i got post nasal drip going on
― i pl0p bombs like hiroshima (San Te), Friday, 4 February 2011 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
First sinus infection. Five days of terrible gunk in the morning, then feeling ok later in the day. But now the face pain has kicked in. I feel ok otherwise. Any point in bothering with hitting the pharmacy, or just let it go away on its own?
― ljubljana, Sunday, 30 December 2012 00:53 (eleven years ago) link
buy a sinupulse. it works marginally for me but i'm a marginal case, the reviews, and mates who've used it, are mostly very positive.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SinuPulse-Elite-Advanced-Irrigation-System/dp/B001CWT4JI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356828935&sr=8-1
― Heterocyclic ring ring (LocalGarda), Sunday, 30 December 2012 00:55 (eleven years ago) link
That thing looks good, but this is the first time I've ever had a sinus infection and unless they become chronic I wouldn't lay out that much money. Just wondering whether I should get decongestants and stuff that people mention above, or whether that'll slow down recovery overall (which is the priority, because whilst mornings are grossss and it would be better if they weren't, it's still pretty mild compared to some of your horror stories above). In which case I'll just hydrate like crazy.
― ljubljana, Sunday, 30 December 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
fucking dying here. the nhs now recommends that machine i linked to above, incidentally. that plus have some anti-histamines, say five our fathers, and fire all manner of sprays up your nose.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Friday, 19 April 2013 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
C
― am0n, Friday, 19 April 2013 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
yeah sorry, bit out of context of global events. just not thinking straight.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Friday, 19 April 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
i had one last year. p sure i was given antibiotics for it but i guess thats not the common treatment
― am0n, Friday, 19 April 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
i basically have them all the time since 2005, had the operation and stuff, that's why it's a bit of an ordeal, and the doc ends up telling you stuff you know won't work. apparently in the uk they no longer recommend antibiotics for them.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Friday, 19 April 2013 16:58 (eleven years ago) link
ya it wouldn't make sense for chronic sufferers
― am0n, Friday, 19 April 2013 17:03 (eleven years ago) link
I got sent away from the GPs with antibiotics for sinus infection for years until a locum GP pointed out it was more likely to be cluster headaches (easily confused, apparently).
― djh, Friday, 19 April 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
ive had a world of these over the past couple of years. docs are constantly trying to stab people with steroids these days. WTH
― (from a bottle you dicks) (sunny successor), Friday, 19 April 2013 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
Do cluster headaches come with blood and pus?
Suffering horribly with this atm. I get 2 or 3 really nasty ones every year. I can't tolerate the sprays etc., so steam and paracetamol is about all I do.
Me=tooslow
― you may not like it now but you will (Zora), Friday, 19 April 2013 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
No. Pain on one side of the face and a curious blocked nose on one side.
― djh, Saturday, 20 April 2013 03:22 (eleven years ago) link
This is definitely a sinus infection then!
― you may not like it now but you will (Zora), Saturday, 20 April 2013 10:07 (eleven years ago) link
Try that machine I posted upthread. It probably sounds a bit "it really works!" but read the reviews and check the rating.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Saturday, 20 April 2013 10:13 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks LG, but it's a bit outside my price range o.O
― you may not like it now but you will (Zora), Saturday, 20 April 2013 11:32 (eleven years ago) link
That's awful. I had the operation on them and it was very painful, it would be very frustrating to have that done and then find out it didn't help.
― The last of the famous international Greyjoys (Nicole), Saturday, 20 April 2013 12:21 (eleven years ago) link
― you may not like it now but you will (Zora), Saturday, April 20, 2013
this is $9.99
http://www.natlallergy.com/images/400/sinucleanse-squeeze.jpg
― inste grammophon (rogermexico.), Saturday, 20 April 2013 19:39 (eleven years ago) link
yeah by all accounts those work pretty well too. despite my total lack of faith in the doc, the two days of steroid spray, irrigation, and anti-histamines seem to be working. i still feel a bit wrecked but i swear my sinuses are calming down.
― Tioc Norris (LocalGarda), Sunday, 21 April 2013 10:01 (eleven years ago) link
http://goldenageofmusicvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/MagnusPyke.jpgSinus!
― Oulipo Traces (on a Cigarette) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 May 2013 13:42 (ten years ago) link
I'm not big on medicating the heck out of things, but after several bad allergy-related sinus infections I just don't mess around any more. Claritin every day to keep the allergies at bay, and if/when I get any congestion from any cause, I hammer it with decongestants (the kind you have to show a photo ID to buy so they can make sure you're not making meth). And if there's any sign of actual infection -- persistent pain, greenish gunk -- straight to the antibiotics. In my experience, they do not go away on their own, and they will make your life miserable.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 23 May 2013 14:16 (ten years ago) link
(And neti pots or other sinus washes are good too, but useless once you have an infection. They'll help clear out, but won't kill anything.)
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 23 May 2013 14:17 (ten years ago) link
jesse otm. I've started on exactly the same regime. In the past ometimes I've done saline spray or even got a scrip for Flonase which worked but at some point, no matter how careful I think I am, sooner or latter the bottle seems to get infected and then I reinfect myself.
― Oulipo Traces (on a Cigarette) (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 23 May 2013 17:00 (ten years ago) link
so its a basin and hot water and a towel is it
― Moussa- ppl gon die (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 December 2018 17:37 (five years ago) link
suggest you add a tablespoon of vicks to the hot water, stir it til it melts and then breathe it in. Will help clear your head a bit.
― gyac, Thursday, 13 December 2018 18:04 (five years ago) link
ty will try
― Moussa- ppl gon die (darraghmac), Thursday, 13 December 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
Classic.
― It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christ (Tom D.), Thursday, 13 December 2018 18:14 (five years ago) link
Had a nasty bout last month but some general 'off' sensations there lingered further after I finally stopped sneezing and it turns out...I have this:
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001641.htm
Gross but manageable so right now I'm living on Claritin and Flonase and etc until I see a specialist in a couple of weeks.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 July 2019 18:06 (four years ago) link
AND SMOKING HURTS.
― the table is the table, Sunday, August 5, 2007 10:39 PM (eleven years ago) bookmarkflaglink
The truest complaint ^^
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Wednesday, 17 July 2019 18:08 (four years ago) link
motherfuck, I haven't had one of these in 11 years, and it's kicking my ass for the last week.
just got antibiotics.
― LaRusso Auto (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 00:45 (three years ago) link
i was about to say...
the vision thing definitely happens. i've been batty-blind.
― the table is the table, Sunday, August 5, 2007 10:05 PM bookmarkflaglink
huh, this happened to me yesterday for 2 hours
― LaRusso Auto (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 00:46 (three years ago) link
i usually get like four of these a year but now that i work from home i haven’t been sick since february
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 01:10 (three years ago) link
I only previously got them when I lived in my old apt, which I was convinced had some kinda weird mold or shit hanging out that I couldn't find.
― LaRusso Auto (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 01:29 (three years ago) link
Dud
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 02:21 (three years ago) link