Sinus infections

January 4, 2002

Hi ,

has tried five or six days on Zithromax, then five off, then five or

six more days. We have actually tried this method several times, each time

was successful. This was before he was immune it. Apparently, Zithromax

stays in the body for long periods of time--it has a very long half life. I

hope is better soon. Bri has finally cleared up after Clindomycin.

Sandi

January 4, 2002

Hi ,

has had sinus infections that were resolved with Zithromax. She

used 5 days on, 5 days off then repeated. The nice thing about the Zithromax

was that it seems to have a mild anti-inflammatory effect (not seen with the

Augmentin) so wasn't as stuffy with the Zithromax. I hope this

works for you!

Martha (mom to Chrissy IgA deficiency, polysaccharide coated antibody

deficiency etc.)

January 5, 2002

Macey use to be on prophylactic Zithromax. She alternated Zithromax with

Septra. Then they moved her to just Septra.

Now she's stopped the Septra.

Ursula Holleman

Macey's mom (6 yr. old with CVID, asthma, sinus disease, GERD, kidney reflux,

Sensory Integration Disorder, Diabetes

Insipidus,colonic inertia)

http://maceyh.home.att.net

January 7, 2003

Hi,

Speaking of the " to young to have.... " Does anyone remember the time when

doctors were saying that babies were to young to feel pain and wouldn't give

them adequate anesthesia to do things like circumcisions and other surgical

procedures?

--Martha (mom to Chrissy, IgA deficiency, pacemaker, 5 heart surgeries,

mechanical aortic valve etc.)

January 7, 2003

How old do the doctors think a child has to be to have infected sinuses??

My 6yo had all four sinus cavities severely infected and full just after her

3rd b-day and Rebekah certainly had sinus infections between age 2 and 3.

They also told me that she couldn't have strep, but she did at the glorious

age of 18 months! I'm not a big believer in the " they are too young to

have... " school of thinking anymore!

Pam

wife to (16 years)

mother to , 9, Hannah, 6, Rebekah, 3, and Leah, 1

sinus infections

Hi I have been reading a lot of the emails and recently there has been a lot

on the " too young " for sinus infections.

January 7, 2003

My son is 4, and he just had one of those numbing creams or gels, similar to

that used by dentists. Right after he was born they started talking about

giving something stronger, because maybe they DO feel pain after all. Just

awful! He looked terrible when after his circumcision, the poor kid!

> Speaking of the " to young to have.... " Does anyone remember the time

when

> doctors were saying that babies were to young to feel pain and wouldn't

give

> them adequate anesthesia to do things like circumcisions and other

surgical

> procedures?

>

> --Martha (mom to Chrissy, IgA deficiency, pacemaker, 5 heart surgeries,

> mechanical aortic valve etc.)

January 7, 2003

Dale (mom to Ben):

A couple of thoughts. First, don't give up hope that Ben can improve. Our

was also premature and had multiple deficiencies in her immune system.

Because she had low /unprotective responses to a few different vaccines, they

assumed her deficiency was permanent, would not improve. They were wrong!!!

She still has a polysaccharide antibody deficiency and *possibly* an IgA def

(not sure), but everything else came up! So maybe you'll get that lucky, too

-- Ben's still pretty young.

I was very upset (like you) that the immuno didn't do anything right away

because of age. But what worked for us was restricting our daughter's

exposure significantly and taking good infection control measures. We were

ALL the healthiest we've ever been! I don't want to bore everybody with a

list of all the measures we took (I already have a couple of times in the

past), but if you'd like it I can post to you off-list. With those measures,

stayed quite healthy despite similar deficits to Ben. It is a sort of

lonely and non-social existence, but it would be worth it of course, until he

gets older and you can get more info on what's going to improve and what's

not.

Good luck --

(mom to Kate, born 9/19/02; and , age 3-3/4 -- currently has

polysaccharide antibody def, previously had transient IgG, IgA, t-cell &

other defs)

January 7, 2003

It depends on which areas are affected as to whether or not a doctor thinks it's

sinusitis. The frontal and sphenoid

sinuses aren't developed until 8 or 9 I believe so it is unlikely that these

would be infected. Any area that can be

cultured with sterile technique and grow bacteria is infected. This includes

the sinuses of small children. At age 2

yrs 4 months Macey was put to sleep and sent to surgery for her adenoids to be

taken out and a functional endoscopic

sinus surgery done. Small holes were cut to facilitate drainage and better air

passing through the maxillary sinuses.

