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Sinusitis and bronchiectasis...
I have both and when I initially saw a pulmonologist about a CT that showed bronchiectasis and changes possibly due to MAC, the local pulmonologist thought the changes might be from micro aspiration of the secretions. The ENT doc was skeptical, though about month 5, he had checked and said it was possible. I did a search and found "sinobronchial syndrome" frequently mentioned, but mainly in very old Western studies or by more current Japanese studies, where it seemed a common diagnosis.
After MAC cultures were negative, the theory was that I'd had MAC and cleared it or it was from the secretions. My sinusitis was treated aggressively and cough dramatically improved.

After your question, I searched for updated research and found this. (CRS is chronic rhinosinusitis)

"In summary, this study is the largest to date examining the prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients with CRS. Overall, we found a significant and potentially under-recognized prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients with CRS. While additional studies are needed to further elucidate the complex interactions between CRS and bronchiectasis, physicians should be aware of these clinical associations and potential implications for both diagnosis and treatment of more severe comorbid disease."
It's from this study.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11216716/

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I had CRS for many years, took allergy shots for about ten years, had sinus surgery and had episodes that were like Asthma that affected my breathing. I would suspect this is a likely suspect as was smoking but after quitting fifty years ago I always had allergies so this study indicates it could just as well come from CRS issues. Thanks for the information.

Hi again.
NJH has everyone start the Neal nasal rinses and believes CRS is there with BE, Bronchiectasis.
They give you the Neal box with all the necessary items in it to do the rinses......Given to you when you are there for BE evaluation.
Barbara