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Old 11-23-2008, 06:41 AM
VandalSquirrel VandalSquirrel is offline
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Originally Posted by SydneyK View Post
I'm on my third sinus infection of the year. I guess what really sucks about it is that I had never had one before this year, and now I've had three. What gives? I never knew how much these things hurt - I feel like someone's been kicking my nose and cheeks from inside my head.

Hubby has the stomach bug that's going around. My daughter has had a cough for two weeks, and my son has the flu. Why must we all get sick at once?
I started getting a lot of sinus infections when I moved to Idaho. These are the things that influenced my condition.
Allergies - something that grows here I'm allergic to. I'm also allergic to mold and it was in my old apartment.

Adenoids - my adenoids grew back (wtf? I had them removed many years prior) and were infected.

Deviated septum - my nose had been broken and because of the first two issues, it couldn't drain the infection (eww).

Antibiotic resistance - I had been given so many different drugs with poor results that the infection never went away, and not much worked.

Try and see if you can get a referral to an ear nose and throat doctor and/or an allergist. I'm so much better after multiple surgeries and allergy treatments. Also getting a sinus rinse kit helps so much, and they are pretty much safe for everyone, even pregnant women since it is just warm water and salt squirted up your nose.
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