Elderly And Chronic Sinusitis

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jan - 04 Feb 2006 18:15 GMT

Most of the elderly people I know do not seem to suffer from sinusitis.
It appears it strikes
a lot of people in their prime years. I could be wrong. A lot of
elderly don't use the computer
as much either and probably have tight budgets to seek medical care
etc. What is your
opinion on this.

Thanks

Jan

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jabba - 04 Feb 2006 19:06 GMT

> Most of the elderly people I know do not seem to suffer from sinusitis.
> It appears it strikes
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>
> Jan

Maybe people with chronic sinusitis don't live to be elderly.

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Don Brady - 04 Feb 2006 23:22 GMT

>Most of the elderly people I know do not seem to suffer from sinusitis.
> It appears it strikes
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>
>

One ENT did tell me that allergies and sinsusits do tend to improve in the
elderly.......

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Johnny1000@webtv.net - 05 Feb 2006 00:12 GMT

dbrady@pobox.com (Don Brady) wrote:

>One ENT did tell me that allergies and
> sinsusits do tend to improve in the elderly.......

I think the sinuses just tend to take a back-seat to a few more
important problems like Arthritis, heart disease, strokes, gout,
prostate, cancer etc. etc. ...Jon

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Shirley Ann - 05 Feb 2006 10:23 GMT

I am 68, I've had allergies all my life but as I got older my sinus
started acting up.
My MD said it is because of my allergies and post nasal drip. I had
polps in the past too.

Self Help- to use saline rinses and Claritin. I am not to use Claritin
if I have a dry nose or stuffy nose.

shirleyann

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jabba - 05 Feb 2006 13:50 GMT

> I am 68, I've had allergies all my life but as I got older my sinus
> started acting up.
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> shirleyann

You're not what I'd call elderly. Post again in 10 years and tell
us how you are. Then we'll let you claim that title. :)

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Steven L. - 05 Feb 2006 15:04 GMT

> Most of the elderly people I know do not seem to suffer from sinusitis.
> It appears it strikes
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> etc. What is your
> opinion on this.

For a long time, I've wondered if sticking our faces in front of
computers (which baby-boomers do all the time) is contributing to
sinusitis. Computers have static electric charge (especially the
monitors) which collect dust and pollen. The keyboards collect dust and
pollen and every time you type on them, that stuff puffs out right in
your face. And the circuit boards probably outgas from all the resins
and chemicals on them.

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jan - 05 Feb 2006 17:28 GMT

Steven, everytime I have my worst sinus attack I am at the computer! I
was told by a
Dell computer specialist to put a True Hepa Filter Air Cleaner (medical
grade) near the
computer to "catch" all the dust, odors, etc and it keeps your computer
componets
cleaner and possibly makes your computer last longer. (dust damage)

Jan

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Johnny1000@webtv.net - 05 Feb 2006 18:43 GMT

sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net (Steven L.) wrote:

>For a long time, I've wondered if sticking our
> faces in front of computers (which
> baby-boomers do all the time) is contributing
> to sinusitis. Computers have static electric
> charge (especially the monitors) which collect
> dust and pollen.

I think it has more to do with these conditioned offices. ...People
don't dare open a window any more, to take in a bit of fresh air.
..Jon

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Woody Long - 10 Feb 2006 22:39 GMT

> Most of the elderly people I know do not seem to suffer from sinusitis.
> It appears it strikes
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>
> Jan

Antibiotics were not produced for the mass market until 1950 or so. So
anyone still alive who was born prior to WWII is unlikely to have
received any as a child. Antibiotics have been shown to cause
sinus/respiratory problems, and there is some evidence that the effect
is even worse in children than in adults.

I predict that as the baby boomers become elderly, you will see an
unabated explosive exponential increase in the number of elderly with
chronic sinusitis, asthma & COPD.

Woody

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Murray Grossan - 11 Feb 2006 19:27 GMT

On 2/10/06 2:39 PM, in article
1139611181.332543.218600@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "Woody Long"
<woodylong30@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Antibiotics have been shown to cause
> sinus/respiratory problems, and there is some evidence that the effect
> is even worse in children than in adults.

This is not a scientific statement. Antibiotics may over time result in drug
resistant bacteria and overuse may alter the body's response to
inflammation, but they do have a place and are not a CAUSE infection.
I am the first to caution against unnecessary antibiotics.
But things have to be evaluated properly.
There is a movement not to give kids antibiotics for viral ear infections.
So, "they" went overboard and didn't give any kid antibiotics and now we
see kids with mastoid infections because they didn't get antibiotics for an
ear infection!
Prior to this "movement" we almonst never saw a mastoid infection.

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