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Every day I cough up what looks like a scab with ugly mucous and blood
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Jul 6 8:31am | Replies (390)Comment receiving replies
Hi jfvero, I posted last night when I ran across this thread and your posts were encouraging. Are you still having problems or doing your routine to prevent? Previously, my research led me to believe that I could have an infection that bounces back after antibiotics due to biofilm. I wasn’t sure how to disrupt the biofilm to the adenoid area so that’s great to hear about the j&j baby shampoo. Hopefully my next ENT can help me pair a new antibiotic with a biofilm treatment routine. Could you pass along the specialist’s info that you saw? I’m in Missouri but I don’t want to sit through another year of arguing the existence of a daily problem with someone who is afraid to admit they don’t know what’s going on.
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Hi Momomouse, I PM'd you with the details of the Dr, in Philadelphia.
Yes, the scab went away for 6-months once, but returned. It seems to flare up when I'm doing woodworking with lots of dust.
It's less often (Once a week) then it was immediately after my nasal surgery, which was every 3 days.
I can't say that I stay on top of the daily regimen. I've become lazy and only do the nasal flush once or twice a week.
While many of the posts here use the nasal flush to dislodge the scab, it’s really the prevention of the biofilm that needs to be focused on. If the scab dislodges, rinse with the saline + J&J to try and defeat the biofilm. See my previous post with picutures - Nov 23, 2020.
Also, from what I was told, it's not really an “infection”, but rather a staph colonization. Yes, it does respond to antibiotics, but the Dr told me not to think of it as an infection.