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what would your approach be medical wise? do you advise sinusitis patients to use cortikosteroids longterm? do you propose a longer than ususal antibiotic treatment, in case it really is a longlasting bacteria? and how do make sure, that is in fact bacterially and not virally caused?
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i am exposed to other people frequently in the last couple of month (psychiatric inpatient clinic, where i am working) but the 7 years before that i think i only was exposed to a "normal" degree, university life included.View Thread

thank you for your reply, i really appreciate it. i have been allergy tested, i dont have any real allergies. i even tried more expensive testing for food allergies, which also revealed nothing.
i am not taking any medication as of now, i try only to maintain my sinus inflammation, but it feels like there always is at least a little of it left. i have taken a corticosteroid spray with mometason-17-fuor, which is one of the more common prescribed ones around here. it helped me over the acute phase, but i have never taken it for longer than two weeks.
finally i had an MRT scan 2 years ago, which did not reveal anything, but lead my ENT to propose another surgery "just to make sure", which did not increase my trust in his expertise to be honest.
thank you again.
sebastian.View Thread

ive been suffering sinus infections since about 10 years, usually about 4-6 times a year. sometimes accompanied by fever, and/or tonsillitis and bronchitis, i guess about 50 % of the time. im 27 years old now, 7 years ago i had an ENT surgery, where they removed polyps, widened the sinuses and corrected the nasal wall (sry for the lack of terminology). i am a nonsmoker, i do regular sports, if im not sick (which takes at least 2-3 month per year). im my latest round of sinusitis i also developed a Secretory Otitis Media, which is still inplace. i was treated with 5 days of penicillin, which didnt help, and was therefore followed by 7 days of floxacin and novaminsulfon for the pain.
normal blood tests show no signs of immun deficiency and i really have no explanation as for why i keep getting sick all the time.
i guess i should also mention i was diagnosed with IBS and ive tried my best to cultivate a healthy bowel flora and keep dietary adjustments. i also rinse my sinuses with a neti pot and salt solution daily when im sick and almost daily when im not, plus in inhale from time to time.
last but not least i also suffer from regular red eyes, blepharitis comes and goes (i dont wear contacts).
any input is greatly appreciated.
sebastian.View Thread
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