Background: Chronic sinusitis is generally accepted to be a common illness incurring considerable costs, despite limited epidemiological data. It is defined as an inflammation of the nasal mucosa and paranasal sinuses for at least 12 weeks which may cause nasal blockage or congestion, mucous discharge, facial pain or pressure, and/or impaired smell. Aim of the study: To assess the efficacy of homeopathic medications for treatment of chronic sinusitis. Materials and methods: The present study was conducted in the medical institute. For the study, we selected 100 patients ranging from age 5-65 years with symptoms of chronic sinusitis such as pain over paranasal sinuses, sneezing, nasal congestion, purulent drainage from nose, and congestion of throat. Patients who required hospital admission for treatment were excluded from the study. Results: Number of male subjects was 62 and number of female subjects was 38. The mean age of the patients was 31.28 years. We observed that 70 patients were cured with the treatment. 17 patients had marked improvement in symptoms, 6 patients had mild improvement, 5 patients did not show any improvement and 2 patients had worsening of symptoms. Conclusion:  From the results of the present study we conclude that the homeopathic treatment has high success rate in treatment of chronic sinusitis.
Keywords: Medication, Sinusitis, Improvement.

Received:  12May 2018                    Revised: 14June 2018                        Accepted: 16 June 2018

Correspondence to: Dr. Rajinder Kumar Girdhar, Professor and HOD Department of Anatomy SGN Homoeopathic Medical College, Rajasthan, India

This article may be cited as: Girdhar RK, Sharma P. Assessment of Efficacy of Homeopathic Medications in Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(4):86-89.