Any suggestions for sinus headaches

"Gulffritallary" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've recently been plagued with these - does anyone have any suggestions?

You might stop all dairy, white flour products, peanuts for a while to start
with. You might take enough vitamin C to help your bowels move. You might
use pressure on the accu-points along side your nose.

If you have high blood pressure , heart disease, vascular problems or are
currently taking any prescribed meds you should definitely check with your
doctor on this, over the counter meds for sinus sometimes contain
decongestants that could be quite problematic even deadly for someone with
any of the above, if you have any of those problems your doctor may have to
prescribe something for you.
If you're not sure, again check with your doctor.
In my opinion 'advil sinus' is probably one of the best for dealing with
sinus headaches and congestion.

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I've recently been plagued with these - does anyone have any suggestions?

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Subject: Any suggestions for sinus headaches
From: [email hidden] (Gulffritallary)
Date: 5/19/2004 11:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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I've recently been plagued with these - does anyone have any suggestions?

a few easy things

avoid most sinus meds,,as many actually make it worse by making the mucous
thicker

drink lots of water...

use steam...either frequent hot showers..or buy a "facial steamer"...cost about
$25 and are actually for complexion issues...but breathing in the steam does
wonders for liquifying secretions(I recently had my sister buy one..and 6 weeks
of sinus headaches GONE)

hot compresses on the face can help...

buy "ocean spray" or any generic saline nasal spray...don't make your own,,as
it has to be sterile...hold one nostril closed...squirt the stuff up the
other,,,take a deep "sniff snuff"..repeat the other side...since it has no meds
in it..can use it as often as needed..

actually antibiotics should be the LAST gun to use...as thickened mucous will
NOT be amenable to antibiotics...

Entex...several different formulations...script only..can also help...contains
pseudoephhedrine and guaifenesin....or phenylephrine and guaifenesin

avoid antihistamines...they are drying...

good luck...obviously OK to use pain stuff for the headache..but gotta work on
cleaning out those clogged cavities

hawki.....

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avoid most sinus meds,,as many actually make it worse >by making the mucous
thicker

if they contain antihistamines; eg diphenhydramine, etc

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use steam...either frequent hot showers..or buy a "facial steamer"...cost

about

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$25 and are actually for complexion issues...but breathing in the steam

does

very good suggestion

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actually antibiotics should be the LAST gun to use...as thickened mucous

will

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NOT be amenable to antibiotics...

antibiotics will only be effective if there is an infection present , they
won't work if the causative factor is viral or allergy related

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pseudoephhedrine and guaifenesin

a decongestant and an expectorant, found in some robitussin formulations.
(also other over the counter preparations) expectorants are supposed to
"thin" mucus secretions.

decongestants such as pseudoephedrine work by
constricting blood vessels and not allowing the engorgement of blood that
often takes place when your body is trying to defend itself . Often times
feeling "stuffed up" is actually capillaries and small blood vessels that
are engored with blood.
anti-histamines are ok if you have alot of thin secretions and are really
"drippy" other wise they can actually aggravate the situation (as Hawki
said)
The steam suggestion was a good one.

"Hawki63" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Subject: Any suggestions for sinus headaches
From: [email hidden] (Gulffritallary)
Date: 5/19/2004 11:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id: <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've recently been plagued with these - does anyone have any suggestions?

a few easy things

avoid most sinus meds,,as many actually make it worse by making the mucous
thicker

drink lots of water...

use steam...either frequent hot showers..or buy a "facial steamer"...cost

about

Quoted message said:

$25 and are actually for complexion issues...but breathing in the steam

does

Quoted message said:

wonders for liquifying secretions(I recently had my sister buy one..and 6

weeks

Quoted message said:

of sinus headaches GONE)

hot compresses on the face can help...

buy "ocean spray" or any generic saline nasal spray...don't make your

own,,as

Quoted message said:

it has to be sterile...hold one nostril closed...squirt the stuff up the
other,,,take a deep "sniff snuff"..repeat the other side...since it has no

meds

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in it..can use it as often as needed..

actually antibiotics should be the LAST gun to use...as thickened mucous

will

Quoted message said:

NOT be amenable to antibiotics...

Entex...several different formulations...script only..can also

help...contains

Quoted message said:

pseudoephhedrine and guaifenesin....or phenylephrine and guaifenesin

avoid antihistamines...they are drying...

good luck...obviously OK to use pain stuff for the headache..but gotta

work on

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cleaning out those clogged cavities

hawki.....

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Subject: Re: Any suggestions for sinus headaches
From: "Janna" [email hidden]
Date: 5/19/2004 1:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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antibiotics will only be effective if there is an infection present , they
won't work if the causative factor is viral or allergy related

true of course...what I was getting at tho was that EVEN if bacterial....do the
other things first....most important to get the junk thinnned and moving...or
even the antibiotics might not work..

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a decongestant and an expectorant, found in some robitussin

thanks for that...I knew it was in something OTC as well as Entex..but my mind
was blanking

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The steam suggestion was a good one.

in giving patient advice..that was always my favorite (as it is so safe..and
can work wonders quickly)...I used to carry a little notebook in my pocket with
a pic of a steamer in it...as many folks had never heard or seen one..

one could get the same effect with inhaling boiled or very hot water with a
towel over one's head...or literally living in the shower...the facial steamer
tho it way cool.....

hawki.....