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Maxillary sinus

Posted by kaybast @kaybast, Mar 21 10:38am

Has anyone had their maxillary sinus cleaned, vacuumed , etc with antibiotics due to bacteria in the sinus ?

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arbez | @arbez | Mar 22 11:54am

No, but I wish I could. Don't even know if this is possible but I'm probably going to find out. Was treated by 1 ENT for over a year for 1 sided sinusitis without improvement. Then developed a sinus tract to my hard palate and found my sinus infection was due to abscessed tooth. After 3 failed root canals had tooth extracted. Have had many antibiotics. Still having problems, incl fever. Seeing my PCP this week and I'm guessing on my way to another ENT. 🤞🏻

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kaybast | @kaybast | Mar 28 11:59am
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No, but I wish I could. Don't even know if this is possible but I'm probably going to find out. Was treated by 1 ENT for over a year for 1 sided sinusitis without improvement. Then developed a sinus tract to my hard palate and found my sinus infection was due to abscessed tooth. After 3 failed root canals had tooth extracted. Have had many antibiotics. Still having problems, incl fever. Seeing my PCP this week and I'm guessing on my way to another ENT. 🤞🏻

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@arbez I see my ENT Dr on the 20th and he wants to talk to me about a procedure that uses antibiotics to clean, vacuum, scrape or whatever the left maxillary sinus as it was infected with Psuedomonas . I was 21 days on IV Antibiotics and he thinks this other procedure will be added value. I’ve researched and found a procedure call FESS . However it refers to General Anesthesia which I am too high risk for. Does also refer to local Anesthesia however I think that could be very painful. Will share more when I hear ! KayB

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