non-medicinal treatment?

Question:

Hi all, My father has been suffering from really bad post nasal drip and it’s driving him crazy. He’s a diabetic with congestive heart failure and prostate problems, so any kind of oral medication and/or herbal remedy is out of the question. Does anyone have suggestions for non-medicinal remedies he can try? Things I’ve already suggested to him are hot tea or water with lemon, steam inhalation and hot cloths over the sinus area. I heard that putting a few drops of eucalytus oil in his pillow case might help, too. Any ideas you have would be appreciated! Thanks!

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He needs to see a specialist to see what is the internal state of his nose and sinuses. Otherwise yiou are trying to remedy something without knowing the cause. >Things I’ve already suggested to him are hot tea or water with lemon, >steam inhalation and hot cloths over the sinus area. I heard that >putting a few drops of eucalytus oil in his pillow case might help, >too. >Any ideas you have would be appreciated! Thanks!

What you said could help, along with injected water irrigration. A nasal steroid spray would liekly not cause problems.

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Try oregamax http://www.oreganol.com/ProductOregamax.cfm Also look into getting a Alpine Living Air cleaner around $500 but best one you can get. On 29 Jan 2004 08:26:21 -0800, piggypo…@yahoo.com (piggypot) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hi all, >My father has been suffering from really bad post nasal drip and it’s >driving him crazy. He’s a diabetic with congestive heart failure and >prostate problems, so any kind of oral medication and/or herbal remedy >is out of the question. Does anyone have suggestions for >non-medicinal remedies he can try? >Things I’ve already suggested to him are hot tea or water with lemon, >steam inhalation and hot cloths over the sinus area. I heard that >putting a few drops of eucalytus oil in his pillow case might help, >too. >Any ideas you have would be appreciated! Thanks!

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On 29 Jan 2004 08:26:21 -0800, piggypo…@yahoo.com (piggypot) wrote: >Hi all, >My father has been suffering from really bad post nasal drip and it’s >driving him crazy. He’s a diabetic with congestive heart failure and >prostate problems, so any kind of oral medication and/or herbal remedy >is out of the question. Does anyone have suggestions for >non-medicinal remedies he can try? >Things I’ve already suggested to him are hot tea or water with lemon, >steam inhalation and hot cloths over the sinus area. I heard that >putting a few drops of eucalytus oil in his pillow case might help, >too. >Any ideas you have would be appreciated! Thanks!

Hot tea – definitely – but NOT hot coffee. Stay away from cold/iced drinks. Hot cloths/compresses over the sinus area – you bet. Now, i’ve heard you should not inhale steam that is ‘too hot’ – in other words it’s good to inhale steam but not piping hot steam. Don’t forget the classic mothers remedy – chicken soup! It has medicinal properties, good for the sinusus.. Even Dr. Grossan an ENT consultant recommends it

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Ed wrote: > Try oregamax > http://www.oreganol.com/ProductOregamax.cfm

The gentleman just said that his dad cannot tolerate any more oral remedies. — Steven L.

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piggypot wrote: > Hi all, > My father has been suffering from really bad post nasal drip and it’s > driving him crazy. He’s a diabetic with congestive heart failure and > prostate problems, so any kind of oral medication and/or herbal remedy > is out of the question. Does anyone have suggestions for > non-medicinal remedies he can try? > Things I’ve already suggested to him are hot tea or water with lemon, > steam inhalation and hot cloths over the sinus area.

Nasal irrigation with the Grossan irrigator tip is by far the best way to deal with the symptoms of post nasal drip. But only a doctor can find the cause of it. BTW, some medications can thicken mucus, or cause rhinitis. Flomax, often used for enlarged prostates, can cause a runny nose and/or post nasal drip. What meds is your dad taking? — Steven L.

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I’ve seen various irrigation "devices" on the internet and in drugstores, but will check into the Grossman. Chicken soup sounds great, but unfortunately soups are no-no for CHF patients (too much sodium). My dad’s doctor has basically just dismissed the complaints about post nasal drip, saying nothing can be done about it. However, just today, after my dad had a very bad panic attack, thinking he was choking, the doctor presribed some Nasonex and a 3-day course of Zithromax. I have my doubts about the Nasonex providing any immediate relief but maybe the Zithromax will help if it’s being caused by a sinus infection. (except that this has been going on for months……) Medications? Aargh, what a nightmare. Humulin, Glucophage, Zocor, Lisenopril, Plavix, Prevacid, Digoxin, Lasix and Aldactone. And right now Allenpurinal for gout. He was taking Nortriptyline and Cardura until very recently, but stopped those for some reason that I can’t remember right now. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Steven Litvintchouk <sdlit…@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote in message <news:EouSb.2647$jH6.1165@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>… > piggypot wrote: > > Hi all, > > My father has been suffering from really bad post nasal drip and it’s > > driving him crazy. He’s a diabetic with congestive heart failure and > > prostate problems, so any kind of oral medication and/or herbal remedy > > is out of the question. Does anyone have suggestions for > > non-medicinal remedies he can try? > > Things I’ve already suggested to him are hot tea or water with lemon, > > steam inhalation and hot cloths over the sinus area. > Nasal irrigation with the Grossan irrigator tip is by far the best way > to deal with the symptoms of post nasal drip. But only a doctor can > find the cause of it. > BTW, some medications can thicken mucus, or cause rhinitis. Flomax, > often used for enlarged prostates, can cause a runny nose and/or post > nasal drip. What meds is your dad taking? > — Steven L.

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