Sinus Infection .... Again ! UGH

[chickenzoo]

My tooth started hurting... again and sure enough I have another sinus infection. I just got over the last one......

 

[Keene's coop]

me too. i hate sinus infections. mine ALWAYS lasts 2 weeks. starts on the left side them moves to the right. i'll suffer with you.

 

[Mandalina]

got a nettie pot? I used one during my last sinus infection and it went away really fast and havent had another one since then, and it has been almost a year.

 

[greeneggsnham]

I feel for ya. I'm going through one right now, It started on Sunday.

 

[NRacine]

Do you typically get them after a bout of allergies? I used to like clockwork every fall, until my new doctor gave me a corticosteroid nasal spray. It did the trick! Keeps inflammation down so everything is free-flowing and no bacteria can get stuck and make an infection. I haven's had to take an antibiotic since. Just an idea, good luck!

 

[ChickyLaura]

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I was going to suggest this - these things work wonders!!! I was on vacation in Savannah, GA and my sinuses were killing me. I didn't want to go to the ER for a sinus infection. My brother recommended a nettie pot, and by the next morning I felt soooo much better. I call them "snot pots" and they're a little weird to use, but they are wonderful! You just basically wash out your sinuses with saline/salt water. No chemicals, either.

Hope you feel better!

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

I use a NeilMed. The nettie pot was too awkward for me but once I really started the sinus rinses not only did I stop getting the endless infections, but it eased my asthma symptoms. Some of my asthma is caused my post nasal drip.... Who knew?

The ENT doc and I were discussing sinus surgery and now I have been over a year with no infections!

I know I sound like an infomercial but it was SO gross sounding to me I really did NOT want to do it. But it is SO worth it!

 

[chickenzoo]

Thanks Chicks... I'll look into it. I've been using a Saline nasel spray.............. but I still have so much pressure! Hubby has hidden all the pliers because I keep saying I want to rip out this tooth... hehe

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

I used saline sprays and cortocosteroid sprays for several years. I got headaches and nosebleeds and some relief that did not last.

It has to be a full nasal rinse.

 

[Whispering Winds]

A chiro can help too. I went for neck and shoulder pain and stiffness and after a few treatments I never have had a sinus infection since. I had one about every other month before that for years. Was on every type of antiobiotic you could name, because I would get immune to them. Helped allergies too. I honestly felt like a new person after those treatments and I need to go back. I can feel things starting to happen again like it did before!!!