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>> (as far as I know I'm the only person in the world documented to have this bug in my sinuses) Sort of like winning the lottery but in reverse. Sorry you h

by starkd 4y ago

>> (as far as I know I'm the only person in the world documented to have this bug in my sinuses) Sort of like winning the lottery but in reverse. Sorry you had to go through that. Not just a reminder about tap water, but also not to have sinus surgery unless you really need it. I've heard from too many people that say even if it helps for awhile, the polyps usually grow back. I wonder if the success rates have improved recently.

nickreese 4y ago
Highly recommend skipping sinus surgery if possible... and definitely don't get surgery if you have an active infection regardless of what the experts say... until you know EXACTLY what that infection is with certainty. After my first surgery my polyps were back worse than they started in just 3 weeks after the surgery (due to the infection... which hadn't been detected yet). The doctors decided it was something unique with my immune response and said that the mycobacteria culture taken during the first surgery was a false positive. 2nd and 3rd opinions said the same thing! Decided to have a 2nd surgery and mycobacteria came back in the culture again and they once again said it was a false positive/lab contamination... which is hard to prove until the culture has reached maturity. Lab came back and it was indeed mycobacteria.
- starkd 4y ago
  Stories like that kept me from getting surgery to correct a deviated septum. I have been able to avoid it up to now. The key that corrected most of my sinus problems was nasal rinsing with salt water. Always try surgical alternatives first.
  - nickreese 4y ago
    If you're doing this. 100% boil your water and make sure your neti pot / nasal rinse tool is sterilized. Also if you are someone suffering read this study and try it: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31560120/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31560120/ Honestly it is my go-to when I have a really bad flare up.
    - starkd 4y ago
      I don't need to do it very often, but boiling the water seems like a real chore. (I know, call me lazy.) From my understanding, the risk of bacterial infection is extraodinarily rare, although I try to use distilled water.
  - potamic 4y ago
    Isn't a deviated septum a mechanical problem in the nasal passages? How does rinsing help?
    - starkd 4y ago
      True. Most people have a deviated septum. Just a question of degree. For me, salt water rinsing helps keep the tissue moist. When the tissue gets dried out, sinuses don't drain.
- corbulo 4y ago
  Its amazing how little they can know about the one thing theyre supposed to know.

by starkd 4y ago

nickreese 4y ago

Highly recommend skipping sinus surgery if possible... and definitely don't get surgery if you have an active infection regardless of what the experts say... until you know EXACTLY what that infection is with certainty. After my first surgery my polyps were back worse than they started in just 3 weeks after the surgery (due to the infection... which hadn't been detected yet). The doctors decided it was something unique with my immune response and said that the mycobacteria culture taken during the first surgery was a false positive. 2nd and 3rd opinions said the same thing! Decided to have a 2nd surgery and mycobacteria came back in the culture again and they once again said it was a false positive/lab contamination... which is hard to prove until the culture has reached maturity. Lab came back and it was indeed mycobacteria.

starkd 4y ago
Stories like that kept me from getting surgery to correct a deviated septum. I have been able to avoid it up to now. The key that corrected most of my sinus problems was nasal rinsing with salt water. Always try surgical alternatives first.
- nickreese 4y ago
  If you're doing this. 100% boil your water and make sure your neti pot / nasal rinse tool is sterilized. Also if you are someone suffering read this study and try it: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31560120/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31560120/ Honestly it is my go-to when I have a really bad flare up.
  - starkd 4y ago
    I don't need to do it very often, but boiling the water seems like a real chore. (I know, call me lazy.) From my understanding, the risk of bacterial infection is extraodinarily rare, although I try to use distilled water.
- potamic 4y ago
  Isn't a deviated septum a mechanical problem in the nasal passages? How does rinsing help?
  - starkd 4y ago
    True. Most people have a deviated septum. Just a question of degree. For me, salt water rinsing helps keep the tissue moist. When the tissue gets dried out, sinuses don't drain.
corbulo 4y ago
Its amazing how little they can know about the one thing theyre supposed to know.