Sinous problems

[BWS_Boyo]

What's the name for a continuous stream of phlegm running down the back of the throat?

[CDreamer]

Not sure it has a name but I have been struggling with the complaint for over 6 months now, sympathies. There seem to be quite a few conditions that may cause it, pretty sure for me it is a combination of a med I take which has this as a recognised side effect, viral infection 6 months ago and allergy response. Some days are better than others.

[Finvola]

Post nasal drip, I think.

PS, nasal washing with saline solution can give some relief.

[CDreamer in reply to Finvola]

Post nasal drip is one of the causes of excess mucus and saline nasal rinses do help.

[opal11uk]

Sinsus Tap/Drip - my husband has this as do others with CLL (Chronic Lymphacitic Leukaemia) but there are lots of reasons for it including of course allergies.

[Ppiman]

I believe it’s called a post nasal drip or simply chronic catarrh. I’ve had it since the spring two years ago now and it affects my hearing, giving certain sounds a harsh edge. It’s very annoying.

It began as a sinus infection but my GP didn’t think an antibiotic would help. I wish he’d thought otherwise as it now seems permanent.

I’ve tried everything to no avail. Sinus rinses were interesting but they don’t actually get far into the sinuses and mostly just clear the nose. Antihistamines and steroid sprays help some folk apparently but did nothing for me.

I gather a small operation might help but is painful to endure!

Steve

[Auriculaire in reply to Ppiman]

Many years ago I suffered from chronic sinusitis and was offered an operation than involved cutting a bit out of my nose. To the bewilderment of the ENT doc I saw I declined and said I would wait and see if the course of acupuncture I had just started gave any relief - reading my medical notes many years later I saw that he had described me as a "bizarre young woman". The acupuncture worked though it was not very pleasant as the needles went in the face. My GP at the time who had referred me to ENT confessed that she had had the op but it had only worked for a few months and then the sinusitis had returned. However the damage from allopathic treatment had already been done as she had prescribed several rounds of antibiotics before referring me to ENT. One of which I am sure was a Fluoroquinolone which set me off on my 30 year journey as a floxie.

[Ppiman in reply to Auriculaire]

Oh dear - the human body wasn't perfectly designed, was it? Not in my case, for sure - at least not for long-term use. I wonder what kind of review mine would be given on Amazon - 3* at the most.

I recall years back my late father having his sinuses "done" as he used to call it. He said that had he known the pain of the op, one in which the doctor apparently punched a steel rod through one of his sinuses, he'd not have bothered. I do recall his two favourite medicines were Liqufruta and Mucron!

Steve

[Hidden in reply to Auriculaire]

My wife had chronic sinusitis from the time we moved to this hot humid climate in 1981 until about 2007. Her file at the ENT office was thicker than an old telephone book. She had a chronic cough from the post nasal drip too.

She went from antibiotic to antibiotic and in 1987 the darned Cipro was prescribed. It did nothing for her sinus infection, but left her with torn tendons and chronic tendinitis, which she still battles to this day.

In early 2000 she heard a radio program with a doctor touting Oil of Oregano for sinus infections. He said it took care of fungal, viral and bacterial infections. She decided to give it a try, figuring she had nothing to lose. The result was a dramatic improvement that she never achieved on antibiotics. She went back to her ENT when the next infection rolled around and asked if it could be fungal. He ran tests and it came back as definitely fungal, so he gave her a prescription for an anti-fungal. She looked up the side effects and decided not to fill the prescription and turned to Oil of Oregano. It cleared up, but within a few months she had a new infection, so back to the ENT.

Finally, in 2007 when she was tested for celiac disease and food allergies and delayed reaction food sensitivities, her infections stopped when she stopped eating all of the offending foods. The foods, particularly dairy, increased the amount of mucous and then it would lead to an infection. She had to go back to the ENT for an ear infection in 2010 and he said he was shocked that she had not had any sinus infections in the previous 3 years. She told him about the food allergy testing and he said he thought she had had it done back in the late 90's. He was confusing our son, who he sent for allergy testing, with my wife.

To make a very long story short, since she went gluten and dairy free and cut out blueberries, cranberries, chocolate, clams, cod, black pepper and all yeast products, she has gone 13 years without a sinus infection, and probably 8 or 9 years without so much as a mild cold.

In 2012 due to the stress caused by her father's declining health and dealing with his death and the estate, she developed stress induced motor rhinitis. That too led to a post nasal drip and chronic cough, but thankfully she never progressed to a sinus infection. Once everything relating to her father was taken care of, and she was done with all the court cases and constant traveling from Texas to Florida, it took her about a year to get over it. Thankfully, it has never returned.

[Auriculaire in reply to Hidden]

They are still prescribing FQs for sinusitis despite the FDA and EMA warnings that risk outweighs benefit. Some docs just cannot learn - or they get financial incentives from the likes of Bayer.

[Pita]

I gave up on the sinus rinses after about 4 months as it really did not make a difference to me, I have tried steroid nasal sprays and this gave bad allergic reaction, and ended up in hospital for a few days in February. I take Antihistamines for allergies ie pollen and dust,

I find taking these makes no difference to my chronic catarrh. All i wish is that one night i

can actually lay down in bed instead of umpteen pillows to sit me up in bed.

[Hidden in reply to Pita]

Get tested for food allergies IgE and food sensitivities IgM. The mechanisms are different, but the end result is often similar, except the IgE reactions can be immediate and anaphylactic. It has made such a difference in our lives!

Sadly, they are still prescribing the fluroquinines for mild urinary tract infections too. I ended up in the hospital getting morphine thanks to Cipro. The idiot ER doctor handed me a prescription for Levaquin on the way out. "Just in case," he said. My wife threw it in the trash in front of him and asked him if he was nuts! She could not believe he would treat me for getting floxxed and then hand over a prescription for another fluroquine drug.

[Morzine]

Post nasal drip I think

[Madscientist16]

Allergies. Never had them until recently and I am now in my fifties!

[Gertsen]

Post nasal drip - I have it