Should I do nasal irrigation while I have a raging sinus infection? - Sinus Problems Message Board

Cheryl3 · 03-20-2003, 10:16 AM

Hi,
My doctor just prescribed Biaxin for a sinus infection. I have a sinus irrigation kit which I have used a couple of times. I am wondering if I should use it now or wait until the infection clears up a little. My nasal passages feel about 50% clear, so I can breathe out of my nose, but my sinuses still feel really plugged (I have been on the antibiotic for less than 24 hours).
Cheryl

Marie55 · 03-20-2003, 06:16 PM

The sooner you irrigate sinuses the quicker infection will clear up. Washing out junk from sinus will keep bacteria reduced, emptied out.

Several fellas at husband's work place had sinus infections and nothing worked. I told them about salt/soda solution for irrigating sinuses and they now swear by it. One fella had been to different doctors and nothing worked until he tried the irrigation.

liljan102 · 03-23-2003, 08:36 PM

I just saw my allergist on Thursday, and I asked him this exact question. I've only been doing sinus irrigation for about a month... I do it daily now and he said to increase that amount to "as many times as I feel is necessary" when I feel a bad sinus infection coming on, or when I know I have one. I have about 30 allergies...I'm allergic to everything they do skin testing for, and I have chronic sinusitis, and I've found that the irrigation thing does help some.

Hope this helps.

-LJ

Dillard02 · 04-02-2003, 02:52 PM

What is the solution recipe for nasal irrigation?

n7ynk · 06-11-2003, 05:33 AM

I use to sneeze uncontrollably, running nose, anxiety and irritability big time. I had to take allegra which gave me severe back pain. Found out later that the allegra (gel form) had milk in it, and that is what I was allergic too. Also, goose down, I was sleeping with a comforter filled with duck feathers. Allergic to that too. Got a rast test to determine what I was allergic too. Got rid of the comforter and I then eliminated all dairy from my diet for 2 long years. No longer. There are products that you can buy to irrigate the nose with salt water and baking soda. NO DRUGS! I use 1/2 tsp of common iodized salt and 1/4 tsp baking soda (my allergist recommended the baking soda) for each 1/2 cup of warm tap water. My allergist gave ($20) me this nasal irrigator which is a syringe type device with a soft silicon tip which you lightly press against your nose and the whole process is painless and takes less than 2 minutes.
I have been using it for 3 weeks now and have had no allergic reactions to dairy, chicken, or coffee. I can eat anything and my life is back to well normal. No running nose, sneezing, anxiety, irritability, flush face. I feel great! I feel like I have 30% more energy everyday.

[This message has been edited by kitaki (edited 06-11-2003).]