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Steven L. - 10 Feb 2008 20:48 GMT
I live in Massachusetts.
I saw my ENT the week before last.

We have had a dozen snowstorms in Massachusetts this winter and it's
causing a spike in colds and my sinus problems.  My ENT prescribed three
weeks in Naples FL or the Bahamas.

I'm not kidding.  He and his colleagues have decided that for sinus
disease, New England is hopeless in the winter.  And he now recommends
to his patients that they should seriously consider relocation to milder
climates.  At least till the spring.

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truehawk - 10 Feb 2008 23:41 GMT
> I live in Massachusetts.
> I saw my ENT the week before last.
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Sounds like an enjoyable prescription for a change!

But if you can't fill this one,  a sauna helps.
judy.n - 11 Feb 2008 01:23 GMT
> > I live in Massachusetts.
> > I saw my ENT the week before last.
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>
> But if you can't fill this one,  a sauna helps.

Steven,
 I live in Rhode Island and we've only had one real storm.
 It's kind of ridiculous to tell everyone to go to a warm, wet
climate for three weeks--although it's a classic behavior for retired
Rhode Islanders...
 Personally, the fact that this year's flu vaccine is essentially
worthless: they were wrong on both the A H3 and the B versions is a
more likely candidate for prolonged illness than the cold.
 Judy
Susan - 11 Feb 2008 01:47 GMT
>   Personally, the fact that this year's flu vaccine is essentially
> worthless: they were wrong on both the A H3 and the B versions is a
> more likely candidate for prolonged illness than the cold.

Judy, you've just made my day; I never got around to getting my flu shot
this year.

Actually, I never used to get the flu til I started getting vaccinated,
then I got it every year for a week in bed achey and dizzy, but no URI sx.

Susan
marlacomm@hotmail.com - 11 Feb 2008 01:57 GMT
Steven:
I live in Montreal, which is getting the same brutal winter weather. I
wonder if my sinuses are much worse because of it. I feel generally
yuk, achy and chilly, as if I'm running a chronic low grade fever.
Nearly everyone I know, including people in good health, feel under
the weather this winter and have to force themselves to do anything at
all. These days my main pleasures are reduced to a nice hot shower and
bed.

I'd give anything to leave Montreal, which is in a state of decline
with the climate being just the tip of the iceberg, but can't afford
to. I never mentioned it before since this is a sinusitis forum, but I
was born with a developmental disability called high functioning
autism and have co-morbid Tourette's, attention deficit, poor
coordination, sensory integration disoder (often goes along with
autism and causes me to by more sensitive than normal to pain, body
discomfort and touch). Because of my disability, I can't work at the
kind of job that will earn me enough money to leave. The job I now
have changed and now puts me under horrendous pressure, but the
workplace is the only one with enough flexibility to let me work the
few hours a day I can tolerate and makes allowances for my dexterity
and social skill problems. I wouldn't be able to hack a competitive
job in a new city.
-Marla

> I live in Massachusetts.
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Michael - 11 Feb 2008 07:41 GMT
On Feb 10, 8:57 pm, marlac...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Steven:
> I live in Montreal, which is getting the same brutal winter weather. I
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Judy:

Thanks for the following:-

"Personally, the fact that this year's flu vaccine is essentially
worthless: they were wrong on both the A H3 and the B versions is a
more likely candidate for prolonged illness than the cold. "

I picked up something in early  December - traveled on it for four
days and knocked myself out, only to recover enough to go to an Xmas
party & picked up another; my next trip into the outside world was
was Jan 15th. again down hit by a urt infection; next again a dinner
out on the 26th. returned home and within 1 1/2 hour  was shaking then
the loose stool, the muscle aches and lethargy etc., etc.   have only
just begun to really recover from the last ...

Was beginning to wonder if I had to give up human contact completely!

Michael
Murray Grossan - 11 Feb 2008 23:13 GMT
On 2/10/08 5:57 PM, in article
4ec18688-0f56-4486-9332-5a4322bfc6b3@s37g2000prg.googlegroups.com,

> Steven:
> I live in Montreal, which is getting the same brutal winter weather. I
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Number one prevention in winter freezing is to be sure that the bedroom and
other high volume rooms are properly moisturized at 50% humidity. The
dryness in the air is what slows the cilia and allows infection.

If everyone else has a cold consider twice a day irrigation to remove the
ICAM-1 as a cold prevention.
Steven L. - 12 Feb 2008 01:02 GMT
> Number one prevention in winter freezing is to be sure that the bedroom and
> other high volume rooms are properly moisturized at 50% humidity. The
> dryness in the air is what slows the cilia and allows infection.

I tried that.  Unfortunately, where I live, the outside dew point is so
low that even 30% indoor humidity resulted in condensation (and mold and
mildew) all over my home.

I can't even take a five minute shower without instantly fogging up
every window, as soon as I open the bathroom door to step out.  I've had
to stop running my dishwasher for the same reason.

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Becca - 11 Feb 2008 15:45 GMT
> I'm not kidding.  He and his colleagues have decided that for sinus
> disease, New England is hopeless in the winter.  And he now recommends
> to his patients that they should seriously consider relocation to milder
> climates.  At least till the spring.

If winter in New England is bad for someone's sinuses, a few weeks in
the tropics would help, but each winter you live in Massachusetts is a
roll of the dice.

If a person were to move to a location to benefit their sinuses, where
should they go?

We live in Louisiana, but we are free to move anywhere we choose. I have
no idea where go, but I can not handle cold weather.  My husband is from
New York, so I have visited that area, among others, during warm
weather.  Where we live right now, is the farthest north I have ever
lived.

Steven, I hope you start feeling better.

Becca
Steven L. - 12 Feb 2008 01:08 GMT
>> I'm not kidding.  He and his colleagues have decided that for sinus
>> disease, New England is hopeless in the winter.  And he now recommends
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> If a person were to move to a location to benefit their sinuses, where
> should they go?

A warmer climate in a locale which does NOT exacerbate his allergies.
And that is highly idiosyncratic.

I *never* had bad mold allergies till I took a business trip to New
Orleans once.  Whatever kind of pollen or mold spores you have in
Louisiana really did a number on me.

OTOH, I was just fine in Santa Fe NM.  I fell in love with that place.
Warm and no allergy problems.

> We live in Louisiana, but we are free to move anywhere we choose. I have
> no idea where go, but I can not handle cold weather.  My husband is from
> New York, so I have visited that area, among others, during warm
> weather.  Where we live right now, is the farthest north I have ever lived.
>
> Steven, I hope you start feeling better.

Thanks for your kind thought.

Since the current weather forecast for northern Massachusetts is for 3-6
more inches of snow tomorrow night followed by a changeover to freezing
rain, it's going to take a while yet before I start feeling better.

Where I live, the trees don't start to bloom till the third week of
April.  (And the leaves start turning orange right after Labor Day.)
It's a rather short growing season here.

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Becca - 12 Feb 2008 02:35 GMT
> Thanks for your kind thought.
>
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> April.  (And the leaves start turning orange right after Labor Day.)
> It's a rather short growing season here.

It sounds like more bad weather is coming your way.  Are you free to
leave Massachusetts for a few weeks, like the doctor recommended?  If
so, I would suggest a Caribbean cruise.  :D

We meet friends and family a couple of times each year, on a reasonably
priced cruise, so we can spend time with each other.  Cruising is
cheaper than staying in a hotel and your meals are included.  I feel
great when I am in the Caribbean, so you might want to ask your doctor
about that.  Best of luck to you.

Becca
 
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