Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 is on allegra during the day with naselcort, flonase at night. Keeps him pretty clear. We can't use Astelin - ping ping ping. Dad doesn't do well either on it -- I had nose surgery a few years ago to remove the septum. We have alot of pollen and crap here in the east. Allergist tested me with 96 pokes/jabs to see what I might be allergic to. Nothing. Not one ragweed, oak nor maple. But I can get really stuffy. Allergist and ENT said I 'had sensitive nasel passages' that when they get dry, react by overreacting. I use a saline spray a few times a day and so far so good doris -maryland From: " meljackmom " <meljackmom@...> Subject: Questions about Sinus Infections I am having difficulty keeping these darn sinuses clear. We have tried several antihistamines and wouldn't you know it but they make him hyper. I can not give tham at night so our current regimen is Astelin 2 x a day Nasonex 1 x a day Ah Chew tablet bedtime(anthistamine/decongestant/antichologenic combo) This works pretty well.. but drG wants him clear, and he has a lot of post nasal drip. It does not seem to be related to any one thing I can put my finger on. I also run an air puifier in his room at night. (BTW I have the exact same thing....try to take all the allergy meds, but constantly have congestion and stuffy ears.) Any of you successfully dealt with this? Is it an infection that has just not been treated adequately and conquered? Or just allergy? (not a seasonal issue either) Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Thanks everybody...looks like we need to keep tweaking. Its hard to know what works when the environment/seasons change, cold viruses come and go....etc. Doris....why is it you cannot use Astelin? --- In , Doris and Steve <sjsmith@...> wrote: > > is on allegra during the day with naselcort, flonase at night. > Keeps him pretty clear. We can't use Astelin - ping ping ping. > Dad doesn't do well either on it -- > > I had nose surgery a few years ago to remove the septum. > We have alot of pollen and crap here in the east. > Allergist tested me with 96 pokes/jabs to see what I might > be allergic to. Nothing. Not one ragweed, oak nor maple. > But I can get really stuffy. Allergist and ENT said I > 'had sensitive nasel passages' that when they get dry, > react by overreacting. I use a saline spray a few times a day > and so far so good > > doris > -maryland > > > > From: " meljackmom " <meljackmom@...> > Subject: Questions about Sinus Infections > > I am having difficulty keeping these darn sinuses clear. We have > tried several antihistamines and wouldn't you know it but they make > him hyper. I can not give tham at night so our current regimen is > Astelin 2 x a day > Nasonex 1 x a day > Ah Chew tablet bedtime(anthistamine/decongestant/antichologenic > combo) > > This works pretty well.. but drG wants him clear, and he has a lot > of post nasal drip. It does not seem to be related to any one thing > I can put my finger on. I also run an air puifier in his room at > night. (BTW I have the exact same thing....try to take all the > allergy meds, but constantly have congestion and stuffy ears.) > > Any of you successfully dealt with this? > Is it an infection that has just not been treated adequately and > conquered? > Or just allergy? (not a seasonal issue either) > > Thanks for any input. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Doris, have you ever tried irrigating your nasal passages? I did it for awhile and saw improvement, but I wasn't disciplined enough to continue. You buy a squirter and then you make your own soln with baking soda, xylitol and sea salt (no iodine). The otc saline solns, I've heard, can cause problems due to the preservatives. I know someone who does this twice a day and it took care of his constant sinus infections. I can give you more details if you are interested. Barb --- Doris and Steve <sjsmith@...> wrote: > is on allegra during the day with naselcort, > flonase at night. > Keeps him pretty clear. We can't use Astelin - ping > ping ping. > Dad doesn't do well either on it -- > > I had nose surgery a few years ago to remove the > septum. > We have alot of pollen and crap here in the east. > Allergist tested me with 96 pokes/jabs to see what I > might > be allergic to. Nothing. Not one ragweed, oak nor > maple. > But I can get really stuffy. Allergist and ENT said > I > 'had sensitive nasel passages' that when they get > dry, > react by overreacting. I use a saline spray a few > times a day > and so far so good > > doris > -maryland > > > > From: " meljackmom " <meljackmom@...> > Subject: Questions about Sinus Infections > > I am having difficulty keeping these darn sinuses > clear. We have > tried several antihistamines and wouldn't you know > it but they make > him hyper. I can not give tham at night so our > current regimen is > Astelin 2 x a day > Nasonex 1 x a day > Ah Chew tablet > bedtime(anthistamine/decongestant/antichologenic > combo) > > This works pretty well.. but drG wants him clear, > and he has a lot > of post nasal drip. It does not seem to be related > to any one thing > I can put my finger on. I also run an air puifier > in his room at > night. (BTW I have the exact same thing....try to > take all the > allergy meds, but constantly have congestion and > stuffy ears.) > > Any of you successfully dealt with this? > Is it an infection that has just not been treated > adequately and > conquered? > Or just allergy? (not a seasonal issue either) > > Thanks for any input. > > > > > Barb Katsaros barbkatsaros@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 yep, been there done that. Recommended by the ENTAA after I had my septum removed. I buy the salts already made up. I tried making my own but ouch! had the mixture wrong one day and boy did that hurt! For those unfamiliar with this process, you use a saline solution in a Neti pot. You shove the end of the pot in one side and slightly