Inventors:
Gordon Dyer - Northwood NH, US
International Classification:
A61L009/04, A61K009/14, A61K031/56
US Classification:
424/045000, 514/179000, 424/046000, 514/254070
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and accompanying apparatus for supplying medications, particularly antibiotics, to the deeper parts areas of the sinuses. The pressure of application from use of the Valsalva maneuver and the use of medications that are both water and fat-soluble aids the medications in penetrating deep into the sinuses. When the medication is an antibiotic, this has the benefit of delivering a high level of antibiosis using a line of antibiotics that the likely bacteria will not be as resistant to because they have not had as much prior exposure to this antibiotic. The lighter-than-air propellant aids in delivering the medication to those sinus areas superior to the nose. If the infection extends to the eardrums, making the Valsalva maneuver painful, or if the patient is simply unusually sensitive, then earplugs to reduce the stress on the eardrums may be worn while the patient performs the Valsalva maneuver.