Sinusitis - Chicago,IL

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I use the NeilMed sinus rinse every night BEFORE bed. I do NOT use the netty pot - it's messy - i use the bottle.

The other thing that helped me was to have my sinuses "blown out" by my ENT - it was an outpatient surgery - and removed pollyps, my deviated septum (which can cause a lot of problems) and cleaned out all the gunk. I have only had ONE sinus infection since it happened.

The sinus rinse is WONDERFUL!!!

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I have used the NeilMed sinus rinse too. It does work well. My mom has terrible sinus problems and has had sinus surgery several times to periodically remove nasal polyps. My mom's doctor told her people really should look at nasal rinses the same way as brushing teeth. Do it daily for routine maintenance! We get just as many germs in our nose from breathing as we do breathing through our mouths.
I use rhinecort nasal spray (prescription). It really helps all year round. It sounds like you may have to take care of this particular sinusitis episode with more antibiotics to get rid of it before relying on natural remedies to find relief.

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A neti pot. Sometimes it can take several courses of antibiotics to clear a sinus infection. It usually takes my son 3 rounds to finally rid it.

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Try a sinus cleanse-neti pot or saline spray. Also you should look into yeast being the culprit behind this as it often is.

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neti pots can be very effective.

I would also look at the root issue....what's causing this reaction? What are you allergic to?

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I agree - the sinus rinse bottle is great. It also cleanses your sinuses from allergens and irritants - and feels good (once you are done!).

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Yes, try the sinus rinse method. (I think of this as my "nose gargle.") I've had tremendous relief from chronic nasal allergies and related symptoms, and if used early in a cold, it can minimize the nasal symptoms. I think I've even thwarted a head cold entirely a couple of times.

A dear friend of mine suffered from terrible sinusitis for at least 10 years until she started using a neti pot (no amount of medical care seemed to make a difference). All symptoms cleared out completely within a month.

Good luck.

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Get you some raw unfiltered Apple cider vinegar from the health food store. I use the brand by Bragg's. Take a tablespoon of vinegar in about 6oz. of water. You can add a little honey if you can't take the bitter taste. My husband & I usually just take it down like a shot & get it over with.

If you truly have an infection, you'll need a differnet antibotic. I have had sinus infections for as long as I could remember. But, almost 9 years ago, I started taking Pseudoepherine HCI 30 mg (2 pills x 2 times a day) on the onset of a cold for 5 days straight and not only do I not get a cold, but I haven't had an ear infection or sinusitis ever since. My children used to get ear infections after each cold as well and I have since started them on liquid Sudaphed and they haven't had any ear infections in over 3 years now.

You need to buy it behind the counter and get the regular Sudaphed, not Sudaphed PE (that does no good).

Good luck!

An acquaintance has told me that after switching to a gluten free diet, her family's sinus issues have nearly disappeared/

NeilMed bottle........... has worked great for me........ I've heard many stories about how it's worked for others too.........

have known some people to have success using a neti pot. then using a spray of collodial silver. also, taking oregano oil internally can be very healing.

Once you have the infection, you need to cure the infection before any sort of rinsing will be truly effective and useful. I, too, have chronic sinusitis and the normal antibiotics stopped working for me since my body became "immune" to amoxicillan, which is the most commonly prescribed antibiotic. So, it wasn't working. They switched my antibiotic and amazingly enough, the sinusitis cleared up! Now that the infection is gone, I can maintain clean and clear sinuses using natural methods and hopefully keep the sinusitis from recurring.

An infection is an infection and without real treatment of the infection and killing of the bacteria, the bacteria and infection can spread into much worse things that require real hospitalizations (I've heard of sinus infections spreading into the brain tissue that is quite close to the sinuses; I've also heard of sinus infections spreading into the blood stream). Think of it this way, there's a reason the life expectency was so low before the discovery of penicillin! People died from everyday infections that were only treated with natural remedies, since there weren't antibiotics yet. Modern medicine isn't bad when used appropriately and as necessary. Then maintaining your body as naturally as possible can hopefully keep worse things away, but you've got to take care of those worse things if they do occur.

Good luck and feel better!

The netti pot helps me.

I have recommended this to about a dozen people this year and they are amazed at how well they feel. Even 2 kids, ages 5 & 8 have been using it and they ask their Mom for it. Since we started using it, my husband hasn't had a sinus infection. No more antibiotics for us! They never really worked anyway, especially when it was chronic. This worked and it comes with a $$ back guarantee