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Chronic Sinusitis
by luv2sew, Apr 04, 2007 12:00AM
My 19 year old daughter has been suffering from allergies all her life. The only time she had any relief was when she had Thyroiditis from Jan-June 06 & didn’t have ONE sinus infection during this time & then was diagnosed with Hashimotos Disease. Plus during this time she cut back on her diet soda because of the Thyroid Uptake Test, (she averages about 6 cans a day). Now her sinus infections are back with a vengeance, she’s been on antibiotics since Oct. & just finished another Zpack. She’s done the allergy shots, & just recently went for skin testing again, but we don’t see the allergy doctor till the end of this month. He then subscribed another nasal spray, which made her nose bleed! She has been on nasal sprays, allergy drops, allergy shots & holistic medicine. She’s now in college & is missing another day of school & work. Her stomach is upset, I think because of all the phlegm going down her throat. I’ve already started to tear my hair out! She does have a air purifier & we even got her a water bed thinking that would cut down on the dust mites & it’s easy to clean. What can we do for her? Oh, one doctor told her that she could die from her sinus infection…..which scarred the heck out of her. Oh, she was also told that she could take Zyrtec & Singulair at the same time because they work in different ways. She is also moderately hearing impaired, so even with her (new) hearing aids things are still muffled, I think because of the fluid in her ears. Yes, she’s seen ENT & they put her on steroids which seem to help. How can she stay healthy??? Do we need to load her up on vitamins? How do we find an allergy doctor that is pro-active to keeping her well?
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Like your daughter, I've had many of the same problems with allergies. I also have some chemical sensitivities as well. Has your daughter ever had BioMeridan testing or muscle testing done to find out what she is allergic to ? If so, has she tried homeopathy ?
The infection in your right ear makes me think that maybe you are driving with your window down??? You sleep on that side? Something is directing the allergens into that ear.
Gargling with listerine may help...perhaps there is backup in your throat that is effecting your ear?
Do you use a lot of candles?
Have you went through the allergy testing?
best of luck