sinus infection???
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I have had this constant drainage down the back of my throat for 4 weeks..yellowish green..went to the doc’s and she put me on antibiotics for two weeks..nothing has changed, I have been smelling this odd odor in my nose also..strange smell..it is the odor that I am most concerned with. Went to a ENT doc last week…had a CTA scan today of my sinuses..has anyone else ever experienced this? I have had no sinus pain or headach associated with any of these symptoms..what could it be?? Help!!
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tweetyc200 wrote: > I have had this constant drainage down the back of my throat for 4 > weeks..yellowish green..went to the doc’s and she put me on antibiotics > for two weeks..
Which one? What dose? > nothing has changed, I have been smelling this odd odor in > my nose also..strange smell..it is the odor that I am most concerned with. > Went to a ENT doc last week…had a CTA scan today of my sinuses..has > anyone else ever experienced this?
I have had no sinus pain or headach > associated with any of these symptoms..what could it be?? Help!!
Sounds like a sinus infection to me. What were the results of the CT Scan? —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–== Over 100,000 Newsgroups – 19 Different Servers! =—–
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amoxicilyn for 7 days followed by biaxin xl for 7 days ..had the CTA scan done today, will not know anything till the end of the week..
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amoxicilyn for 7 days, followed by biaxin xl for 7 days…had the cta scan done today..wont know anything till the end of the week..just was wondering if anyone else had experienced this sensation of a strange ordor when inhaling..with a sinus infection..
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>amoxicilyn for 7 days, followed by biaxin xl for 7 days…had the cta scan >done today..wont know anything till the end of the week..just was >wondering if anyone else had experienced this sensation of a strange ordor >when inhaling..with a sinus infection..
I always get a strange odor in my nose and head while inhaling during a sinus infection.
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After suffering with multiple sinus infections, year after year, for decades, I experimented with flooding my nasal passages with a mixture of diluted 3% hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and kosher salt. In order to flood my nasal passages and keep them flooded, I keep my forehead pointed downward. I keep my forehead down for quite a while, hoping that the anti-infective mixture can get to the infected area(s) within my sinuses and nasal passages. . It works! I have been sinus infection free for about 3 years. I think that I had chronic infection problems with my turbinates, so flooding my nasal passages with the anti-infective mixture worked very well, for me, since the infected areas were fairly easy to reach. . I have fully documented my experience and how I did it at Healthboards.com. There are posts there by people who have tried my "upside down sinus flooding" and have received either partial relief or total relief. There are also posts there from those who it hasn’t helped, and by those who don’t think that it is a good idea. I have no connection at all with Healthboards. I use it because I consider it to be the best facility for discussing health problems on the Internet. . To find out more, select one of the following links: . Here is the link to the detailed documentation of the "Upside Down Sinus Flooding" and also some discussion: . http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=139765 . . Here is the link to additional discussion about the "Upside Down Sinus Flooding": . http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=129210 . . "If you save one life, it is as though you save the world" "tweetyc200" <tweetyc…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:62290adf3fc89a6af38f64fe028c6477@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have had this constant drainage down the back of my throat for 4 > weeks..yellowish green..went to the doc’s and she put me on antibiotics > for two weeks..nothing has changed, I have been smelling this odd odor in > my nose also..strange smell..it is the odor that I am most concerned with. > Went to a ENT doc last week…had a CTA scan today of my sinuses..has > anyone else ever experienced this? I have had no sinus pain or headach > associated with any of these symptoms..what could it be?? Help!!
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tweetyc200 wrote: > I have had this constant drainage down the back of my throat for 4 > weeks..yellowish green..went to the doc’s and she put me on antibiotics > for two weeks..nothing has changed, I have been smelling this odd odor in > my nose also..strange smell..it is the odor that I am most concerned with. > Went to a ENT doc last week…had a CTA scan today of my sinuses..has > anyone else ever experienced this?
