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@bride-you give excellent advice. Especially how you choose to focus on the way you speak to yourself about the sensation you have. Steam + Peppermint is a great way to soothe and provide relaxing inhalation.
When I see recommendation for sinus/nasal surgery I feel compelled to reply. The nasal cavity is not just for breathing. It performs about 50 other functions and is all connected to your cranial nerves and your central nervous system. ENTs view the nose/sinus cavity as a part and not an entire functioning process connected to the rest of the body. They have little to no clue about inflammatory processes and nerves as well.
Do not allow an ENT to rearrange an entire system that has developed to work together. It is truly messing with your genetic make up and Mother Nature.
And it is not the root cause of the issue.
We are told on here that we can’t make recommendations because we are not medical professionals. In that case, given this is a Mayo Clinic site, I would encourage any person considering a nasal/sinus surgery to look up Dr. Eugene Kern, whom worked for Mayo for 30+ years. Warning the ENT community about the trauma of nasal/sinus surgery.
Sometimes hearing/reading the way doctors speak to one another, is as honest as you will hear it.
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You are so right. @nrd1, @johnbishop, @zaa and all. I followed you to this site, John, from 2 other sites. Didn't realize you're dealing with this nasal issue.
I just saw my ENT assistant and hearing doctor last month. My hearing is going, have constant tinnitus and chronic sinus congestion/infection. You just helped me so much!
I may just stay hard of hearing until it gets worse, due to cost and plumbing/issues/costs just found in my condo. Can't spend it twice! But, the sinus issue is pretty serious and I want it addressed. The ENT assistant basically told me to not see an ENT if I didn't want a nasal surgery since they generally do surgeries, or cochlear ear implants from others in area. I just need to breath better through my nose and with fewer infections. Perhaps my issues aren't as severe as yours.
She prescribed NeilMed nasal rinse as well. I love it. I use it at least once daily, should use twice daily. Just lazy at times. It helps me breath more easily, less drainage after the drainage it causes stops. Less congestion day to day. This has been great at this time since I'm dealing with severe headache and sinus/facial ache issues. I think related to mold just uncovered.
I wasn't told about the proprietary nasal spray. I'm emailing my ENT nurse today to ask about possibly ckg into me using this. Might be answer for a lot of us. I will not have nasal surgery either. My son had severe deviated septum, with no air on one side. He had nasal surgery by the best in town at that time. It was horrid! He had to go back into surgery a second time for a correction. No. Not going there. He suffered greatly in pain, lots of bleeding, long recovery. Breaths well now, but can't smell anything and taste is affected of course. So, not for me.
Thanks again, John. You're the best.
Blessings, elizabeth