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Q: Constant Sinus Infections
asked by: lilokins on April 20th, 2008
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For the past five or six years of my life, I have been getting sinus infections. I get them, am treated sometimes for a week, and sometimes, all the way up to three weeks. I usually feel better for about two weeks, when my symptoms present again, and I am told I have another infections. I typically get seven or eight a year. I have mild allergies to dust and grass, which I receive allergy shots for. I had been to my ENT several times over the past few months and have had sinus surgery to clean out my sinuses, shrink my turbinate and air filters, straighten my septum, among other things. Within a week post-op, I had the worst sinus infection of my life. After about every antibiotic on the market, it is April, and I still have it. My ENT is stunned and no one can tell me why I am always sick. Along with my sinus issues, I have many others. From age five, until eight, I had constant strep throat. I had my tonsils and adenoids removed. I have social anxiety disorder. I have been recently diagnosed with a thyroid auto-immune disease. I also have many problems with my white blood cell count and have had two cancer scares within the past year. I have tried everything from daily medication to sinus rinses. I am constantly tried, congested, and I often feel faint and dizzy. I just want to know what's wrong. To me, all of my doctors are treating everything separately, but I want to know if everything is really connected.
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Sirian
replied on April 20th, 2008
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Foods??
What are you eating? I have a large amount of allergy related sinus problems as well, but never any infections...

If you want to try something simple that could help a lot over a few weeks. Try fruit juice drinks; always lemon, but whatever other yellow fruits you want/like.

Avoid as many processed and fast foods as possible.

If you still have problems, try a fast. At least 7 days, preferably more. Some people regularly go 40 days (and one person I know ran a marathon on the last day) without food. Do some research into this.. it'll help clear out anything bad in your body; such as those bacteria that seem to come back after your antibiotics.

You need to remember that antibiotics will also kill your natural defenses against disease. Once they are out of your system, you're pretty well defenseless against anything new coming in. You will need to build up your protection by avoiding antibiotics.. but saying that, sometimes it's unavoidable.

Lemon is a great detoxifyer, as well as producing a more alkaline environment within your body. Bacteria cannot live in these conditions. Watermelon is also good for producing an alkaline environment.
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jbear3
replied on February 3rd, 2009
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hi there, I have had sinus problems for the last few months as well. Do you have postnasal drip as well? Or, feeling like you always need to clear your throat, especially when speaking?
Have you tried doing nasal irrigation? I have been doing it for the last few days and it's REALLY helped. . . Mix 1/4 teaspoon of koscher salt with lukewarm water in a bowl. Put it into a turkey baster or any other kind of "pump". Put your head over the sink with your ear down so your other ear is parallel to the ceiling. Pour the water through your nostril and let the water drip through the other nostril. It feels a bit funny at first but once you do it a couple times, it actually feels good! Then switch sides! Good luck!
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jwiley
replied on February 9th, 2009
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Re: Constant Sinus Infections
Have you been tested for acid reflux (GERD)? I have had long-term sinus infections and surgeries and finally got diagnosed with GERD and had surgery. It has greatly helped, but not completely eliminated the problem.
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Halit
replied on February 9th, 2009
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Failure of mucociliary cleansing?
It is not possible to know your problem for sure. But here is a great information source I found on the Web: http://www.howtogetridofsinusitis.com/free _sinusitis_report

Be sure to read it and also the articles in that site. There is an important discussion about the failure of Mucociliary system, body's own defense against airborne pathogens. The cause of your problems may be failure of mucociliary system.
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