sinus battle: fight!

[jinian]

I've had sinus stuff since at least the beginning of December. Two rounds of antibiotics, ups and downs (a norovirus is actually great for clearing your nasal passages), but still a problem. I'm on the verge of getting an ENT consult, but I realize that what with feeling terrible most of the time I haven't actually managed to do all of the palliative/slow-healing recommendations at the same time, and that that might be important.

I now have a 13-item checklist of what to do daily. I'll try this for a week and then get the probably useless referral. (Lots of stress and worry in having recurrent sinus ick for me; this is why I had to leave undergrad the first time and I'm very scared of it now.)

• Real Sudafed in the morning


• Humidifier whenever at home


• Tea AM


• Saline nose spray AM


• Tea/soup at lunch


• Saline nose spray at lunch


• Tea/soup at dinner


• Saline nose spray evening


• Hot bath, preferably with aromatics, keep throat submerged as much as possible


• Energetic coughing and removing tonsil ick in shower


• Neti pot in shower


• Flonase after the saline drains out and before bed


• Nyquil

Shooting for 90% at least. Wish me luck.

Comments

[heavenscalyx]

Sounds reasonable. I'd have problems keeping up with the saline nose spray. Also, cannot with Neti pots, though I suspect I could if needs must.

Is your Flonase script not for twice daily?

Also, if you have a lot of trouble with postnasal drip, apparently Allegra is the best OTC antihistamine for reducing that (it's the recommendation I've gotten for my recurrent laryngitis).

[jinian]

The doc said once daily on the Flonase, but I'll check when I get home whether it says something different on the box. (Fourteen! Fourteen tedious steps! ah ah ah.)

Allegra does actually work for me, unlike some of the other newer antihistamines, so maybe I'll add that too. More pills are better than putting more things up my nose, I guess.

[boxofdelights]

That is a lot of work. Good luck!

[umadoshi]

I hope the epic list of things (both the actual list and the doing of the things on it) help! *fingers crossed*