Non stop sneezing

[Kmegood]

After 8 months on /Ibrutinib I suddenly started sneezing up to 10 times at least on and off . I thaught maybe my cpap machine causing that or just a sinus issue happening . I havnt had sinus problems for 2 years and rarely have colds even though I’m supposed to be immune compromised. So I will try a sinus rinse . It worked well last time I had this happening . Has anyone experience this ?

[SofiaDeo]

I sneeze a lot when my house is too dusty, or when the heating kicks on & humidity levels drop. Both can irritate sinuses. Especially on CPAP. The sinus rinse with saline sounds like a great idea! Plus check the humidity in your bedroom at least, since that's the room we usually spend the most time in. The Mayo Clinic recommends between 30-50%; I shoot for 30-40% in the house. Some studies say 40-60% is optimum for sleeping so I went for the 40% max; higher than that for me makes my night sweats stickier.

[Kmegood in reply to SofiaDeo]

Thanks for your reply . I will check the humidity level

[1susiE in reply to SofiaDeo]

add a little bi-carb to the saline

[retired46 in reply to SofiaDeo]

Hi there,Ive recently come off Ibrutinib after 20 months, while on it my sinuses and ears were frequently blocked, since coming off Ibrutinib - 2 weeks ago my sinuses and ears have recovered.

I also had bouts of sneezing too.

Strange

Regards

[Nickos66]

Ha,that made me smile,I've been experiencing blocks of sneezing for about 3 months now,didn't attribute it to my Ibrutinib, I've been on it 18 months now,I haven't had a cold or virus when I've sneezed,or been in any kind of dusty atmosphere!

[SofiaDeo in reply to Nickos66]

Interesting! Considering we have lymph nodes in our head near sinuses, changes in lymph nodes inducing sneezing could be possible. What a marvelous machine our bodies are!

[Big_Dee]

Hello Kmegood

Depending on the type of heat you have, I vacuum burning chamber on furnace at start of heating season and be sure and change air handler filter.

[Kmegood in reply to Big_Dee]

Hi. I changed the filter last September so I think January I’ll change it or maybe sooner

[Sneezy1950]

I am convinced my "seems like constant" sneezing is caused by taking Imbruvica. After starting Imbruvica one year ago, it seemed as though "my allergies" were much worse; however, did not make the connection to Imbruvica until I was taken off of it for a month due to AFIB, which they thought was brought on by Imruvica. After I stopped taking it, all my head congestion, sneezing, etc. stopped. They have since determined my AFIB is not associated with Imbruvica; however, 2 hours after resuming Imbruvica, I was back to sneezing, head and nasal congestion. I will definitely be discussing this next visit.