day and no more than 10 days. For small children you can use saline drops.
If inflammation flows from the ears, gently wash all the inflammation away from the outside of the ear (not the ear canal) and out of the hair of your child. Remember to wash your hands afterwards.
Painkillers (eg paracetamol) may be needed in a day's time, whether or not the child receives antibiotics.
As always, it is good with rest and plenty to drink.
Here you will find more tips on how to get faster and reduce the symptoms.
Always contact your doctor if you have any
The child's general condition is poor or the baby is weak and has a high fever
The symptoms have lasted for three days or more
your child has severe ear pain (here the ear doctor can relieve the eardrum)
conjunctivitis
Eye inflammation is caused by both virus and back
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