neverending Sinus Problems!!

chickenx5 · 01-08-2006, 01:34 PM

for about a year now my sinuses have been plugged 24/7 its a deep plug like behind my nose where i cant blow it out. I went to see my doc and he gave me flonase, because pseudofed and other pray didnt work. So far i have taken the flonase for 5 days now with no difference, its still pluigged up behind my nose. What shoul i do?

orion · 01-08-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chickenx5

for about a year now my sinuses have been plugged 24/7 its a deep plug like behind my nose where i cant blow it out. I went to see my doc and he gave me flonase, because pseudofed and other pray didnt work. So far i have taken the flonase for 5 days now with no difference, its still pluigged up behind my nose. What shoul i do?

Mix one gram of salt (1/5th of a teaspoon) in a glass of water then pour the water a bit at a time in your hand and sniff it up your nose until it runs down the back of your throat. Blow your nose gently and see if you can dislodge anything. Do that several times each day to try to loosen up your sinus. You can also buy the 1% salt solution in drug stores usually. I don't think you want to use drugs that dry your sinuses out because that just makes it more difficult to blow your nose.

If that doesn't work, then maybe its time for a catscan.

califdrmn99 · 01-08-2006, 04:57 PM

About ten years ago I had a never ending sinus problem. I finally went to an allergist got on a long term antibiotic (6 weeks). (I wish I remembered what it was) Then started allergy shots. I was relativley sinus problem free until several weeks ago!
I have had bad luck with doctors this time around (we are in a new city and as you probably know it's hard to restablish new doctors that you trust when you move)---1st my GP then an ENT . GP prescribed 1st Doxycyline--which doesn't even appear to be recommended for sinus infections!!!! and now the ENT prescribed 10 days of Augmentin (too short from what I've garnered on Internet). Neither has been very informative about the situation in general and I'm an information junkie--especialy where my health is concerned.
I'm terrified I will go through the same thing I went through ten years ago. I have no energy on the Augmentin and don't feel a whole lot improved; I'm very possibly resistent to it any way. I was on acne antibiotics for 15 years until I went on Accutane. So my resistence to antibiotics is high. I also have chronic yeast infectons as a result.
It seems to me I've had good luck in the past (which I mentioned to both doctors) with Ceftin and Cefzil. Can anyone enlighten me on the differences in all of the antibiotics out there? Which are the safest and most effective and what are the trade offs on one vs another (side effects, resistence, efficacy, mechanism, etc?????????????????????????????) The doctors don't seem to be able to answer these questions, yet they prescribe them like candy. I find it deeply disturbing. In the meantime, I've lost a week of work, missed New Year's Eve and and terrified I'll be useless for the rest of the month or more.