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To add to the anec-data, conversely, I was refused antibiotics for years in the United States as a child, and it was only after switching physicians and careful

by s_q_b 11y ago

To add to the anec-data, conversely, I was refused antibiotics for years in the United States as a child, and it was only after switching physicians and careful monitoring that they realized my sinuses were severely infected. I've been put through the gamut of antibiotics since, and noticed no change in digestion, temperament, allergies or any other adverse effects.

davidw 11y ago
Don't get the downvotes. Sinus infections are a serious quality of life issue for some of us. I've had them drag on for weeks, then after a day of antibiotics, I feel like a new man.
- unclebucknasty 11y ago
  Wow. Which antibiotic(s)? I've found that I don't generally get a noticeable therapeutic effect until near the end of the antibiotics course with sinusitis.
  - davidw 11y ago
    Maybe it wasn't a sinus infection? I hate the damn things because they're a lot like a cold and it seems like the recommendation is "if you're still miserable after 2 weeks, maybe you should go to a doctor". Then you discover that you could have been feeling better days ago...
    - ars 11y ago
      Once you get a sinus infection once you are prone to them after. What you need to watch out for is a clogged nostril, no air in the sinuses means an infection. So that's the goal: Get air in there. Try antihistamines, they work sometimes - even if you don't otherwise need them, if they clear your sinuses it's worth it. You can also try "air hunger", if your body feels it needs extra air it will open the closed sinus. The best way to do this is to run up and down some stairs until it's fully open - then get lots of air in there and blow your nose. It'll close right back up, but it will still help. Blowing your nose will also cause it to close, so hold off until it's fully open, even if you feel you need to blow your nose right away. (Or do it twice.) Another method is to hold your breath till you need air really really badly (not just a bit, but really badly), this can also cause it to open, but is more unpleasant (but might be your only option if too weak to run). A tip for both methods: Close the nostril that was open before with your finger and breath a lot through the one that used to be closed. You might be able to convince your body to switch which sinus it closes. This is good since you can alternate and get air in both. Doesn't always work though.
    - unclebucknasty 11y ago
      Definitely sinus infections. Been battling them for years. I always complained to the docs that the antibiotics took too long to have a noticeable effect, to which more than one replied that there was limited blood flow to where the infection is, thus it took longer to clear.

by s_q_b 11y ago

davidw 11y ago

Don't get the downvotes. Sinus infections are a serious quality of life issue for some of us. I've had them drag on for weeks, then after a day of antibiotics, I feel like a new man.

unclebucknasty 11y ago
Wow. Which antibiotic(s)? I've found that I don't generally get a noticeable therapeutic effect until near the end of the antibiotics course with sinusitis.
- davidw 11y ago
  Maybe it wasn't a sinus infection? I hate the damn things because they're a lot like a cold and it seems like the recommendation is "if you're still miserable after 2 weeks, maybe you should go to a doctor". Then you discover that you could have been feeling better days ago...
  - ars 11y ago
    Once you get a sinus infection once you are prone to them after. What you need to watch out for is a clogged nostril, no air in the sinuses means an infection. So that's the goal: Get air in there. Try antihistamines, they work sometimes - even if you don't otherwise need them, if they clear your sinuses it's worth it. You can also try "air hunger", if your body feels it needs extra air it will open the closed sinus. The best way to do this is to run up and down some stairs until it's fully open - then get lots of air in there and blow your nose. It'll close right back up, but it will still help. Blowing your nose will also cause it to close, so hold off until it's fully open, even if you feel you need to blow your nose right away. (Or do it twice.) Another method is to hold your breath till you need air really really badly (not just a bit, but really badly), this can also cause it to open, but is more unpleasant (but might be your only option if too weak to run). A tip for both methods: Close the nostril that was open before with your finger and breath a lot through the one that used to be closed. You might be able to convince your body to switch which sinus it closes. This is good since you can alternate and get air in both. Doesn't always work though.
  - unclebucknasty 11y ago
    Definitely sinus infections. Been battling them for years. I always complained to the docs that the antibiotics took too long to have a noticeable effect, to which more than one replied that there was limited blood flow to where the infection is, thus it took longer to clear.