sometimes i feel that i'm the only one suffering, i speak to others who suffer from allergies but they mostly sneeze and they seem to feeling a bit better, is it possible that it takes sinuses suffers longer to get better, then others who have the typical sneezing due to our sinus inflamation

I can relate to your frustration. I feel like there is so mcuh pressure in my sinuses and behind my eyes, that I think my head is going to burst. Yet, I don't sneeze and my nose or eyes don't run or water. Ugh! I think I'm going to finally have to go to an ENT specialist. Have you gone to any specialists for your sinus problems? What tests do they run and what do they prescribe? I find icing my sinuses with an ice pack helps. I take iburprofen for the inflammation and loratidine, a non-drowsy antihistamine. I'm wondering if I need some antibiotics.

i went to an ent it was just a big waste of time he told me go to allergist, i went the allergist told me take the sprays and told me good luck but its a losing battle against nature
for that advice i could of stayed home
good luck to all of us, but don't give up
hopeing one day to see the light at the end of this tunnel

It's frustating. I'm on the same boat. I've been to two ENT's and one allergiest for nothing. I have had all the tests done... including C-Scan, xrays, food allergy test, nasal culture and nothing is found. I'm only allergic to dust and dust mites and some trees... but that's about it. I can NEVER breath and I have a sinus headached every single day. I'm sick and tired of this. I'm gonna visit and acupuncturist next to see if that helps... I don't know what else to do. I even went to a naturopathy doctor and wated tons of moneys on tests and products for nothing...

I know how you feel. We are all together on this.

Take care,

Gab

people tell me that accupuncture works
does anyone have experince with this, should i try it

this is the first allergy season that i'm suffering, does this pain eventualy go away
have you any experince with this in other years

I use to never suffer from allergies. Now, it's awful. Lots of sinus pressure and eye pain. Tonight, I took 2 capsules of Advil Sinus and 1 extra tablet of Advil liquil gels. Helped ALOT!!! I also use a nose drop, called Astelin, that my doctor prescribed for me that is not as damaging as over the counter nose drops. I also use lubricating eye drops and sometimes take loratidine, a non-drowsy antihistamine. I ice my sinuses with an ice pak, while watching TV, and take lots of hot baths. Recently, I bought a steamer/inhaler from Walgreens drugstore, to see if that helps. I've been trying just about anything these days. I can only say that I relate to your frustration. Some of the above therapies seem to help, but I have to maintain a regular regime of a variety of therapies, to stay on top of the massive sinus pressure.

i went to an ent it was just a big waste of time he told me go to allergist, i went the allergist told me take the sprays and told me good luck but its a losing battle against nature
for that advice i could of stayed home
good luck to all of us, but don't give up
hopeing one day to see the light at the end of this tunnel


OMG, didn't he want to test you, and give you allergy shots?! He sounds like a quack to me.

he did test me and i'm very allergic to the seasonel allergies
he says i can take shots but they wont help for this season anyways so i didn't bother
this is what i take
1-spoon of local honey every day
2- 2 piils of sitinging nettles supposed to help fight hayfever
3- irrigate once a day
4- one spray of nasonex
4- 1 spray of astelin
5-bio allers spray a natural homeopathic nasal spray
6- seldomly a decongestant
after all this i still suffer, when will it end

I didn't find any relief until I started taking Advil/sinus and/or liqui-gel advil. I don't like to take medicine, but I've been desperate. It does reduce my sinus inflammation and pain. I hate benadryl, so, I've found that the non-drowsy antihistmine, loratidine, works better for me. Astelin drops help some. So does icing my sinuses with an ice pak too. Traditonal medicine has been the only thing that has actually reduced the pain and has given me some hours of relief.

he did test me and i'm very allergic to the seasonel allergies
he says i can take shots but they wont help for this season anyways so i didn't bother


They do take some time to become effective, but once they do, you will have relief for a long, long time. I am suprised he didn't encourage you to get them.

what is the down size, what are thw complications
my chiroparter says honey is just as good

Sorry, but your chiropractor is mistaken. I'm very open to alternative medicine, but I never had honey work for me. In fact, I believe there was a study recently that showed it to not be very effective. Think about it, even if it does work, it only helps you against pollen that comes flowering trees (and other flowers, but they usually don't cause allergies). It won't help a bit for grass, ragweed, molds and dustmites.

Complications are rare. Sometimes you will get a big hive. They make you wait 20 minutes in case of a severe reaction, but I've never seen it happen to me or anyone else in the waiting room in 3 years. The only real downside to shots is the time involved. It's a pain to have to visit the doctor's office once or twice a week to get them, but IMO it's worth it.

The thing that I have found best is to use a sinus irrigation machine to wash away the things in your sinus cavities.
I bought a Grossan Hydro Pulse and it works pretty good--- particularly after cutting grass and stiring up alot of dust!!!

is there csuch a thing as va****** your sinus

Irrigation is about as close as you will get. You can do it twice a day, rather than just once, for better results. Just be sure to do it BEFORE your nosespray.

Where do you get a sinus irrigation machine? I've never seen one at the drugstore or elsewhere, but, then, I haven't really looked. How does it work? Any tips?