Yes. In fact, for me those are the exact symptoms of an acute sinus infection: Strange odor; yellow-green post nasal drip. If neither the amoxicillin nor the Biaxin had any effect at all, then it means that the infection is probably resistant to those two. Did your ENT attempt to take a culture of some of the pus that was oozing out of your sinuses? If you seemed to show some improvement on either the amoxicillin or the Biaxin, then you may not have taken them for a long enough period of time to completely eradicate the infection. Sinus infections are very stubborn. Once the right antibiotic is found, you often need to take it for three weeks–or even longer. One week of any antibiotic is rarely enough to cure a stubborn sinus infection. There are other antibiotics to try. My ENT swears by Levaquin and Avelox. Let us know how things turn out with you. — Steven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlit…@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
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I am so happy to hear that this "smell in my nose" that I am experiencing goes along with a sinus infection..this is the first really long lasting infection I have ever had and the odd smell really concerned me…hopefully my ENT will prescribe some strong acting antibiotics as soon as she lets me know how my CTA scan went.. My GP refused to have me take antibiotics longer than 2 weeks, stating that that was long enough to take care of the infection..guess she has some things to learn about sinus infections. Thanks for all the encouragement..
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tweetyc200 wrote: > I am so happy to hear that this "smell in my nose" that I am experiencing > goes along with a sinus infection..this is the first really long lasting > infection I have ever had and the odd smell really concerned > me…hopefully my ENT will prescribe some strong acting antibiotics as > soon as she lets me know how my CTA scan went.. My GP refused to have me > take antibiotics longer than 2 weeks, stating that that was long enough to > take care of the infection..guess she has some things to learn about sinus > infections. Thanks for all the encouragement..
Print this web page out and show it to your doctor(s): "Antibiotic penetration into the sinuses is typically relatively poor, comparable to osteomyelitis. As a result, treatment generally must continue for at least two weeks in acute sinusitis and at least three weeks in chronic sinusitis. Six to eight weeks of treatment is not unusual." http://www.sinuses.com/md.htm — Steven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlit…@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
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I have this smell in my sinuses alot of the time too. My ENT said this is normal for someone with my condition. I’m not really sure what he meant by that though. My Allergist recently had me try a 4 week course of amoxacillan and then a 2 week course of tequin. Neither of them seemed to do anygood unfortunatly. We are continueing to do the allergy shots still. I may ask her about trying a stronger antibiotic when we review my new CT scans. So far my alergist has been the most helpful….My ENT has been little help at all. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"tweetyc200" <tweetyc…@hotmail.com> wrote in message <news:f89e309a0e33cd472b930f13c9495072@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com>… > I am so happy to hear that this "smell in my nose" that I am experiencing > goes along with a sinus infection..this is the first really long lasting > infection I have ever had and the odd smell really concerned > me…hopefully my ENT will prescribe some strong acting antibiotics as > soon as she lets me know how my CTA scan went.. My GP refused to have me > take antibiotics longer than 2 weeks, stating that that was long enough to > take care of the infection..guess she has some things to learn about sinus > infections. Thanks for all the encouragement..
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sounds like postnasal drip. the reason the antibiotic may not work is that the cliia are not doing their job and not movng he bacteria out of the nose. see ent-consult for some suggestions. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com
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postnasal drip is not a sinus infecton. Antibiotics is not the treatment of choice. See www.ent-consult.com re getting the clia moving to clear this up. I am surprised no one else spoke of this. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com
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Six to eight weeks of treatment is not unusual." that’s when you don’t add irrigation to the treatment. In our 5 person ENT group, we rarely use antibiotic 6 weeks becuase we irrigate out the bacteria and restore the cilia movement . Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com
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I continue to use you irrigator daily at the request of my doctors for the last year and half. I have not seen any benefit in it easing my symptoms yet. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -entcons…@aol.comnospam (ENTconsult) wrote in message <news:20040829025447.12238.00004655@mb-m01.aol.com>… > postnasal drip is not a sinus infecton. Antibiotics is not the treatment of > choice. See www.ent-consult.com re getting the clia moving to clear this up. > I am surprised no one else spoke of this. > Murray Grossan, M.D. > http://www.ent-consult.com
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recommend you ask your doctor about measures to increase mucociliary clearance. If the cilia sweep the bacteria out of the nose, the smell goes away. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com
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It is important to find out why this isn’t clearing you up. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com
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I agree. My Allergist and I just looked at more recent CT scans and she said that there was less signs of mucus in the films this time but I continue to experience problems still.
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I have always had that weird odor with infection also. I don’t however have sort of sense of smell for five years now unless I am on heavy prednisone. Your CT Scan will tell what is going on…hopefully. Trudy.
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