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Sinus/Allergy issues
Posted: Apr 27, 2014
Has anyone ever heard of this happening? I have never, ever had any type of issues with sinus problems or allergy problems. Back in October, I got sick and was living in a house with probably some mold and other allergens. I got extremely sick and stayed that way for a couple of months. Since then I have had a stuffy nose, unable to smell, limited taste and a stopped up ear, so that has been SEVEN months now! I don't have insurance, so the only doctor I can afford is the urgent care and they don't really know why I can't get over that and they just call it allergies. I have never previously had any type of allergy problems, so would it start at age 39? I have tried Claritin, Flonase, Zyrtec and none have helped in the slightest.
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This may help - Nasal Rinse
[ In Reply To ..]Made with some plain salt or sea salt. You can buy pre made or make your own. Try 2 sniffs in each nostril twice a day. Use a nasal spray bottle or just mix some in a glass and put a little in your hand and sniff it up a couple times in each nose. Leave in as long as you can and then blow it out. This is what a doctor told me many years ago and it does help me. Beta carotene and vitamin C help also with some allergy medicine. Hope you feel better.
I do the nasal rinse, but I actually do nasal irrigation - see msg
[ In Reply To ..]I use a bulb syringe, tilt my head back slightly and totally empty the solution into my nostril. It will either come out the other nostril or the back of your throat & just spit it out. Then you do the other nostril the same way.
You can buy nasal irrigation kits at Walmart, Kmart, CVS, Walgreen's etc. They come with the little gadget or syringe thing (not sure what to call it). I just buy the solution and use my own syringe. You can use regular salt water too.
It's very soothing to inflamed sinuses, letting the warm solution rinse through the nasal cavities. I highly reccomend for anyone with sinus problems.
Another thing is organic (or pure) lavender oil & a heating pad. Rub it on the forehead or areas where you are having sinus pain, like your nose and just lay back with the heating pad over your face. That will take away the sinus headache & works really well too.
Allergy Relief - Linda Nitzschke
[ In Reply To ..]Try getting off all dairy, be sure, tho, to read ingredients in manufactured food, as even non-dairy stuff has dairy in it (N-D creamer contains casein or caseinate in it, the most prominent protein in dairy and the one that causes most allergy problems). Remember, too, cheese and ice cream, etc., are concentrated dairy so will probably cause even more allergy problems. If I have a little cheese now and then, I get sinus problems. I like to use Advil Cold and Sinus (which one has to get behind the counter due to laws passed as a result of that product being used to make meth). You can get Walgreen's version for a better price, and it works just as well). It sounds as tho you have compromised you immune system. Check out the Hallelujah Diet at www.hacres.com, and also check out the problems with dairy at www.notdairy.com and read up...esp. about the Hallelujah Diet. The guy who started the program cured his colon cancer on this program. It's quite a change from how most of us were raised to eat, so to speak...but it works! Read the testimonials. I am not affiliated with the H-Diet people and get no benefit for "promoting" it. Just glad I found out about it and want others to discover it, too. The most important part of the diet, I believe, is the power of carrot juice (made fresh with your own juicer...note JUICER, not blender, etc.) Good luck!
I use saline spray - see msg
[ In Reply To ..]I just use saline spray, OTC. It flushes allergens out of your nose. I spray 2 times in each nostril,sniff up a tiny bit, then wait a moment until I know it's in good. Then I give my nose a good blow to flush out the allergens---but don't blow too hard, that can inflame the sinuses.
I use it even when I don't feel the allergies--kind of a preventive maintenance. For sure I make sure to use it if my nose is dry. A dry nose is a haven for allergens sticking to the passages. The spray gets things all nice and juiced up, then flushed out.
One can get rebound effect from allergy meds, particularly medicated nasal spray, so proceed with caution always there.
If you snore, that can also inflame things and dry things out.
I know how it feels - ME
[ In Reply To ..]Something similar happened to me when I was in my early 40s. I've often wondered if it was my hormones/perimenopause. I remember having a bad sinus infection, 3 weeks of antibiotics and never recovered. I am 50 now, no insurance and I have tried everything imaginable, herbal remedies, Neti pots, OTC's. Nothing really worked, only Claritin-D, but I can't stand the stimulants. My nasal passages are just swollen.
A couple of years ago, I changed my diet, similar to what one of the above posters said. I eliminated wheat, dairy, soy, nuts, and vinegar. Those are the things that I am sensitive to. As long as I avoid these, I can breathe better, not completely clear, but better. If I eat anything I'm sensitive to, my nose is stuffy all night and I have trouble breathing. It's like I can only breathe through 1 side of my nose, the one that's on top since I'm a side sleeper. If I turn to the other side, the fluid in the tissues goes to the bottom and that side of my nose is plugged. Without more tests, CTs, nasal endoscopy, that's the best I can do, just keep my diet clean. I eat meat, veggies, avocados, eggs, fruit and that's about it. I avoid chicken, don't know what's in it, they feed the chickens soy and corn, or the meat itself is treated with broth that contains wheat. I also avoid corn as that gives me hives. Not an easy thing, but without insurance, that's the only thing I've found that helps. It could be a mold allergy, but it started before I moved here, so I'm not sure. Anyway, good luck to you,
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