Sinus Issues

Mucinex. Does Tylenol sinus have decongestants in it? I recommend laying off the decongestants for a bit and just really pile on the guafenisen. You can get it generic, but the Mucinex is time released. My husband has bad sinus problems in the spring and when his doctor told him this, it was a life-saver.

An acquaintance of mine who had suffered years of horrible sinus pain got tremendous help from using a neti pot. She hated it at first, but her doctor convinced her to keep at it. After about 3 weeks using it twice daily, her sinuses began to clear, and she was hooked. She has completely cleared out a chronic sinus infection and only uses the neti pot a couple of times a week now.

I use a "nose gargle" too, without the pot, by sniffing saline from the palm of my hand through one nostril at a time, throwing my head back or dropping it between my knees for a moment, then gently blowing it back out. While I seldom get sinus pain, this is a marvelous way to deal with nasal allergies, and I have even warded of colds a couple of times.

I hope you find relief. Sinus pain has got to be a real misery.

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I don't use a netty pot bu

Have you tried a neti pot? At the first sign of stuffiness I use my neti pot with a half water half ALKALOL solution...I haven't had a sinus infection since I started using it. Best wishes.

Did you have a deviated septum corrected? Have you ever used salt and a Neti pot. It's a great way to clean the sinuses every day and avoid infections. You can get a Neti pot online and the instructions. Mine sits on my bathroom sink waiting for me to fill it with warm water and a teaspoon of salt. Then pour it up one nostril and let the water flow out of your mouth.
For my eyes I use Euphrasia drops from Weleda.

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Did you have a deviated septum corrected? Have you ever used salt and a Neti pot. It's a great way to clean the sinuses every day and avoid infections. You can get a Neti pot online and the instructions. Mine sits on my bathroom sink waiting for me to fill it with warm water and a teaspoon of salt. Then pour it up one nostril and let the water flow out of your mouth.
For my eyes I use Euphrasia drops from Weleda.

netting pot ? not sure how it is spelled. sold at sprouts

I had sinus infections every few weeks until I quit eating anything with yeast or yeast extract or MSG, It is so worth it to be pain free after years of sinus problems and sinus medication and sinus surgery

Oh boy can I relate. I didn't do the "Neti Pot" ever, but after reading all of this I'm definitely going to invest in one myself. I suffer a great deal also. Probably since I was 2 or 3 years of age. I thought I had gotten a deviated septum corrected and the doctor cleaned out extra whatever I had in my nose to clear the passage ways, but when I checked with another doctor 15 years later I found out the deviated septum was never corrected. In any case, I didn't proceed with anymore surgeries. I had had enough. I still suffer terribly, but I'm on allergy medications. I take rupafin for allergy and a nose spray called Avamys. It's not something that my body will get hooked on in any way. They've been a lot of help. Am I doing good to my liver? I don't know. The pill is only 10mg and doctor told me not to worry I'll be o.k. I do stay healthy as best I can. I try to eat right etc. The only thing I can say to you is don't use too many cleaning agents that can irritate you. I used to wash a lot with bleach and amonia. Stay away from those because they trigger allergies and sinus problems. Wish you well.

When I was 28 I had sinus surgery.
I had very narrow breathing passages and a deviated septum and at the least little bit of anything even slightly irritating (smoking was allowed in the work place back then) my nose would let no air get through at all.
Nose sprays would help but they became a bad habit and I was dependent on them.
When I went to an ENT, the first thing they did was put me on a steroid series to get me off the nose spray.
That finished up and they said "OK! You are good now!" and I was like "Are you kidding me? I feel so stuffed up it's not even funny!".
They said I DID have very narrow passages and so they set up the surgery.
They trimmed my turbinates and straighten my septum (the packing afterward was just miserable but it was only 24 hours to get through).
And finally - I COULD BREATH!
But that doesn't keep me from getting an occasional sinus infection.
I've had them so bad it felt like my hair, eyes and teeth were being pushed out of my head.
When I had strep, the pressure built up in my ears and it felt like I had ice picks drilling holes into the sides of my head.
When that happens I need an antibiotic to clear it up.
When I feel sniffles coming on, I get out my neti pot and rinse out frequently with warm saline (salt and baking soda if there's a lot of mucus, salt and the tiniest drop of vinegar for swollen sinus tissue).
The instructions have you pour the saline through one nostril, you stand leaning sideways over a sink with your mouth open and it comes out through the other nostril.
Repeat for the other side, then gently blow your nose.
A humidifier at night helps, and so does sleeping with my head on a heating pad (on low).
The doctor should be able to help clear up your infection.
I hope you feel better soon.