green mucous

I was wondering if you heard of oil of oregano being any good for chronic sinusitis? I hack up for years now green mucous and there is a smell in my nose  last year i was on levaquin twice but it comes back i have tried it all  nose sprays,nasal rinses for 6 mos. and now im trying oil of oregano but 3 weeks and that is not working either.  have you heard of anything good about cleveland clinic because a lot of these other hospitals etc are way too far away for me. I have had this so long that it seems to be effecting my thinking seems like im thinking slower than usual and sometimes i get this feeling like im losing control on the right side of my face. I have a deviated septum,right side of nose gives me the most trouble,I am tired a lot,early last year i had staph infection of the adnoids,but doc wouldnt take them out- really small adnoids  and thought it would do more harm than good.   besides my green mucous I also bring up tonsil stones and have bad breath. please help!
thank you .

[star queen]

Tonsilloliths are created in the nooks and crannies of the tonsils. They are made up of old dead cells form the oral mucosa, slaiva, food, and bacteria.  They creat irregular white "stones" that smell really really bad.  The only way to absolutely rid yourself of these is to get your tonsils out.  In the meantime, you can gargle with salt water, which would be about 1 teaspoon of salt to a quart of water and gargle 3 times each day.  You could use a mouthwash called Alkalol which is salt water and aromatic extracts.  Most mouthwash has sugars in it that can contrubute to manufacture of the stones and should be avoided.  You can also go to a dentist that has the equipment to "spray out" or wash the tonsils.  Since you are having a green mucous, that usually indicates an infection or an inflammation, you can take anti-biotics to "settle down" the tonsils.  If you take antibiotics, talk to your doctor about also taking probiotics to keep your intestional bacteria replenished.  Hope this helps.

[star queen]

Oil of oregano is from the mint family and is supposed to help all sorts of intestional problesm from yeast to IBS.  There is no scientific evidence that it does.  Like all things in Alternative medicine, it will work for some and not for others. The body is covered with bacteria inside and out.  Some are good and others are bad. They all have their purpose.  When antibiotics are used on the skin or taken as a medicine, it kills off all the bacteria it comes into contact with. The good and the bad.  When the good and bad bacteria get "out of balance" the other one takes over. For example, if you have a cold, and you take an antibiotic, and the bacteria that keeps yeast under control is killed off, then the yeast just grows and grows and you have a yeast infection.  Until the bacteria grows back, the yeast will continue to cause problems.  Probiotics are foods and supplements that contain live bacteria or promote growth of bacteria in the body.  When you eat probiotic foods, like yogurt,that contain live bacteria, it helps to replenish (grow) the needed bacteria in the body so that you can better fight infections and illness caused by the lack of bacteria.  Using soaps, shampoos, and body products that contain antibiotics kill off all bacteria on the skin and hair that protect you from invading bacteria and viruses putting you "at risk" for more illnesses and skin problems. These products encourage bacteria to become immune to certain antibiotics making it more difficult to kill the "bad bacteria" that invades the body. Hope this helps

[ch/gh]

Thank you for responding. What are Probiotics? What does it mean keeping the intestional bacteria replenished? Also have you heard anything about the oil of oregano? Ive heard its a natural antibiotic so thats what im taking now but so far not helping i have an appointment in 3 weeks at the cleveland clinic I really hope someone gets rid of this infection because its getting worse.I tried to post a question to the dr. on here but cant figure out how to do it? Thanks for your input if you think of anything else please keep me informed. It was greatly appreciated!

[star queen]

Antibiotic in products are always on the label, so diligent reading of labels is very important.  There are alot of pro-biotic supplements out there.  We are not allowed on this site to recommend any, but you can talk with your health care provider or a licensed (in some states there are certificate programs) alternative medicine person in the local health food/vitamin stores for assistance. Good luck

[ch/gh]

Thanks for your information. do you know what soap,shampoo etc products have antibiotics in them? Also do you know how to post a question to the doctor on here? I like yogurt but it seems dairy products make my mucous problem worse so i have been avoiding  a lot of dairy i still have my mucous problem just seems its 10 times worse with dairy products.

[Ti Ti]

I was looking for information about my problem with my throat and came about this site. I think this is explaining my problem but I am not to sure. I have these geen, smelly bacteria chunks I guess you can say, coming out of my left tonsil. I can always taste the smell in my month and I hate it. I dont know what to do about it. I just got an antibiotic which I hope will help me. When I was explaining it to my doctor she probly thought I was weird. These green balls come out whenever. Sometimes they hurt and sometimes they dont. You cant see them if you look into my throat. If I force myself to cough really hard sometimes I can get them out but i always taste the smell and it grosses me out. What is this caused from? Sinus issues have always been a major problem in my family but every doctor I went to gives me a hastle with getting my tonsils out. I do smoke newports which I thought was the main reasoning for having this problem but as I search the web, Im realizing otherwise. Do you have any advise or information I can give to my doctor so she understands me?

[Jazzerman]

By the way, deviated septum is a problem for sinusitis and non-allergic rhinitis. Once it is corrected all the problems will go away. Most of the time people don't realize this can cause their running nose and worse cold symptoms and for some reason not all ENT doctors tell you the secret. Although they mention you have deviated septum. They just keep giving you medicine that doesn't work. Hope this will help.