6 sinus infections per year, coughing attacks and headaches - my husband needs his wife back!

[Blondie61]

Dear Doctor/Nurse/Expert,

For many years, I have had a chronic migraine condition.  In the past 2-3 years I have started getting different headaches that I assumed and was often told by physicians were from sinus infections.  I assumed this since the headaches were centered near my sinus area of the forehead, they would go on for days and I would have to constantly blow my nose.  Sometimes my nose would be bleeding lightly too, but no discharge.  My neurologist said it's all migraine, which I'm not convinced of.  ENT says it's sinus infection.  I would go on doses of antibiotics like levaquin and zithromax, which would eventually make the symptoms subside and later (1-2 months) come back.  I now developed terrible coughing fits, especially when I'm lying in bed at night (oddly, especially when lying on my left side?) and have developed phlegm in my chest.  I'm wondering if there could be something in my room that causes this.  I went to the pulmonologist and he did a sleep study on me, which showed I have mild sleep apnia, so I now have a cpap machine, which I'm having a hard time using.  The pulmonologist says these symptoms are all related to post nasal drip and gave me a spray and allergy medication (zyrtec d), which don't really help much.   When I cough it causes headaches to get really bad.  Now I've read somewhere (I think on MedHelp) that I could have acid reflux.  I don't know what direction to go in.  All these symptoms make it very difficult for me to function during the day - I am very tired or have headaches much of the time.  Any advice, natural or medicinal or otherwise would be greatly appreciated.  I'm desperate and my husband needs his wife to function.

[LightFriend]

thanks to this information bennymars now i get it. but i have to disagree in some of your messages. blondie if you reading this message, look for my topic. im going to tell you the answer to your problem.

     thanks again BennyMars for this information.

[BennyMars]

maybe you dont believe what i have told you or you feel weird about my message, but give it a try.

when you sniff - slightly vow your head down  
when you blow your nose - raise your head.

slightly vow your head is the only head position that gives a pushing effect on the muscle of the tissue when you sniff.  when you do this you feel a moving feeling on the side of your nose. trust me.

[Jennifer375]

Mabey Im confused, but it sounds to me like you have a deep chronic sinus infection that may have become imbedded in the bone. If a bacterial or fungal infection goes on too long it can actually get into the bone itself which makes getting rid of it almost impossible. Id probably ask your doctor to reffer you to a specialist who can scope the area for a closer look and possibly do some scrapings for cultures in order to determine the best way to treat it with the proper medications.

Btw,,, from one who has been on a long standing script for levaquin,, the makers of levaquin were recently taken to court by Citizen attorney due to a rising number of tendon ruptures occuring in patients taking this antibiotic. It is listed as a possible side effect, but apparently its occuring with greater frequency particularly when taken in conjunction with a steroid like predisone. More doctors are reaching for this antibiotic when infections show antibiotic resistance, so naturally the drug is getting its true 'trial' with more patients with different systems take it. Just be aware..

[BennyMars]

what i meant by going downward, is pulling the muscleof the tissue towards your throat.
the site i was given to you he meant downward like pushing it downward the nose.

just to avoid confusion. ^_^

[BennyMars]

ok. i finally manage to fix this problem. its all about how you sniff and how you blow your nose. the position of your head is very critical and crucial when you blow your nose and when you sniff. if your head position is in wrong position, it moves the muscle downwards.


the perfect position of your head when you sniff is vow your head. (not sticking your chin on your neck!)

there are two postion when you vow your head. one is you stick your chin  in your neck and one is semi vow. you vow slightly but your chin is not stick to your neck.

sticking your chin on your neck (vow) when you sniff --> the muscle tissue moves downward make it worst.

just vow slightly  ----> the muscle tissue moves upward going back from its original position.


when you blow your nose. raise your head. its like you showing the hole of your nose to a person standing in front of you. it avoids the muscle of your tissue to move downward.

this is base on my experience. what i learned is that the position of your head when you sniff and blow affects the muscle tissue of your nose.

i suffered this bad condition for 6 years.

[BennyMars]

ok my friend im also suffering from this condition. i tell a short info about my situation.

ok. i have a sinusitis. i frequently sniff and blow my nose. and because of this most of the time one of the hole of my nose gets blocked completely.

but this is not really my problem. i notice that when ever i blow or sniff, i felt something moving inside my nose. when ever i felt this my nose secrete blood lightly and this kind of movement affects my brain and some parts of my body. it also affects my mind, my personality and behavior.i also felt pain in some parts of my body and some are became kind of numb. it also affects MY BREATHING PATTERN.

ok i have a question to you. when you blow your nose or sniff, do you felt a moving feeling in your nose?.

my short answer to this problem is the TISSUE MUSCLE of the nose.

check this information my friend  ---> http://www.liptrainer.com/main/blockednose.htm