A culture was done while the ENT was in there and it grew bacteria. She was

treated but the bacteria returned 6 weeks

later and a second surgery was done with another 3 weeks of IV antibiotics based

on the sensitivity report. The first

infection was treated with oral antibiotics and the second infection developed

into a nasty case of orbital cellulitis

with the ethmoid sinuses affected (it had spread, they were not previously

infected). This second infection affecting

the ethmoids scared me the most because it had nowhere else to spread to except

the brain.

Ursula Holleman

Macey's mom (7 yr. old with CVID, asthma, sinus disease, GERD, Diabetes

Insipidus, colonic inertia)

http://members.cox.net/maceyh

Immune Deficiency Foundation - Peer Contact for GA

http://www.primaryimmune.org

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November 23, 2006

Hi I am taking , my six year old into Childrens Hosp. Oakland to have

tonsils and adnoids removed and ear tubes put in. Can those experienced parents

tell me about after care of ear tubes and is it reasonable to spend the

night in the hospital?? The ENT doctor took one look at her tonsils which are

always huge and said he is going to operate. Also halitosis part of really huge

tonsils??? Her breath is horrible at night.Thanks for any advice.

, Mom to and both with D.S.

November 24, 2006

Halitosis probably means that there is an infection in there that just won't

quit on its own.

's ENT swabbed inside her nose 2 weeks before surgery and tested for

a sinus infection. It was positive. He put her on antibiotics and checked her

again before surgery. It was STILL positive. His conclusion was that the

infection was hiding out inside her tonsils & adnoids and that it wouldn't be

wiped out until after the tonsils and adnoids were removed. So he put her on

antibiotics starting before surgery and continuing the week after. Following

that she came back for a follow up and her sinuses proved to be clear of the

infection.

What types of tubes are they using - the permanent or the temporary kind?

The most important thing to know about tubes is that you can't let her get

water in her ears.

- Becky

In a message dated 11/23/2006 7:27:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, Sudsystuff

writes:

Hi I am taking , my six year old into Childrens Hosp. Oakland to have

tonsils and adnoids removed and ear tubes put in. Can those experienced

parents tell me about after care of ear tubes and is it reasonable to spend the

night in the hospital?? The ENT doctor took one look at her tonsils which are

always huge and said he is going to operate. Also halitosis part of really huge

tonsils??? Her breath is horrible at night.Thanks for any advice.

, Mom to and both with D.S.

November 24, 2006

The halitosis can be coming from sinus issues. Or throat infections If

she is prone to either or both then its likely the cause. If it does not

clear up after the surgery discuss it further with your doc. ( Oh..

while she is healing from the surgery breath will be nasty. so give it a

few weeks)

I healed up pretty fast from my T & A. It put a stop to repeated sore

throats and tonsillitis and antibiotics. I suppose that was worth it.

I have not had to deal with ear tubes yet. All our ear issues were

fixed with allergy treatment. But that may not be the case for my

( ds) but it stopped my other children's ear clogs and

infections. So.. I cant help you with tubes. Sam is just now getting

fluid behind her ears. I am taking her to the Doc today as it was

diagnosed at the Audiologist Tuesday. ( hearing test went bad)

Hopefully its an isolated incident for Sam. we had made it 15 months

without even a cold. Well we got Chicken pox last spring..but she

breezed through it with the help of lots of calamine ; c) but as far as

ENT issues etc.. we have been lucky.

Steph

Re: Sinus infections

Hi I am taking , my six year old into Childrens Hosp. Oakland to

have

tonsils and adnoids removed and ear tubes put in. Can those experienced

parents

tell me about after care of ear tubes and is it reasonable to spend the

night in the hospital?? The ENT doctor took one look at her tonsils

which are

always huge and said he is going to operate. Also halitosis part of

really huge

tonsils??? Her breath is horrible at night.Thanks for any advice.

, Mom to and both with D.S.

