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#31
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
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Originally Posted by meanmom
I have had problems with sinus infections. Surgery helped some. I was tested for allergies by my allergy doctor and now I only get the occasional sinus infection. Mostly one in the spring and one in the fall. My regular allergy medicine that I take daily just isn't quilt strong enough during my major allergy seasons. This year he gave me something new AllerX to take as needed. No spring sinus infection. It is quite expensive $739. for 30 days. Thank God my insurance paid. Get allergy tested.
#33
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Location: West Virginia
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Have you heard of a nettie pot? I read about it in the paper and went and bought one at the pharmacy. My husband has bad allergies and asthma and uses it frequently. You use a solution using salt and water and pour it through your nostrils twice daily. Wonder of wonders, it really works and it does not hurt. Try it.
#34
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: WI
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Since Easter I have been suffering from allergies that have made breathing a major full time job wit swollen sinuses- this is a first for me. Everywhere I turn people are suggesting the Netty pot as a way to clear the sinuses of anything that can lead to an infection. Check with the doctor and your health food store. This is a non medical, easy to do process when ever method of helping clear the sinuses. People who have them swear by them as the first step in avoiding and clearing infections. It certainly is a great alternative to immedialty using a med. IT also is worth a try.
#36
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Location: Northern California, Sonoma Co.
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I can't recommend enough the sinus rinse. I do it every morning in the shower, it's just easier that way.
At my worst, I had five sinus infections in just a little over a year. I had allergy testing, nothing significant resulted. But since I started the rinses, I've only had about two sinus infections in the past 15 years!
I use plain tap water with a little baking soda -- seems to go better than salt. I got the squirt bottle from the allergy doctor, so maybe check with your ENT...
At my worst, I had five sinus infections in just a little over a year. I had allergy testing, nothing significant resulted. But since I started the rinses, I've only had about two sinus infections in the past 15 years!
I use plain tap water with a little baking soda -- seems to go better than salt. I got the squirt bottle from the allergy doctor, so maybe check with your ENT...
#37
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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I have had chronic sinus problems all my life. Is there some way you can support your immune system? Drugs are just a temporary fix. If I go outside I start sneezing. Air conditioning stops my headup, especially if I sit near a register or in a car. Low pressure weather systems effects my sinuses. The biggy for me is emotions. If I get upset, then two days later I come down with a sinus attack. If you find a cure, send a private message.
IdahoSandy
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#38
To help prevent sinus problems, find a thin stocking cap and wear it to bed at night. My dad has done this for decades and keeping his forehead warmer at night keeps him from getting sinus problems.
Other than antibiotics or toughing it out, I don't know how to get rid of your sinus infection.
Other than antibiotics or toughing it out, I don't know how to get rid of your sinus infection.
#39
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Merced, CA
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Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by Ramona Byrd
My son started me growing Kombucha. Supposed to be swarming with probiotics. Easy to grow, and you can get starts at some grocery stores and health food stores. Just use the drink you buy to start one.
What is Kombucha and how do you ingest it?
It's a drink that you start with sweetened black tea. You put the starter=called a Scoby=Symbiotic Combination of Bacteria and Yeasts=in it and it ferments the tea into a drink that turns from a hard cider and can go into vinegar. On top of it will grow a flat waxy pancake thing that will keep growing and making new ones for the rest of your life and beyond.
From what I've found online, it's several thousand years old. There are Kombucha forums online, check them out.
I like mine just to the point of being sour, then put it in bottles with cloves, ginger and Stevia for 3 or 4 days, then in the fridge and drink 8 or more ounces per day. Poured over ice it's real nice in summer, and at the age of 77 I think it gives me more energy. Not a health food fanatic, just a health food nut.
Want to know how to fix it? PM me.
#40
Originally Posted by lscho4jm
Been tested several times for allergies. I wish it was allergies the I would know how to stop it.
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