Sinusitis FAQ

GENETICS

Question:

I still believe that we are cursed by our genes. I can see strains of my problem in certain other family members, although not quite so pronounced. Would it help to take things forward if we could identify those people who DON’T suffer from sinusitis? I’m willing to bet that no sufferers who subscribe to this newsgroup are: a.    of oriental extraction b.    redhaired Just a hunch. — Frank Tompson

Response:

Frank Tompson wrote: > I still believe that we are cursed by our genes. I can see strains of my > problem in certain other family members, although not quite so > pronounced. Would it help to take things forward if we could identify > those people who DON’T suffer from sinusitis? I’m willing to bet that no > sufferers who subscribe to this newsgroup are: > a.    of oriental extraction > b.    redhaired > Just a hunch. > — > Frank Tompson

My ENT is Chinese born in China, Got his Doctorate in the US. He like my self has sinusitis. He has also shared with me his children have sinusitis from time to time as well. (Both he and his wife are Chinese) He also told me once cockroaches in the home are as common as ants/spiders here in the US and that many people there are allergic to them. I used to babysit for a women that is a red head and she had a red headed daughter both ahve allergies. Gluten Entropathy for one but the mother also was allergic to certain chemical and got a lot of rashes as I recall. I don’t disagree with you on your main point though, genetics does play a big role in wether or not you will have allergies.

Response:

Vicki, I am glad you came back with this, as I didn’t make it clear that I believe that allergies are not the problem with most sufferers. What seems to me to be going on is that the bits and pieces in our head are doing what they are supposed to, but just DOING IT TOO MUCH! In the case of excess mucus suffers like me, the stuff is supposed to be there to do a job, but for some reason more is produced than is necessary. When I eat or drink – anything at all – my nose starts to run. Perfectly normal reaction, but with most people they wouldn’t notice it because the discharge is so tiny. To try to draw a parallel, we all have growth genes that determine our height, but some inherit more height than others. Presumably there is a gene, amongst all the billions of others, which determines the rate of nasal discharge. If only we could turn it off, or genetically modify it, we might have the answer. I take your point about allergies, which undoubtedly exist, but I am coming from a different angle. Mind you, the same principle of genetic engineering would apply to them aswell. Regards, Frank – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Frank Tompson wrote: >> I still believe that we are cursed by our genes. I can see strains of my >> problem in certain other family members, although not quite so >> pronounced. Would it help to take things forward if we could identify >> those people who DON’T suffer from sinusitis? I’m willing to bet that no >> sufferers who subscribe to this newsgroup are: >> a.    of oriental extraction >> b.    redhaired >> Just a hunch. >> — >> Frank Tompson >My ENT is Chinese born in China, Got his Doctorate in the US. He like my >self has sinusitis. He has also shared with me his children have >sinusitis from time to time as well. (Both he and his wife are Chinese) >He also told me once cockroaches in the home are as common as >ants/spiders here in the US and that many people there are allergic to >them. >I used to babysit for a women that is a red head and she had a red >headed daughter both ahve allergies. Gluten Entropathy for one but the >mother also was allergic to certain chemical and got a lot of rashes as >I recall. >I don’t disagree with you on your main point though, genetics does play >a big role in wether or not you will have allergies.

– Frank Tompson

Response:

In my article below I wrote: >I still believe that we are cursed by our genes. I can see strains of my >problem in certain other family members, although not quite so >pronounced. Would it help to take things forward if we could identify >those people who DON’T suffer from sinusitis? I’m willing to bet that no >sufferers who subscribe to this newsgroup are: >a.    of oriental extraction >b.    redhaired >Just a hunch.

Thanks for the various replies which suggested my theory was somewhat off the mark. It was useful to test it in the newsgroup anyway. — Frank Tompson

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