November 24, 2006

I dont know ANYTHING!!! The ENT was so fast after I told him about the

chronic strep throats, runny noses and ear ionfections, that he left the room

,then came back with a surgery date. I am now assumjng they will give me details

a t the pre-op.I didn't know there was different types of tubes. I am worried

about getting water in the ears because I like to wash their hair every other

day and loves to go swimming. is regularly on amoxicillin.After

had her tonsils out, a week later she bled like nothing I have ever

seen.I should have a called 911 but was so nscard I drove her to

Childrens.Turned

out the scabs fell off and the had to do emergency surgery. I dont mean to

be graphic but this kid covered my car and the E.R. room with the blood she

threw up.Has this happened to anyone else after surgery?? Thanks for everyones

comments, I am gathering a lot of info by reading your posts. from

California

November 24, 2006

In a message dated 11/24/2006 1:34:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, Sudsystuff

writes:

I dont know ANYTHING!!! The ENT was so fast after I told him about the

chronic strep throats, runny noses and ear ionfections, that he left the room

,then came back with a surgery date. I am now assumjng they will give me

details

a t the pre-op.I didn't know there was different types of tubes.

- The temp ones will fall out on their own after 6 - 12 months. For a while

got them reinserted every fall before the cold & flu season and then

then would fall out on their own in the spring. While some people can sit still

for the procedure, she had to be knocked out. It was AMAZING to see the

difference before and after. She would go into surgery grumpy and upset - and

come out of it happy and reigning court. The pressure relief must have been

amazing.

The permanent ones have to be removed (which can be done in the Dr's office)

I am worried about getting water in the ears because I like to wash their

hair every other day and loves to go swimming.

-- you can use ear plugs for swimming if she will handle them. BTW - here's

a research summary on a study that says swimming without earplugs might be OK

_http://www.drgreene.com/21_497.html_ (http://www.drgreene.com/21_497.html)

Bottom line - ask the Dr what he recommends. You should get post-op directions

too.

- washing hair is usually not a big deal... you don't get that much water in

the ears. There are things you can put on her head to hold the water back (I

used one on my oldest because she hated getting the water in her eyes) which

you'll probably find in baby supply stores

is regularly on amoxicillin.

--- Hmm - probably not strong enough if she keeps having recurrant

infections. was on Zythromaz to knock the sinus infection when she kept

getting

them over and over while on Augmentin. Our pediatrician said she probably

had one long infection - just the symptons went away while on the antibiotic

and them resurfaced after she went off.

After had her tonsils out, a week later she bled like nothing I have

ever seen.I should have a called 911 but was so nscard I drove her to

Childrens.Turned out the scabs fell off and the had to do emergency surgery. I

dont

mean to be graphic but this kid covered my car and the E.R. room with the

blood she threw up.Has this happened to anyone else after surgery?? Thanks for

everyones comments, I am gathering a lot of info by reading your posts.

from California

-- Oh boy.

No - didn't have that. refused to take anything by mouth so the Dr

said she had to stay until she would eat or drink. The next AM the nurses

arrived with a Tylenol suppository. I offered to try to get the liquid Tylenol

in

her myself instead. I was able to squirt it in her w/ the syringe. 20 minutes

later she was willing to eat and then we were out of there.

Our negative effect was that 3 days later she had a LOT of mucus in her

throat - which it turns out was from getting dehydrated. Had to force a lot of

liquids into her to get her back in shape.

- Becky

May 22, 2007

There are other alternatives for sinus infections besides Cipro (which CAN cause

irreversible tendon damage~my father-in-law's hand is permanently curled). Beta

Carotene is wonderful (I tried three rounds of antibiotics one year and a nurse

told me about BC, used 75,000 IU for a week), flushing the sinuses with saline

solution helps before and after a steamy shower, there are natural sinus sprays

that include healthy ingredients like tea tree oil, silver, etc. Do NOT use the

OTC nose sprays like Afrin, etc. for more than 3-5 days. They contain

hydrochloric acid, which used continually burns a hole in your sinuses (my

father-in-law did this, has a huge hole in his sinuse, and still uses it!!!).

There are other things like the Neti Pot or sinus irrigation devices to flush

out the junk. Also check out what you are eating that might cause problems (too

much milk products can cause a lot of mucus). Use heat to ease the pain and

soothe the aches (like a rice pack in the microwave or hot washcloth). If you

have allergies, you can use nose sprays like Nasonex or Florinex that helps.

Hope these things help somewhat.

in La Selva Beach CA

May 22, 2007

The best nasal spray that I have ever used is Xlear Nasal Wash with Xylitol.Â

The Xylitol helps kill fungus and many sinus infections are fungal related.Â It

is not habit forming and can be bought at the health food store like Whole

Foods.Â It has done wonders for me!!Â I agree with everything you have said

below.