Congestion: I have a question for the... - Asthma Community ...

Asthma Community Forum

21,541 members24,419 posts

Congestion

3 Replies

I have a question for the past couple of years i have had problems with congestion. I am always congested after a cold gets worse for weeks. I use the over the counter nasal congestion which i use it all the time because i learned it gives a rebound effect, i have tried flonase which is the only one that helped me get off of the other. But then when i get a cold i am back to congestion and the cycle starts all over. I don't know what to do anymore i went to my family dr today and he didnt say much, he didnt know what to say about it. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem and if it's maybe an asthma related allergies?

Read more about...
3 Replies

I have allergic rhinitis which is a bit like hayfever, except you get it all year round. I am allergic to so many different things that my nose is very sensitive and always reacting to things. I have a poor sense of smell. I have congestion in my nose overnight and every morning when I get up, and its somethign I live with. When things get bad, I use an over-the-counter decongestant (my favourite is phenylephrine hydrochloride) and an anti-hystamine (i use acrivastine).

Nasal sprays always make me worse because they irritate my very-sensitive nasal lining, and effectively double my symptoms!!

Like Spaniel (waves - Hiya!) my daughter has allergic rhinitis and when she gets like this we have a little plastic cup made by Vicks that we put hot water in and we just steam her. It sounds too simple to be effective but it works very well with her. On a very bad day we repeat it every half hour or so. When our gp suggested it I felt very fobbed off but it really does help.

HTH

Jacqui Mac

hello - being almost permanently congested is no good cos apart from being miserable for you it means you'll be mouth-breathing and also won't be resisting infection as well if your nose isn't working properly. Why don't you ask your gp if you could use flixonase or nasonex all the time? sounds as if you need it. it's no problem using a steroid nasal inhaler if you're already using a steroid oral one - I use both as I expect do many others here

good luck amandana

You may also like...

now have congestion in one lung

my intercostal muscles. Can you get one sided congestion with asthma?

Has the recommended delivery of Prednisolone for asthma changed over the last 10 years?

change in method over the last 10 years. I would love to know what other people have done.

Blocked nose and now toothache from Sinus infection

they sent me for a CT Scan and didnt seem to know what to do. I told the I wanted a steroid...

Managing occasional breathlessness

that in principle, but I have had mixed results when using it. With Ventolin I know it starts to...

New confused and fed-up!

is awful. My husband says I sound like I have a cat inside my body trying to get out! It sounds...