Sinusitis FAQ

Exercise and sinusitis flareups ?

Question:

I was told by my doctor not to use the water pic for irrigation any more that bacteria can become trapped inside it but I have for it is the only thing I can get relief from as far as opening me up some,does anyone know a good way to sterelize the inside of the waterpick,boiling water through it after each use ?   Thanks

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Use Chorox or Bleach.  First clean bowl thoroughly.  Add 3 ounces of bleach to two pints of water. run a small amount through. Place the irrigator end – unattatched – into the bowl. Eat ice cream for 10 minutes. Remove the basin and flush it well from the sink. Then rinse thoroughly to be sure you have all the chlorine out  of the tubing. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com

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I am on levaquin now and I’m feeling better that ever. If ya’ll have chronic infectious sinusitis It will not get better by not working out. I had to push this thing to the edge before any Dr. believed it was bacterial. Now I have to prove to my ENT it is.arrrrgh. Oh well as long as I keep with the levaquin I think I can kick it in about a month. Anyway Its probably infectious if after a workout you get drainage but you get swelling after the workout. I used to run on antiinflamatories and coffee but still afterward it felt like someone clubbed me over the head. On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 10:55:17 -0700, "Mike Murray" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<mmurr…@uswest.net> wrote: >Rachel Warren >> I pretty much stopped exercising for 6 months and now I’m roller >> blading again.

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I have dust mite allergies and I find that if I stay outdoors for a few hours (like on a golf course), my sinuses really clear up. I tried jogging but I found that it flared up my sinusitis. I had the operation but it didn’t make much difference. Vince – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -br…@pdq.net wrote: > I am on levaquin now and I’m feeling better that ever. If ya’ll have > chronic infectious sinusitis It will not get better by not working > out. I had to push this thing to the edge before any Dr. believed it > was bacterial. Now I have to prove to my ENT it is.arrrrgh. Oh well as > long as I keep with the levaquin I think I can kick it in about a > month. Anyway Its probably infectious if after a workout you get > drainage but you get swelling after the workout. I used to run on > antiinflamatories and coffee but still afterward it felt like someone > clubbed me over the head. > On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 10:55:17 -0700, "Mike Murray" > <mmurr…@uswest.net> wrote: > >Rachel Warren > >> I pretty much stopped exercising for 6 months and now I’m roller > >> blading again.

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Don’t put poining water in , it will wreck it.  Use diluted bleach- about1/2 teaspoon per quart or less.  Let sit in there awhile after pumping it through.  My doc just didn’t want me using it right after surgery cuz of the bacteria, I used a brand new sterile bulb syringe then. Carol Carol – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -BACDADY wrote: > I was told by my doctor not to use the water pic for irrigation any more that > bacteria can become trapped inside it but I have for it is the only thing I can > get relief from as far as opening me up some,does anyone know a good way to > sterelize the inside of the waterpick,boiling water through it after each use ? >   Thanks

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I can echo all of the responses you’ve gotten.  I printed them all out to read later, since I’ve been wondering if I’m crazy.  I was once an avid exerciser.  Now I’m finding that even if I don’t have an active infection I feel sick and tired a day or so after a good workout if not immediately after. Since I’ve been making good headway on my chronic infections with MSM supplementation and pulsatile irrigation (I add 5-6 drops of grapefruit seed extract to the mix), I’m trying to slowly get back into the exercise habit.  I still find it doesn’t take much to overdo it, though.   Another thought:  repeated rounds of antibiotics can kill friendly intestinal flora and create overgrowth of intestinal candida, which also creates symptoms of extreme fatique. Sucks, doesn’t it? Bob G. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

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Bob Bailey (bbai…@ficnet.net) wrote:

: I have often had the experience that areobic exercise aggravates my : sinus.  I love to go running, but this year has been particularly bad : for my sinus.  When I try to get back to running, my sinus infection : flares back up again.  Really aggravating.  Is this a common experience? Yep.  I pretty much stopped exercising for 6 months and now I’m roller blading again.   The thing with exercise is that you need more sleep when you exercise, which I usually don’t get, which can cause my sinuses to flare up because they got me in a weak moment. — Rachel K. Warren     Bluemchen Fan     rac…@NOSPAM.aitken.com The NOSPAM. is for Usenet Anti-Spam Purposes

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Rachel Warren > I pretty much stopped exercising for 6 months and now I’m roller > blading again. > The thing with exercise is that you need more sleep when you exercise, > which I usually don’t get, which can cause my sinuses to flare up > because they got me in a weak moment.

I’ve found that if I can get in a nap (30 minutes to an hour)  fairly soon after exercise, the flareup seldom happens, but this is a time committment one can’t always afford ! Still, if you don’t keep at it, it’s been my experience that it takes less and less exercise to cause the flareup.

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>ethmoidectomy? they took out the ethmoid sinus?

Ethmoidectomy is a method of breaking the membranes between the ethmoid cells. Ethmoids are a series of 5-15 cells depending on the person. They are on either side of the nose near the eyes and run back into the head. The cells become chronically blocked and breaking the membranes is the only way to alleviate the blockage ..>When yall >worked out did ya’ll get alot of drainage during the exercises?

