Cure? At least for me….
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Hi Gang! It’s been awhile since I posted anything to this group, but have been reading from afar. I suffered from annual sinus infections every winter, sometime 5 or 6 (or more) every season. Since I live in the northeast, it’s hard to escape the change in weather. My ENT feels that my sinus problems stem from the seasonal changes, from summer to fall to winter. I feel pretty good in the late spring and summer months. As a child, I used to suffer from hay fever, but grew out of most of the symptoms. I have found a combination of medication and natural wildflower honey that seems to work for me. My ENT gave me a script for Allegra 60mg to take twice a day. Well, I only take it once along with a big spoon full of my own honey. The once a day seems to work as a maintenance amount, so I’m NOT over medicated. Since the honey is produced in my own backyard, by my own bee, it has all the local pollen at would cause hay fever problems. I feel this gives me the antibodies I need to fight off any hay fever that may affect me. I take the Allegra from about September through March or April. This seems to be my worse period, so I hit it hard during that time. I’m not saying that this combination will work for everyone, but for me it has made a big difference. I have not have a sinus infection in nearly 14 months. I came down with a cold earlier this fall, but it was gone in about 7-10 days and did not affect my sinuses at all. In the past, if I came down with a cold in, it would end up in my head and got a nice infection. Make sure you use LOCAL honey or bee pollen if you try this combination. I’ve read for years that Bee Pollen can help develop antibobies and this may be the case in general. However, if the bee pollen or honey was made someplace other than a local bee yard, the pollen and honey MAY not contain the local elements that contribute to hay fever symtoms and thus sinusitis. Local bee pollen or honey will provide you with the LOCAL pollen and help develop the antibodies needed. You can find local honey at farm markets where you live. I’d rather approach this situation from the ALL NATURAL side, but this combination of Allegra and Honey seems to work well for me. Good Luck and Happy Holidays! Jim
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>I have found a combination of medication and natural wildflower honey >that seems to work for me. My ENT gave me a script for Allegra 60mg to >take twice a day. Well, I only take it once along with a big spoon full >of my own honey.
Jim, I don’t mean to pooh-pooh this idea totally, but this is a prime example of anecdotal evidence that is hard to interpret or to extend to anybody else. For example, have you tried taking the Allegra without the honey? The honey without the Allegra? The Allegra with honey from a store? If you really want to test this, have someone give you honey without telling you if it is from your backyard or from the store, and see what happens. I will say this–a spoonfull of honey is at least a relatively cheap, benign, not to mention tasty, alternative therapy. H
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