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How to find relief for dry, painful nasal and sinus passages.
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Oct 27 11:51pm | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
@swanson41
Do you have access to an Ear/Nose/Throat Specialist?
Where do you live? Are you in a dry humidity state? If so going to have dry sinuses. If it is dry humidity you may need to do nasal rinse more but talk to your doctor about that. Those dry sinuses can cause pain and sores.
My ENT put me on a medication that is supposed to reduce irritation in my sinuses. It seems to work and calm them down. Your doctor put you on prednisone which is a pill and affects all your body with a steroid. There are many medication out there that are steroids that can be sprayed directly into sinuses. Have you had allergy tests?
I have had 3 sinus surgeries many years ago but have sinuistis and see a ENT every 6 months at Mayo Jacksonville.
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@jc76 I'm seeing an ENT specialist next week so allergy tests may be the next step. The climate is not particularly dry where I live and I have never had problems with allergies. I was prescribed Azelastine Hydrochloride spray which seemed to irritate, not sooth, my nasal passages; but I have found that OTC nasal mist is somewhat soothing. Prednisone seemed to bring about more nasal/sinus pain and also brain confusion.