What to do if your nose is yellow and sticky

Yellow sticky nasal mucus may be caused by acute rhinitis secondary bacterial infection, sinusitis, adenoid hypertrophy and other reasons, often need to choose according to the cause of targeted drug therapy and surgical treatment to relieve symptoms. 1. Acute rhinitis secondary bacterial infection: mostly viral infection secondary bacterial infection caused by acute rhinitis, yellow sticky nasal mucus, amoxicillin, cefaclor and other antibiotics can be used to fight infections, while with physiological seawater nasal spray nasal rinsing to promote mucus excretion. 2. Sinusitis: Sinusitis patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use antibiotics for treatment, such as amoxicillin clavulanate potassium, cefuroxime, etc., but also the use of nasal glucocorticoids, such as fluticasone propionate nasal spray, budesonide nasal spray to reduce the inflammatory response. Some patients need surgical treatment, such as endoscopic sinus surgery. 3. Adenoid hypertrophy: patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to use the above nasal spray glucocorticoids for conservative treatment, if conservative treatment is not effective, but also follow the doctor’s instructions for surgical treatment, mainly using low temperature plasma adenoidectomy. Specific treatment methods and medication need to go to the hospital to confirm the diagnosis, under the guidance of the doctor to choose according to their own situation, patients must not unauthorized use of medication, stop or change medication.