Another use for Honey

I wrote a while ago that I use Manuka Honey because it's good for the throat to prevent infections, and it can be used topically too. Well now a new study shows that Honey is more effective than antibiotics at killing bacterial infections involved in chronic sinusitis. Many people in their lives get affected by sinusitis, whether it be an acute form or chronic. When it's chronic it can be a difficult thing to deal with and it seems like it never ends. Well luckily for me mine did and what cured it? A cold virus cured my bacterial sinusitis. That was kind of strange for me but the virus probably just got all the cells killed in the lining of the nose and the bacterial infection went out with the cells they so highly clung for a year :) No sinus problems since that 1 off thing I might add. I think it was actually caused by food being coughed up into sinuses at some point (broccoli). Weird hu?


So ok back to the story, in sciencedaily article it states;

Honey is very effective in killing bacteria in all its forms, especially the drug-resistant biofilms that make treating chronic rhinosinusitis difficult, according to research presented during the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, IL.*

In eleven isolates of three separate biofilms (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and methicicillin-resistant and -suseptible Staphylococcus aureus), honey was significantly more effective in killing both planktonic and biofilm-grown forms of the bacteria, compared with the rate of bactericide by antibiotics commonly used against the bacteria.

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One way to do this might be to dilute some Manuka honey (stronger than regular honey) and use with a neti pot or something to irrigate the sinuses. This could allow the honey to get to work in more areas of the sinus that trying to poke some thing up the nose and coating it that way. I wish I had known about this earlier, as it might have saved much trouble :)