I suffered long horrible recurring allergy
attacks this past july 4th week which
happened out of the blue. I was in and
out of the er with my throat closing and I
was covered with hives, large red patches
that looked like burns and welts. I ended
up in intensive care for two days. The
cause was never determined. I was put on
steroids and allergy meds. I had
follow-up allergy test and responded
positive to many environmental pollutants.
Since adding vitamins to my diet, my
allergies have gotten much better and i'm
almost back to normal. With that said,
here's the problem. I have had the oddest
sensation of my sinuses being extremely
clear and a dripping feeling going down
the back of my throat. I saw my doctor
and he wasn't much help. I have also had
gastritis for about 1 1/2 years and take
medication for it. The doctor said it
could be sinuses or it could be acid and
sent me home with no answers. I really
don't know what to do. If it is sinuses,
does anyone have any suggestions on what
could be causing the extreme clearness and
dripping sensation in the back of my
throat? It's very uncomfortable. Thank
you.
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georgetheronni
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Arizona
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Sinus Sensations Posted: 01-27-05 00:55am
Hi,
as someone who has experienced sinus
problems of various degree, and allergies,
the best I can figure from your
description of a "clear"feeling in sinuses
and a "dripping" down your throat (post
nasal drip?)sounds suspiciously like the
result of a very powerful nasal
antihystimine. Are you using flonase or a
nasal spray of any type? You said you are
using "vitamins". Are they the standard
"daily multiple" type or perhaps an herbal
blend? I have some experience and
knowledge regarding the latter. If you
wish to respond or think I am on to
something, I am the post about "pulsatile
tinnitus".
Hope you feel better--r
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stuckiner
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 3 Location: New Jersey
Sinus Sensation Reply Posted: 01-27-05 12:05pm
Thank you for responding to my post. I
was given steroids on many occasions since
july right up until september along with
zyrtek and benedryl. Once the allergies
started to calm down, my doctor gave me 25
mg. Of hydroxyzine to take as needed up
to 4 x a day. To be honest, I first
noticed the extremely clear breathing
sensation after taking the zyrtek for a
while, so I stopped taking it. My doctor
said that sometimes there is a residual
dryness sensation in the sinuses after
taking antihistamines and suggested a
saline spray to moisturize. I notice the
problem seems to get "active" when the
weather is going to change (ie: snow or
rain coming). Wierd.
The vitamins I mentioned are just the
standard multi-vitamine along with
vitamine c, e, b12 and calcium which I
feel have helped my immuine system. Any
input you may have would be appreciated.
I find this problem frustrating.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 01-27-05 15:58pm
I also think that since there are many
chambers to the sinuses, you can have
mucus in them without them blocking your
airways. Two months ago I had something
similar.. But with severe sinus headaches
on top of it. I could breathe fine, but
had stuff running down the back of my
throat and a bad sinus pressure. Went to
the doc and it was a sinus infection and
the antibiotics cleared it right up. I
don't think you have an infection
otherwise you would have the bad pressure
as well, but this time of year can play
havoc on anyone's sinuses!
