Dehumidifiers in the desert

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Here's my case on humidity. We live in the desert at almost 3,000

feet. My head pressure symptoms started 2 years ago after 5 years

living here with no allergies and no headache or sinus symptoms. (I

am the rare bird who has no allergies in this area even in wind

storms.)

I do have to use a CPAP machine with water in a tray as part of the

aparatus. I keep this immaculate as well as the tubing and filter,

because this can easily get contaminated with mold. My worst trouble

with this is that we have to travel a lot and hotels are horrible for

both mold and chemicals. But again, my head problems have no relation

to this problem in terms of a related onset. I've had a CPAP since

2000 with no problem. (I do suspect that the air pressure may be what

ruined my vocal cords, but otherwise no issues. It could well be

nerve damage from Lyme disease.)

I will keep posting as soon as I see how the nasal spray is going.

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>

> I'm on a slab too. And everyone thinks it's so dry here. And yet my

dehumidifier is pulling water. Maybe you could rent one for a day and

see what happens? Or maybe you know someone who would let you borrow

theirs and see if you notice a difference in your head? Or you could

always get one at Home Depot, try it out and take it back. Maybe

we're more sensitive to moisture because of what's growing in our

heads? I always intuitively felt that while the sinus betadine rinses

helped a lot in the short term, that longer term usage was dangerous

for me...felt like water was getting trapped in my head and my gut

told me that was not a good thing.

>

> I'm serious about this dehumidification thing blowing my mind. I

never in a million years would have guessed it would be a good thing

to do, but my friend was so convincing (and had been suffering for so

long until stumbling across it) that it just hit me as the thing to

try right away. Usually it takes me months to try something but I

went right on line, ordered one and plugged it in as soon as it got

here. All I've got to say is Hallelujah. It's so nice to be free of

the migraines.

>

> However you get there, I hope you get relief from this spray too.

>

> penny

>

> pjeanneus <pj7@...> wrote:

> Penny, I cannot thank you enough for sharing your

prescription for

> this nasal spray. I did copy what you posted last week and took it

to

> my drs' apt. She was happy to write out the compound prescription.

>

> I told the pharmacy that it cost a friend of mine in CA $45. He was

> surprised and said that they could not produce it for that price.

If

> I can't get my insurance to cover I will certainly shop around as

> there are a couple of other pharmas in town.

>

> I've followed the moisture issue very closely. I do react to toxic

> mold, but have no such symptoms in my home here in Vegas. our house

> is on a cement slab which is typical here. I guess the ground is to

> hard to bother digging crawl spaces. We have no moisture problem in

> the house. The bathrooms never even grow mold. We do have a

sprinkler

> system outside, but have desert landscape, so not really lots of

> water. I have trouble in buildings like the airport or where there

> have been major water leaks. It's not like the desert is mold free.

>

> I will post again every few days to let folks know how the nasal

> spray is working. I am so excited.

>

> I told my church friends yesterday that I felt God had brought

> circumstances together that may be a healing combination for me -

the

> headache for almost 2 years -the flu/infection of the past month -

> you and Tony pushing me to see if I have sinus infection invading

my

> brain - and then your nasal spray with

antibiotic/antifungal/steroid -

> this combination seemed to fit perfectly with my history. I seem to

> have inflammation in my head and brain, I had a fungal infection at

> onset, and I ran a fever and seemed to have a throat infection with

> MRSA involvement after the ENT nicked the back of my sinuses.

>

> Then I told the church friends maybe God planned for me to be sick

> the rest of my life, and, if so, I would accept that. But I am

hoping

> maybe that is not his plan.

>

> a

>

> >

> > Hey a,

> >

> > I'm sorry I didn't get your email before you got your

> prescription. But it sounds like you got the right mix. I really do

> pray it helps you as much as it's helped me.

> >

> > Mine doesn't have xylitol in it either, not sure where that came

> from. I like xylitol though, use it in my normal saline rinses. But

I

> get nervous about using the rinses too much, because the last thing

I

> need in my head is water. Especially now that I know how much the

> dehumidifier helps me.

> >

> > I'm doing fantastic with this spray, and now even better that the

> migraines are gone thanks to the dehumidifier. I've had migraines

for

> years, and for at least the last 6 months they've been almost

daily.

> This is the first time in ages I've been headache free. Not to

> mention have zero inflammation. And I'm feeling way more energetic

to

> boot. This spray is far better than the Benicar ever was for

> inflammation, and as thrilled as I was with the way Benicar reduced

> my inflammation, it didn't come close to this.

> >

> > In addition to the spray, I'm still taking my 2 other abx and the

> antifungal. At some point I'm hoping to try cutting back on

something

> and see if I can maintain this level of well being. I'd like to be

> taking fewer antimicrobials if possible, but I'm also willing to

keep

> it up if it's necessary to continue feeling good.

> >

> > I wake up every morning and just want to hug my friend who told

> me about the dehumidifer. She's shocked she discovered it herself,

> but she said she got to thinking about it after she sucked all the

> moisture from her house and stopped having facial/jaw pain, that it

> makes sense from an inflammatory perspective since so many older

> people move to the desert to feel better, especially if they've got

> arthritis or breathing issues. Hmmmm. Anyway, I'll be forever

> grateful to her. I keep the dehumidifier running all day long, and

> it's amazing how much water it sucks out of the air and how much

> better I feel, despite the fact that I live in a " mediterranean

> climate " . I know you live in Las Vegas, but you never know, perhaps

> you've got moisture issues as well? Do you have any landscape

> irrigation around your house? Do you have a crawl space under your

> house? They're known for retaining moisture.

> >

> > Anyway, this is a huge turn around for me since just 5 weeks ago

> when I burst into tears at my doctor's office because he had

refused

> to refill my prescriptions until I came in to see him, making me go

> for over a week without any meds. I felt like he was torturing me!

> Thank God he refilled them all and filled this spray too. It's been

a

> life changer at this point.

> >

> > penny

> >

> > pjeanneus <pj7@> wrote:

> > I got my compounded nasal spray today and did the first

> spray. So

> > please pray it works.

> >

> > It is a combo of amphotercin B, gentamycin, and dexameth??? - no

> > xylitol. The pharmacist said to spray the xylitol I have about 1

> hour

> > away from this prescription.

> >

> > I had to pay $180 for a month supply. My insurance should cover

but

> > the insurance claimed I have Medicare prescription coverage. What

a

> > joke. Am I the only one who is sick and tired of the insurance

run

> > around in the US? Now I have to call and try and get insurance to

> pay

> > for my prescription as they always do for all other

prescriptions.

> I

> > have no Medicare prescription coverage.

> >

> > Okay, enough whining. I will keep you posted on how this seems to

> work.

> >

> > Penny, how are you doing????

> >

> > a Carnes

> >

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