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Sinus infection- put on doxyccylcine today and wondering abt a steroid injection tomorrow for faster relief. singer with a gig tomorrow night?

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SINUS INFECTION: We need your age and your medical history, medications and smoking history before we can respond.

Answered 12/6/2014

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Worth a try: There's no guarantee it will work as fast as you hope but it may. Steroids often improve sinusitis symptoms along with antibiotics and the injection is the fastest way to get it in your system.

Answered 12/4/2014

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