Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Everyone around here has had some sort of upper respiratory infection! I have had a sinus headache for a week now, not infection though as I blow clear. I irrigate my sinuses every day and take mucinex, and allegra for allergies, as well as flonase. But this sinus headache doesn't seem to want to give it up! I'm south of Dallas, not sure what's " in the air " this week. My allergy report only said low to moderate fungus, but I usually flare if fungus gets high. It never fails, and I never noticed til hubby pointed it out. vh wrote: > *I hope you get to feeling better soon. I too got a sinus infection from the > virus going around here in TX. Now though it has become walking pneumonia > and the boogy woogy flu {had to say it, lol}. I will pray for you.* > *Hugs,* > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Hi Melody, Can understand about your bad sinus headache. I have had one for 5 days now, also. Mostly between my eyes to under my nose. Every day I flush with Ayr twice a day but that doesn't help. Don't blow anything out either so think I need steroid. Must be something in the air here in Texas to cause our headache. Hope yours is better by Christmas. Debbie J -- In Fibromyalgia_Support_Group , Melody wrote: > > Everyone around here has had some sort of upper respiratory infection! > I have had a sinus headache for a week now, not infection though as I > blow clear. I irrigate my sinuses every day and take mucinex, and > allegra for allergies, as well as flonase. But this sinus headache > doesn't seem to want to give it up! >> > >,* > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 If I take a sudafed it helps tremendously, but then I get medicine head and insomnia. I took a sudafed Wednesday and felt better for a while, but slept so poorly Wednesday night. I do full blown irrigating of my sinuses. I shoot the saline as far up as it'll go and let it drain back out. Sometimes if I think I'm clogged deep, I'll go upside down to let the saline get way in there deep. I started this in 2004 after I had a really bad sinus infection that took six months and three rounds of antibiotics and still wouldn't go away. The irrigating seemed to clear out all the extra gunk that wouldn't come out. I have problems since but so far no infections as long as I keep up with the irrigating. I don't know if I need to go to the doc or not. I don't sound 'nasally' like I usually do if my sinuses are swollen or clogged, just a sinus headache and pressure above the eyes, on the cheeks, behind the ears, and straight up on both sides of my head. It just gets old, lol! deebs87 wrote: > Hi Melody, > Can understand about your bad sinus headache. I have had one for 5 > days now, also. Mostly between my eyes to under my nose. Every day I > flush with Ayr twice a day but that doesn't help. Don't blow anything > out either so think I need steroid. Must be something in the air here > in Texas to cause our headache. Hope yours is better by Christmas. > Debbie J > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 I also have chronic sinus infections...which I rarely report to the dr anymore, she just sticks me on antibiotics and constant year round doses of antibiotics don't seem like a good idea to me...about the only meds I take for the stuffiness are sudafeds and multi symptom cough and cold syrup when it moves into my lungs. G --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 I wonder if I get infections too, just fight them off more naturally. Because several times a year, everything clogs up and I'll just take mucinex, vitamins, fluids, hot baths, irrigate the sinuses, exercise, and of course my allegra, flonase, and the occasional sudafed. It usually does the trick. I'm hoping this current sinus headache that's lasted a week isn't a deep infection that needs antibiotics. I read on the mayo clinic sight that antibiotics do very little for sinus infections, and that was why they recommended saline washing or irrigating. I never knew the sinus issues were linked to fibro til I started getting the frequent and aggressive infections. Medicated Drama Queen wrote: > I also have chronic sinus infections...which I rarely report to the dr anymore, she just sticks me on antibiotics and constant year round doses of antibiotics don't seem like a good idea to me...about the only meds I take for the stuffiness are sudafeds and multi symptom cough and cold syrup when it moves into my lungs. > G > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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