If I ever got drainage I wouldn’t have needed surgery!!! Nadine

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ethmoidectomy? they took out the ethmoid sinus? The Dr said I might need surgery but I feel IV antibiotics may do the trick. When yall worked out did ya’ll get alot of drainage during the exercises? On 06 Sep 1999 16:55:30 GMT, nboles7…@aol.com (NBoles7029) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Before my sinusitis became chronic I was an avid exerciser – weights, aerobics, >step class- everything. >Then as my sinus problems worsened I always had flare-ups after any kind of >exercising, indoor or outdoor. >I had surgery in May and I started back slowly at the gym and did not get sick. >I’ve been going to the gym 2-3 times a week for an hour and have not >experienced any flare-ups at all. I have found that I need to drink ALOT of >water or I start to feel light-headed, otherwise I am fine. >So to answer your question, the sinus condition had everything to do with >post-exercise flare-ups. I don’t beleive allergy is involved. My surgery was a >septoplasty, ethmoidectomy, mucosal resectioning and multiple polyp removal. I >now feel better that I have in a decade! >Nadine

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Before my sinusitis became chronic I was an avid exerciser – weights, aerobics, step class- everything. Then as my sinus problems worsened I always had flare-ups after any kind of exercising, indoor or outdoor. I had surgery in May and I started back slowly at the gym and did not get sick. I’ve been going to the gym 2-3 times a week for an hour and have not experienced any flare-ups at all. I have found that I need to drink ALOT of water or I start to feel light-headed, otherwise I am fine. So to answer your question, the sinus condition had everything to do with post-exercise flare-ups. I don’t beleive allergy is involved. My surgery was a septoplasty, ethmoidectomy, mucosal resectioning and multiple polyp removal. I now feel better that I have in a decade! Nadine

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With poor mucus drainage and chronic sinusitis, your immune system is continuously working overtime to reduce inflammation and prevent an infection.  Any stress that you put on your body such as rigorous physical exercise, lack of sleep, improper nutrition, mental stress, etc…, can bring your already overworked immune system over the edge and trigger another acute sinus infection. Regards, Michael Muloin Vancouver, BC, Canada – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<d…@lama.net> wrote in message news:37d365fb.16550825@news.pdq.net… > I am having the same problem now. I’ve been on antibiotics for 4 mos > now(HMO of course) and each time I get off acute sinusitis occurs. > Anyway, exercise aggravates my condition. I have not been able to > exercise for 6 mos and 20 pounds ago. I am in the process of trying to > convince my dr’s that it’s an infection. I have to be 2 inches from > deaths door for them to believe it’s anything more than allergies. > Back to your question. Running weakens my body and makes my infection > kick my butt. Sounds like you may have the same problem as me. I > really miss my running!!! > On Sat, 4 Sep 1999 09:54:07 +0800, "Bob Bailey" <bbai…@ficnet.net> > wrote: > >I have often had the experience that areobic exercise aggravates my > >sinus.  I love to go running, but this year has been particularly bad > >for my sinus.  When I try to get back to running, my sinus infection > >flares back up again.  Really aggravating.  Is this a common experience? > >BL 1204 wrote in message

<19990901145542.29665.00003…@ng-fk1.aol.com>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >>>Anybody know any reasons for a link between weight training and sinusitis, > >>>why mildly aerobic exercise wouldn’t trigger it but circuit training would > >? > >>>Or is this just a statistical accident ? > >>Just wondering– perhaps you are allergic to a component of the equipment. > >Try > >>doing some weights at home and see if it happens then. > >>BL

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I have often had the experience that areobic exercise aggravates my sinus.  I love to go running, but this year has been particularly bad for my sinus.  When I try to get back to running, my sinus infection flares back up again.  Really aggravating.  Is this a common experience? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -BL 1204 wrote in message <19990901145542.29665.00003…@ng-fk1.aol.com>… >>Anybody know any reasons for a link between weight training and sinusitis, >>why mildly aerobic exercise wouldn’t trigger it but circuit training would ? >>Or is this just a statistical accident ? >Just wondering– perhaps you are allergic to a component of the equipment. Try >doing some weights at home and see if it happens then. >BL

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I am having the same problem now. I’ve been on antibiotics for 4 mos now(HMO of course) and each time I get off acute sinusitis occurs. Anyway, exercise aggravates my condition. I have not been able to exercise for 6 mos and 20 pounds ago. I am in the process of trying to convince my dr’s that it’s an infection. I have to be 2 inches from deaths door for them to believe it’s anything more than allergies. Back to your question. Running weakens my body and makes my infection kick my butt. Sounds like you may have the same problem as me. I really miss my running!!! On Sat, 4 Sep 1999 09:54:07 +0800, "Bob Bailey" <bbai…@ficnet.net> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I have often had the experience that areobic exercise aggravates my >sinus.  I love to go running, but this year has been particularly bad >for my sinus.  When I try to get back to running, my sinus infection >flares back up again.  Really aggravating.  Is this a common experience? >BL 1204 wrote in message <19990901145542.29665.00003…@ng-fk1.aol.com>… >>>Anybody know any reasons for a link between weight training and sinusitis, >>>why mildly aerobic exercise wouldn’t trigger it but circuit training would >? >>>Or is this just a statistical accident ? >>Just wondering– perhaps you are allergic to a component of the equipment. >Try >>doing some weights at home and see if it happens then. >>BL

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Have been trying to get in reasonably good physical condition, through a mix of walking and weight training, as part of a long term program for recovering from sinusitis. My problem is that the day after working out with weights (not serious body building or anything — just a 30-minute circuit two or three times a week on Nautilus equipment), I often get a sinusitis flare-up, especially after working out hard.  Doesn’t seem to happen after a walking (from 3 to 9 miles, depending) day, even though I seem more physically tired after a long walk. Anybody know any reasons for a link between weight training and sinusitis, why mildly aerobic exercise wouldn’t trigger it but circuit training would ? Or is this just a statistical accident ?

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>Anybody know any reasons for a link between weight training and sinusitis, >why mildly aerobic exercise wouldn’t trigger it but circuit training would ? >Or is this just a statistical accident ?

Just wondering– perhaps you are allergic to a component of the equipment.  Try doing some weights at home and see if it happens then. BL

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