Guest guest Posted September 19, 2002 Report Share Posted September 19, 2002 Hello Carrol, The paediatrician checked for fungus overgrowth and found no sign of any. (Very relieved about this). The cause of the sinusitis' recurrence was that the sinuses remained blocked with " sticky " mucus which couldn't be expelled. So it provided a perfect breeding ground for bacteria, even after the antibiotics had killed of their pals, the sinuses would reinfect again unless they were flushed out and cleaned. Fortunately, the sinus flush did the trick: she is at this moment looking and acting very healthy. My suspicion is that her allergies could have caused the sinusitis; they progressively became more and more blocked over the years, and didn't quite clear after each bout of the cold. Is it possible that blocked sinuses and infected ears could cause seizures? Someone on this list once said their son's seizures stopped once he had little tubes put into his ears. (I am not referring to the kind of infection where the infection actually penetrates the bone into the brain.) On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 07:17 , Carrol Showalter wrote: > > Dear Lorinda, > I may be completely out in left field here, but since Marcelia's > symptoms returned after antibiotics I couldn't help but wonder about > Candida overgrowth. I'm sure someone in our group who is more computer > literate than I will know of some articles or web sites about Candida > affecting the brain. I have experienced severe sinusitis after > antibiotics and a culture revealed yeast, not bacteria, as the culprit. > > All this is to say that I'm brainstorming with you. To me, epilepsy > has been a large complex puzzle with a multitude of pieces. Each > little piece brings us one step closer to solving the puzzle. > > Best wishes, > Carrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Dear Lorinda, I'm so glad that Marcelia is getting relief from her sinus infection and that she doesn't have a secondary yeast or fungus infection! Sinus infections are so painful and can make a person feel terrible. Marcelia has enough to contend with, without having to struggle with an infection! Regarding your question about ear and sinus infections causing seizures, I don't have a clear answer. I do know that anytime our bodies are compromised with illness or infection, the seizure threshold is lowered and seizures are more likely. Of course, febrile seizures, initiated by high temperatures, can occur during illness. I also know that some infections can cause meningitis, which is definitely implicated in some cases of epilepsy. Finally, I've been told that a hearing loss I've experienced could be caused by epilepsy, which is a reverse of the question you're asking, though the relationship isn't yet clear to me. I'd be interested to hear what others have to say about this topic, too. It really is helpful to learn from others who are living the problem, isn't it? Best wishes, Carrol Lorinda Theron wrote:Hello Carrol, The paediatrician checked for fungus overgrowth and found no sign of any. (Very relieved about this). The cause of the sinusitis' recurrence was that the sinuses remained blocked with " sticky " mucus which couldn't be expelled. So it provided a perfect breeding ground for bacteria, even after the antibiotics had killed of their pals, the sinuses would reinfect again unless they were flushed out and cleaned. Fortunately, the sinus flush did the trick: she is at this moment looking and acting very healthy. My suspicion is that her allergies could have caused the sinusitis; they progressively became more and more blocked over the years, and didn't quite clear after each bout of the cold. Is it possible that blocked sinuses and infected ears could cause seizures? Someone on this list once said their son's seizures stopped once he had little tubes put into his ears. (I am not referring to the kind of infection where the infection actually penetrates the bone into the brain.) On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 07:17 , Carrol Showalter wrote: > > Dear Lorinda, > I may be completely out in left field here, but since Marcelia's > symptoms returned after antibiotics I couldn't help but wonder about > Candida overgrowth. I'm sure someone in our group who is more computer > literate than I will know of some articles or web sites about Candida > affecting the brain. I have experienced severe sinusitis after > antibiotics and a culture revealed yeast, not bacteria, as the culprit. > > All this is to say that I'm brainstorming with you. To me, epilepsy > has been a large complex puzzle with a multitude of pieces. Each > little piece brings us one step closer to solving the puzzle. > > Best wishes, > Carrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2002 Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 Yes, I agree! The body is such a delicately balanced instrument. Lorinda On Monday, September 23, 2002, at 11:07 , Carrol Showalter wrote: > I'd be interested to hear what others have to say about this topic, > too. It really is helpful to learn from others who are living the > problem, isn't it? > > Best wishes, > Carrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 > Hi group, does anyone else have chronic sinusitus? Hi Joe, I had chronic sinusitus for a few years (and prior to the sinusitis I had frequent colds). What worked for me was going off all dairy (sadly). It took 2 months before I noticed the benefits, but one day my nasal passages opened up and I could feel the air " coursing " thru my nose! I couldn't remember experiencing such a clear nose ever in my life. It's now been four years since I've been off of dairy (although I've tried raw a few times, but I can't tolerate it) and I've only had 1 cold. Before, I used to get 2-5 colds each winter/ spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 My son, 7, and husband, 40, both have had this for years--I think