tip your head. The water runs through to the other side and out. You feel the saline water running through but not up into your sinuses. Kind of gross and cool at the same time. When I was younger, I always got ear infections from swimming. I had a good one one year and the ENTAA at the time recommended that I sniff salt water to 'dry up the water behind the eardrum'. It worked .. You can sniff the saline water back - but then it goes down the back of your throat. Not a pretty sight ... Irrigating your sinuses is like washing your face or cleaning your ears. There are filters (hairs) in the nose and this keeps them clean. The ENTAA said I had really dry nasel passages. This does help to keep them moist but I still have the drip. doris > > > is on allegra during the day with naselcort, > > flonase at night. > > Keeps him pretty clear. We can't use Astelin - ping > > ping ping. > > Dad doesn't do well either on it -- > > > > I had nose surgery a few years ago to remove the > > septum. > > We have alot of pollen and crap here in the east. > > Allergist tested me with 96 pokes/jabs to see what I > > might > > be allergic to. Nothing. Not one ragweed, oak nor > > maple. > > But I can get really stuffy. Allergist and ENT said > > I > > 'had sensitive nasel passages' that when they get > > dry, > > react by overreacting. I use a saline spray a few > > times a day > > and so far so good > > > > doris > > -maryland > > > > > > > > From: " meljackmom " <meljackmom@...> > > Subject: Questions about Sinus Infections > > > > I am having difficulty keeping these darn sinuses > > clear. We have > > tried several antihistamines and wouldn't you know > > it but they make > > him hyper. I can not give tham at night so our > > current regimen is > > Astelin 2 x a day > > Nasonex 1 x a day > > Ah Chew tablet > > bedtime(anthistamine/decongestant/antichologenic > > combo) > > > > This works pretty well.. but drG wants him clear, > > and he has a lot > > of post nasal drip. It does not seem to be related > > to any one thing > > I can put my finger on. I also run an air puifier > > in his room at > > night. (BTW I have the exact same thing....try to > > take all the > > allergy meds, but constantly have congestion and > > stuffy ears.) > > > > Any of you successfully dealt with this? > > Is it an infection that has just not been treated > > adequately and > > conquered? > > Or just allergy? (not a seasonal issue either) > > > > Thanks for any input. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Barb Katsaros > barbkatsaros@... > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 the xylitol is also supposed to kill bacteria. The soln does sting, tho. It was hard to get my son to do it. --- drsmit6 <sjsmith@...> wrote: > yep, been there done that. Recommended by the ENTAA > after > I had my septum removed. > I buy the salts already made up. I tried making my > own > but ouch! had the mixture wrong one day and boy did > that hurt! > > For those unfamiliar with this process, you use a > saline solution > in a Neti pot. You shove the end of the pot in one > side > and slightly tip your head. The water runs through > to the other > side and out. You feel the saline water running > through but > not up into your sinuses. Kind of gross and cool at > the same > time. When I was younger, I always got ear > infections from swimming. > I had a good one one year and the ENTAA at the time > recommended that I sniff salt water to 'dry up the > water behind > the eardrum'. It worked .. > > You can sniff the saline water back - but then it > goes down > the back of your throat. Not a pretty sight ... > > Irrigating your sinuses is like washing your face or > cleaning your ears. There are filters (hairs) in > the nose > and this keeps them clean. > The ENTAA said I had really dry nasel passages. This > does > help to keep them moist but I still have the drip. > > doris > > > > > > > > > > is on allegra during the day with > naselcort, > > > flonase at night. > > > Keeps him pretty clear. We can't use Astelin - > ping > > > ping ping. > > > Dad doesn't do well either on it -- > > > > > > I had nose surgery a few years ago to remove the > > > septum. > > > We have alot of pollen and crap here in the > east. > > > Allergist tested me with 96 pokes/jabs to see > what I > > > might > > > be allergic to. Nothing. Not one ragweed, oak > nor > > > maple. > > > But I can get really stuffy. Allergist and ENT > said > > > I > > > 'had sensitive nasel passages' that when they > get > > > dry, > > > react by overreacting. I use a saline spray a > few > > > times a day > > > and so far so good > > > > > > doris > > > -maryland > > > > > > > > > > > > From: " meljackmom " <meljackmom@...> > > > Subject: Questions about Sinus Infections > > > > > > I am having difficulty keeping these darn > sinuses > > > clear. We have > > > tried several antihistamines and wouldn't you > know > > > it but they make > > > him hyper. I can not give tham at night so our > > > current regimen is > > > Astelin 2 x a day > > > Nasonex 1 x a day > > > Ah Chew tablet > > > bedtime(anthistamine/decongestant/antichologenic > > > > combo) > > > > > > This works pretty well.. but drG wants him > clear, > > > and he has a lot > > > of post nasal drip. It does not seem to be > related > > > to any one thing > > > I can put my finger on. I also run an air > puifier > > > in his room at > > > night. (BTW I have the exact same thing....try > to > > > take all the > > > allergy meds, but constantly have congestion and > > > stuffy ears.) > > > > > > Any of you successfully dealt with this? > > > Is it an infection that has just not been > treated > > > adequately and > > > conquered? > > > Or just allergy? (not a seasonal issue either) > > > > > > Thanks for any input. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Barb Katsaros > > barbkatsaros@... > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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