Sinusitis Treatment in Camberley
What is sinusitis?
Sinusitis is swelling of the sinuses — the small air spaces behind your cheekbones and forehead — usually following a cold or flu. It causes a blocked nose, pain or pressure around the cheeks, eyes and forehead (often worse when bending forward), thick yellow or green mucus, a reduced sense of smell and sometimes headache or toothache.
Most cases are caused by viruses and clear up by themselves within two to three weeks. Antibiotics do not help viral sinusitis — but a small number of cases become bacterial, and those are the ones the Pharmacy First pathway is designed to catch.
How we treat it
The pharmacist will ask about your symptoms and how long you have had them, and examine you where needed. For most people the right treatment is effective self-care: pain relief, decongestant sprays or tablets, saline nasal rinses, rest and fluids — all available in the pharmacy with advice on using them properly.
If your symptoms have lasted around 10 days or more without improving, or fit the pattern of a bacterial infection, the pharmacist can supply prescription-strength treatment under the NHS pathway where clinically appropriate — with no GP appointment needed.
If anything about your symptoms needs a doctor, we will refer you on the same day.
Medicines supplied under Pharmacy First follow normal NHS prescription charge rules — free if you are exempt.
How it works
Walk in or book
Come in, call 01276 21002 or book online — no referral needed. Your GP or NHS 111 can also refer you to us.
Private consultation
A pharmacist assesses your symptoms in our consultation room and, with your consent, checks your NHS record.
Treatment and advice
You leave with a clear plan — self-care, pharmacy medicines, or NHS-pathway treatment where appropriate. Your GP record is updated.
When to get urgent help
- Severe swelling or redness around an eye, changes to your vision, or a very severe one-sided headache — seek urgent medical help the same day
- Feeling very unwell, confused, or a stiff neck with a high temperature — call 999 or go to A&E
- Symptoms that keep coming back or last beyond 3 weeks — see your GP
Frequently asked questions
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This guide follows UK national health guidance (NHS) and was last reviewed in August 2026. Recommendations can change — your consultation always reflects the latest advice.
Blocked, painful sinuses that will not shift?
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