Shovel to the face.

[Rangerscott]

Sprayed some afrin in my nose and it came down the back of my throat. Burns now. I HATE taking meds.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

A nose enema

Yep... Its brutal, but effective... Neti pots suck...

Originally Posted by jtemple

Don't fuck around with a sinus infection. A good friend of mine used to work at a brain injury clinic. It was full of lifetime residents that needed round-the-clock care. One patient was there because he let a sinus infection sit untreated. It spread to his brain.

Yeah, I don't do anything until my sinuses start to hurt... Facial pressure and pain doesn't necessarily mean a full blown infection. Once your sinus cavity starts to ache, and the color of your snot goes dark yellow or worse, then its time to hit the doc. Usually you can avoid all of that with a couple of rinses per day...

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Yep... Its brutal, but effective... Neti pots suck...

Works fine for me, as long as I start it before the sinuses get swollen and the water can't flush them.

[jtemple]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Yep... Its brutal, but effective... Neti pots suck...



Yeah, I don't do anything until my sinuses start to hurt... Facial pressure and pain doesn't necessarily mean a full blown infection. Once your sinus cavity starts to ache, and the color of your snot goes dark yellow or worse, then its time to hit the doc. Usually you can avoid all of that with a couple of rinses per day...

Yep. Sinus douche is awesome. Keeps that dark yellow-brown stuff draining.

[Turbo Ghost]

I used to have issues with sinus infections until my doctor got me to step away from the antibiotics and try Nasacort AQ nasal spray. Now, at the first sign of any nasal or throat irritation (which is usually caused by nasal drainage) I start spraying. It's a very, very fine mist so, it doesn't gag you or drown you like others. Usually, after one day of use my symptoms are gone. Recently, I didn't have any and didn't have the money to go to the Dr. so, I bought the walmart nighttime sinus medication that had doxylamine succinate (Unisom) in it and that helped me sleep and kept the drainage at a minimum at night which is when the most damage occurs.

[fasternyou929]

Every time I come on here there's a new thread about your illness of the day. Did you ever get your digestive issues sorted out? Or are you dealing with both problems now?

[Rangerscott]

Things seemed to clear up for me. Head feels fine, chest seems clear, and just a tad of drainage from the nose. Probably from the meds. So not going to the doc unless it kicks up again.

Still dealing with digestive tract.