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How to treat seasonal allergies (hayfever)

Posted by sburton56 @sburton56, Apr 11 5:20pm

I am having the worst seasonal allergies ever and and have lots of mucus, coughing, sneezing, itchy eyes, etc. I am doing airway clearance 3 times a day, nebbing 7% saline 2 x day, and doing sinus drainage with a Neil med system. What do you do to treat seasonal allergies and are their any medications or supplements that seem to help? I was told in another group that it is best to stay away from steroid nasal sprays.

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irenea8 | @irenea8 | Oct 3 7:22am
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Before my diagnosis I struggled with thick drainage down my throat. Once I got my lung congestion under control with daily airway clearance I could tell the drainage from my sinuses was a huge part of the problem in my lungs. I have a great ENT who has worked with me to try to figure this out. I have a Sjögren’s syndrome diagnosis so I cannot use antihistamines regularly. Allergy shots did not seem to work. Flonase slowed the drainage but not enough. Sinus surgery corrected some anatomical issues. Finally we tried Budesonide using a sinustar nebulizer cup. This is held under the nostrils. It takes about 7 minutes to nebulize and the thick stuff is gone for the day. If my allergies are particularly bad I can do it twice a day. This has been a game changer for me.

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can the sinustar neb cup be used with saline?

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susanp64 | @susanp64 | Oct 3 8:58am
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can the sinustar neb cup be used with saline?

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It’s designed for nasal inhalation. I’m sure you could try it with saline if you want to see if that helps your sinuses. My doctor hasn’t recommended that.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Oct 3 10:40am
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@susanp64
can the sinustar neb cup be used with saline?

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@irenea8 It could be, but I would suggest using .9٪ [normal] saline, not hyperteonic saline. It would be similar to using a nasal rinse, but with mist.

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irenea8 | @irenea8 | Oct 4 9:09am
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It’s designed for nasal inhalation. I’m sure you could try it with saline if you want to see if that helps your sinuses. My doctor hasn’t recommended that.

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Do you use the special Pari compressor that is supposed to be used with the sinustar cups?

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susanp64 | @susanp64 | 6 days ago
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@susanp64
Do you use the special Pari compressor that is supposed to be used with the sinustar cups?

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@irenea8 I use my pari trek s or ombra compressor. It works great with both and takes about 7 minutes.

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