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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / June 2005fungal sinusitis
is it true that the only solution for fungal sinusitis is surgery? My doc has suggested surgery after reviewing my CT scan. White spots in CT scan seem to suggest fungal sinusitis. Has any medications worked for fungal sinusitis? Can neti pot help? can hydropulse help? I know there are some anti-fungals - Do you eat them or use them for irrigation? For irrigation is neti pot better or hydropulse better? as far as I know, there is no cure for afs. the docs can make it more tolerable. But that is about it > is it true that the only solution for fungal sinusitis is surgery? My > doc has suggested surgery after reviewing my CT scan. White spots in CT > scan seem to suggest fungal sinusitis. Has any medications worked for > fungal sinusitis? Can neti pot help? can hydropulse help? I know there > are some anti-fungals - Do you eat them or use them for irrigation? For > irrigation is neti pot better or hydropulse better? >as far as I know, there is no cure for afs. the docs can make it more >tolerable. But that is about it Dr. David Kennedy at U.Penn has a technique of removing infected ethmoid bone. I do not know specifically if this looks promising with respect to allergic fungal sunisitis, but you might want to investigate whether it does. I know that some of his papers have mentioned the spread of fungal sinusitis through bone. It seems to me that his approach of opening up the sinuses in that manner may offer good prospects for such cases. My Hubby had surgery for fungal sinusitis few years ago. He could not breathe at all through his nose. His MD sent him to a specialist to be evaluated and surgery was done. After care is he has to use Rhinacort daily. shirley dont have stuffy nose or running nose - thus does not seem like chronic sinusitis symptoms. i do get unbearable pressure in the left frontal sinus in the morning .. CT scan that was done some 7 months ago shows opaque left maxilary sinus and fluid level in left frontal sinus. i am confused as to how just looking at the CT, the doctor concluded that it is fungal sinusitis? i did take levaquin for 1 month regularly - but no effect. Does that mean that it is fungal? are there any natural ways of curing fungal sinusitis? or say antifungal in the netipot or hydropulse? what is the best antifungal to put in the netipot solution? how many surgeries end up with complications? how to find the best doctor in your area to do the surgery if it is required? how many independant opinions should one take before making the decision on surgery? thanks for your input so far. >dont have stuffy nose or running nose - thus does not seem like chronic >sinusitis symptoms. i do get unbearable pressure in the left frontal [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >it is fungal sinusitis? i did take levaquin for 1 month regularly - >but no effect. Does that mean that it is fungal? I woudl definitely get a second opinion from a specialist at a major University Medical Center. Let's not forget thta dr. Grossan just posted that: "Unfortunately the same term Fungal sinusitis is used for: A: Very bad fungal infection that invades the sinuses B: A chronic sinus infection that is believed to be due to eosinophillic reactoin to normal fungi C: A fungus present in the sinus due to too many antibiotics that clear away normal mechanisms D: When the doctor doesn't know what the hell it is, or the culture happens to grow a fungus that may have nothing to do with anything." You might be in category D. >are there any natural ways of curing fungal sinusitis? or say >antifungal in the netipot or hydropulse? what is the best antifungal to [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >thanks for your input so far. Hydrogen Peroxide is supposed to be effective against fungal infections. Personally, I've used a mixture of diluted 3% hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and kosher salt in my sinuses to treat my former sinus infection problems. Here is the link to where I've documented how I do it, and what I've learned and experienced: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-upsidedown > is it true that the only solution for fungal sinusitis is surgery? My > doc has suggested surgery after reviewing my CT scan. White spots in CT > scan seem to suggest fungal sinusitis. Has any medications worked for > fungal sinusitis? Can neti pot help? can hydropulse help? I know there > are some anti-fungals - Do you eat them or use them for irrigation? For > irrigation is neti pot better or hydropulse better? > is it true that the only solution for fungal sinusitis is surgery? No. But I don't know if you have actual fungal balls growing in your sinuses, or if you have this newfangled "allergic fungal sinusitis"--each requires a different treatment. Go here: http://www.sinuses.com/fungal.htm  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. On 6/2/05 7:30 PM, in article 1hPne.1388$W77.529@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net> wrote: >> is it true that the only solution for fungal sinusitis is surgery? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Go here: > http://www.sinuses.com/fungal.htm Steve is right as usual. Unfortunately the same term Fungal sinusitis is used for: A: Very bad fungal infection that invades the sinuses B: A chronic sinus infection that is believed to be due to eosinophillic reactoin to normal fungi C: A fungus present in the sinus due to too many antibiotics that clear away normal mechanisms D: When the doctor doesn't know what the hell it is, or the culture happens to grow a fungus that may have nothing to do with anything. Remember, if you culture 10 normal persons walking down the street, you can get a fungal culture. I was given an antifungal sinus rinse for my fungal sinusitis...it was saline and the antifungal drug called Amphoteracin (sp?)...maybe you could ask your doctor about that. I was given an antifungal sinus rinse for my fungal sinusitis...it was saline and the antifungal drug called Amphoteracin (sp?)...maybe you could ask your doctor about that. |
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