DH gave it to DS. We started drinking kombucha a month and a half ago, and last week DS upon waking said " Hey! One side of my nose is clear! " This NEVER happens! It's been clear for a week; he says that when he drinks kombucha the other side clears for awhile. I found that when I had a bad cold earlier this summer the theophilline content of kombucha kept my nose clear. I read somewhere that either kombucha or kefir will provide your body with so many beneficial microbes that it will drive out the bad ones. Since both are made of beneficials, perhaps both do it--but the kombucha does have the slight theophline content. I'm hoping that the other side of his head will clear permanently soon. HTH, Tracey Tracey Rollison Educational Consultant Usborne Books at Home (317)894-7040 Impacting Literacy, One Child at a Time Change a life today--read with a child! Many convenient locations near you--couch, fireside, rocking chair and lap! www.UsborneBooksUS.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 >Hi group, does anyone else have chronic sinusitus? I constantly >need to clear my throat from post nasal drip. For many years I have >had it, started in college like everything else. the current belief >is that it is caused by fungus allergy. Well, our family had it for YEARS and my son (who has other issues too) was on antibiotics for months at a time to avoid pneumonia. We finally kicked it, and I'm not sure exactly what to attribute our success to, but here is the laundry list of what helped! -- Avoid food allergens. For me that is wheat/barley/rye and dairy, except kefir. That makes a huge difference in the postnasal drip department. -- Take guifenesen and benadryl. I do this nightly, esp. in the winter. The guifenesen keeps secretions " thin " ... there is probably a natural way to do this and I don't need it so much now as I used to, but the food allergy problems caused me to get Sjogren's symptoms so I was constantly dehydrated. The benedryl blocks the nose reaction to allergens in general, but it makes you sleepy, so only use it at night. -- Betamax: my son now has a special nose spray, that cleared him right up. It was developed at the Mayo clinic for folks with " problem " sinusitis ... it has a fungicide, an antibiotic, and a topical steriod built in. It makes the nose more resistant to allergens, but also, it seems a lot of the " fungus " problems in sinusitis are fungus infections in the nasal cavities (ewwww!) which lead to bacterial infections. -- Neti pot: neti pots are great! I have cleared up infections using just a neti pot and tea tree oil, or kefir whey (though the latter I have some reservations about). Neti pots also make colds go away faster, or can keep you from getting them (they disrupt the life cycle of the viruses, which live in the nose mostly). Some folks on the list said they had great results with colloidal silver, but I can't say from my own experience -- I tried it once with no good results but it probably wasn't a great brand. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 > > Hi group, does anyone else have chronic sinusitus? > > Hi Joe, > I had chronic sinusitus for a few years (and prior to the sinusitis I > had frequent colds). What worked for me was going off all dairy > (sadly). > Hi Did cutting out dairy include butter? thanks, Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 > Hi > Did cutting out dairy include butter? > thanks, Joe Hi Joe, I originally went off dairy because I'd decided to try strict macrobiotics in hopes of improving/curing my CFS. (I hadn't heard of NT at this point.) In macro, there is no dairy, including butter. Obviously, there were other major changes to my diet at the time other than no dairy, but the macro counselor had said no dairy because it's " mucous forming. " Come to think of it, he also said, no flour because that was mucous forming as well, although dairy was the bigger culprit. After 6 months on strict macro, I cheated and had some dairy and my nose clogged up w/in hours. Went back to no dairy. I experience the same thing now if I eat dairy. I did macro for 2 years, then swtiched to NT. By that time, though I'd had a blood test showing an allergy to casein. Since I'm still sick, I'm ultra cautious and I only use ghee. I use a lot of ghee! I've heard that people w/casein problems can tolerate butter, but I haven't experimented with it. I'd also have to say that my nose isn't as clear as when I was on macro (it was amazing how clear it was then), but I still don't get colds. Also, I used to always be blowing my nose and now I only have to blow it occasionally. I'd say experiment. Try absolutely no dairy for a while and see if it helps. Drink milk and see if the mucous comes back. Go off dairy and then try again with butter. I hope you find relief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2004 Report Share Posted August 11, 2004 > > Hi > > Did cutting out dairy include butter? > > thanks, Joe > > Hi Joe, > I'd say experiment. Try absolutely no dairy for a while and see if > it helps. Drink milk and see if the mucous comes back. Go off dairy > and then try again with butter. > Don't think casein is an issue with me and dairy. Mucous is. After giving up wheat I had mega sinus improvement. Thought the mucous post nasal drip was some form of detox after. Got rid of milk and there was more improvement including right ear unblocking almost fully. That's had issues with hearing less out of for 15 years. Somehow mucous and fungus, which comes along with grain consumption both aggravated the ear. Still eat lots of butter with no problem. All cheeses don't reactivate it probably because of the enzymes. Used to be able to have yogurt or ice cream with no return pre GF. Take acidophillus daily instead now. Still have slight darkness under my eyes. Probably non food allergy. Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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