Sinusitis FAQ

Reoccuring Problems

Question:

Sounds like following the pneumonia your nasal cilia did not return to good function and still haven’t returned. Ask your doctor about using pulsatile irrigation with saline to help improve the cilia. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com http://www.TinnitusRelief.net

Response:

"Steven Litvintchouk" <sdlit…@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:3B4BEF56.F868FB2C@earthlink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thomas Kerstetter wrote: > > I am wondering if anyone has experienced the following: > >    1.  I have never had a problem with sinuses until I had bronchial > >         pneumonia five- six  years ago. I just turned 60. > >    2.  I have had three (3) sinus surgeries since 1996. One local, one at > >         Johns  Hopkins, and one in Baltimore with an ENT that left Hopkins. > >    3. The latest surgery was in January 2001. > >    4. I am infected again. No antibiotics have worked. I am lost my sense of > >        smell completely, except for an occasional smell from hell. > >    5. I have been using the Grossman tip, and an ear syringe to irrigate > >        daily with salt ( non-iodinized), white vinegar, and baking powder. > > I have found that because of the fuzzy feelings and the lack of smell, the > > condition is depressing. Any comments? > Yes. > When I told my physician that my chronic sinusitis was depressing, he > wrote me a prescription for Prozac. > — > Steven D. Litvintchouk > Email:  sdlit…@earthlink.net > "I guess I could have paid a little closer attention when I was in > English class, but it all worked out OK.  I’m gainfully employed." >      – President George W. Bush

     Hi Thomas!      Don’t add vinegar to your nasal saline rinse. Use the      method described here – - –      http://www.allergyasthmaimm.com/library/saline.htm      If you are sure that your sinuses are infected (green      mucus discharge, a yellow discharge is not necessarily      an indicator of infection)  and antibiotics are      ineffective, get a bottle of Xlear or make up your      own xylitol nasal spray.  After your morning nasal      rinse with saline/bicarb, blow your nose gently and      introduce about 50mg of xylitol into each side with      your nasal spray.  You’ll feel the xylitol penetrating,      especially if you haven’t used it before!   Lie back on      your bed to allow the fluid to run in the direction of      your sinuses.   Your nose must be clear for this      procedure.  If it isn’t, a short course of prednisone      should clear it, if your doc will allow to to take it. If      you have to use a decongestant, use an oral one like      Sudafed instead of nasal decongestants which only      make matters worse.  I’ve used xylitol, which is a      relatively new treatment for sinusitis, for four      months.  It does basically the same thing as anti-      biotics in inactivating the infective bacteria, but       there is no build-up of bacterial resistance.  From       my experience, I can tell you that it works in my       case.  I’m getting to the stage where I’ll not need       any nasal drugs at all.  This isn’t  alternative        medicine.  See my posting  ’Glycobiology.’        Let us all know how you get on.        Duncan.

Response:

I am wondering if anyone has experienced the following:    1.  I have never had a problem with sinuses until I had bronchial         pneumonia five- six  years ago. I just turned 60.    2.  I have had three (3) sinus surgeries since 1996. One local, one at         Johns  Hopkins, and one in Baltimore with an ENT that left Hopkins.    3. The latest surgery was in January 2001.    4. I am infected again. No antibiotics have worked. I am lost my sense of        smell completely, except for an occasional smell from hell.    5. I have been using the Grossman tip, and an ear syringe to irrigate        daily with salt ( non-iodinized), white vinegar, and baking powder. I have found that because of the fuzzy feelings and the lack of smell, the condition is depressing. Any comments? Tom

Response:

Tom, Have they tried culturing the bacteria causing the infection and then giving you a long course of them?  What types have they tried on it? Usually if I have a deep-set infection they give me antibiotics plus a short course of cortisone tablets to get the swelling down and help the anitbiotics to penetrate. I know there is also a medical group listed on the internet that gives you 6 weeks’ worth of intravenous antibiotics with supposedly good, long-lasting results, but I do not know whether anyone in this support group has tried this method or not, so I can’t vouch for it. I have not heard of using the vinegar. It might be irritating you, and could be contaminated with yeasts, as it is brewed. I would use Dr Grossan’s Breathe Ease, or you can make your own up (see the FAQ for this group).   It is essentially Locker Ringer’s solution. I think any condition that appears to be chronic and incurable will make you feel depressed and change your outlook on life. Reading the posts here, it seems to be a fairly common theme. I have had to take antidepressants in the past to help me deal with this condition, which unfortunately my 10-year-old son also has. Take care, Ann      "Thomas Kerstetter" <teacher…@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:IoE27.38151$J91.1702046@bgtnsc06-news.ops.worldnet.att.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am wondering if anyone has experienced the following: >    1.  I have never had a problem with sinuses until I had bronchial >         pneumonia five- six  years ago. I just turned 60. >    2.  I have had three (3) sinus surgeries since 1996. One local, one at >         Johns  Hopkins, and one in Baltimore with an ENT that left Hopkins. >    3. The latest surgery was in January 2001. >    4. I am infected again. No antibiotics have worked. I am lost my sense of >        smell completely, except for an occasional smell from hell. >    5. I have been using the Grossman tip, and an ear syringe to irrigate >        daily with salt ( non-iodinized), white vinegar, and baking powder. > I have found that because of the fuzzy feelings and the lack of smell, the > condition is depressing. Any comments? > Tom

Response:

Thomas Kerstetter wrote: > I am wondering if anyone has experienced the following: >    1.  I have never had a problem with sinuses until I had bronchial >         pneumonia five- six  years ago. I just turned 60. >    2.  I have had three (3) sinus surgeries since 1996. One local, one at >         Johns  Hopkins, and one in Baltimore with an ENT that left Hopkins. >    3. The latest surgery was in January 2001. >    4. I am infected again. No antibiotics have worked. I am lost my sense of >        smell completely, except for an occasional smell from hell. >    5. I have been using the Grossman tip, and an ear syringe to irrigate >        daily with salt ( non-iodinized), white vinegar, and baking powder. > I have found that because of the fuzzy feelings and the lack of smell, the > condition is depressing. Any comments?

Yes. When I told my physician that my chronic sinusitis was depressing, he wrote me a prescription for Prozac. — Steven D. Litvintchouk                   Email:  sdlit…@earthlink.net     "I guess I could have paid a little closer attention when I was in English class, but it all worked out OK.  I’m gainfully employed."      – President George W. Bush

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