Reoccuring Sinus Infections

Joan_Mack · January 31, 2006, 12:40am

Have been trying to exercise, walk and swim. Got a terrible headache today and hope to hold out till my next doctor's appointment on March 11. I know it is a sinus problem and if it keeps up I'll have to get to the doctor sooner rather than later. Does anybody else have sinus infections as a common thing? Thanks and best of luck to all

SnowyLynne · January 31, 2006, 3:58am

I used to get sinus infections alot.I finally told my Dr,We are not getting 100%of the infection,so he ordered a shot od Rocephin & followed up with 10 days of Cipro.I haven't had one since,that was 5 yrs ago.

SnowyLynne

Red_34 · January 31, 2006, 12:10pm

I used to get really severe sinus infections when I was in my early 20's and even though my doc told me this wasn't due to my allergies, it seemed odd because it would always correspond. I would have really bad allergies then bam, I got a sinus infection. Since I've been on allergy meds, my sinus infections have decreased significantly.

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coralreefblondie · August 31, 2006, 2:41pm

yeah since i was 3 and the pain and asthma get worse if im breathing in cold air try a steam inhaler (beaker shape with a mask that gos over your mouth and nose with 3 drops of olbus oil in (i use 5 but the max recomended dose is 3)

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coralreefblondie · August 31, 2006, 2:42pm

also try 10mg of loratadine daily(antihistamine)

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Carleenie · September 1, 2006, 2:23am

Several years ago now I went to the Dr. with a severe headache. It was so bad that my eyes were tearing like I was crying. They sent me home with a hypo..I eventually had allergy testing and was allergic to multiple things...one severely so. Anyway, the nasty thing was that I had this problem but was allergic to penicillan too, so the cure was difficult to come by for the sinus infections, too...the walking etc. I was doing at the time was actually making me worse..I have a severy allergy to ragweed so all the time I spent outdoors was making me worse. I had the desensitivation shots and am better than I was but this time of year can't spend much time outdoors. It seems so silly that it can be so nice outside but it makes you sick...I sincerely suggest to have allergy testing done so that you can avoid as much as possible the things that make you most miserable. I take fexofenadine 180mg. all year around now. I am allergic to dust too and since I am a florist, random things can bother me that I come in contact with. I don't know if this helps but I hope something might...take care...

Carleen..

missie1227 · September 1, 2006, 3:04am

hi- i live in fl but used to live in ny. i have had sinus problems since i was 30 yrs old and now i am 50....i have taken every known AX to kncok them out but they come back....i dont know why i take beconase steriodal nasal spray which works some to kep it down.....everything blooms here all year round but i think i am allergic to dust and household things too.

i dont have any pets but when i used to have a kitty i was not allergic to him.

my older brother jay has had sincus problems and allergies since he was 3 and he is now 56 and stil ahs em, my mother had ragweed allergies all her life so i guess it is a heritary. i went to a allergist once and he did some blood testing on me ( VERY EXPESNIVE) to find out what i am allergic to and found grasses and pollens and trees ect... it is awful

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