Anyone used Astelin for Vasomotor rhinitis?? Was it any good?

I used the Crossan tip with a Water Pic (Professional model) for over 4
years. It stopped working. I bought a new one, also a Professional
model. It lasted 2 months. Bought another one. It lasted two months. So
I bought a bulb type syringe and put the rubber tip from the Grossan tip

I have a problem that has been suggested could be caused by allergies,
and while I am not sold on that idea, I would like some input by
others who may be facing the same situation.
A year ago I came down with a bad case of bronchitis for which I took

Just moved to Washington DC and looking for recommended ENT practice in
DC, NOVA, Maryland suburbs. Any first hand knowledge?
thanks,

I am irrigating with Itraconazole for a fungal sinusitis, but it seems as
soon as it goes in, it comes out.  What is the proper way to do this?
Thanks.
Also, my ENT says that even though bacteria grew out of my sinuses, they are

Check out the 3D images of the sinuses on this website. To get to them
I had to click on the orange dot next to "3D sinus pictures". Then I
had to wait until it loaded again and I then clicked the orange dot
again.

is it bad or just ok to open the eustachian tube again and again to
make it bigger, the method of opening it is similar to yawning but you
don't yawn fully, just partially.
replies would be appreciate.

This is a very brief description about my situation with sinus congestion. About 10 years ago I got a cold to which the congestion didn't leave. My throat remained hoarse as well. At this time being in school I had no idea even what a sinus was let alone why this was happening. I ...

I pulled water-pik out of the closet today, which I hadn't used since
I moved a little over a year ago. I cleaned it first with bleach, then
with vinegar, according to instructions posted on this newsgroup. Both
times I ran about a gallon of water through it to get rid of the

My symptoms are sinus pressure,bad with headaches.
But I can breathe just fine, no blockage at all.
I take antihistamines about once a week, but they knock the crap out
of me.

I have had nasal polyps since i was 3 years old and they have never
gone away. I have had 4 surgeries to have them removed but they always
come back 3 or 4 months later, so in essence i gave up when i was 12
years old...

In looking for a Neti Pot for travel (mine is ceramic), I came across
ads for the Nasaline irrigator developed by ENT doctors in Sweden.
It is a 2 oz syringe with a specially made nose piece that allows you
to inject saline solution into the nose. Apparently, one of the

last summer i had a septoplasty in my left nostril to fix a deviated
septum and at the same time remove a polyp. this was performed because
my left nostril has ALWAYS been more congested than my right. i've
been getting allergy shots since then. well, it's been a few months

NORMAL bacteriological levels in the sinuses and gut are helpful.
However when they get outta hand thats when infection sets in. Then
we take antibiotics and irrigate etc etc etc to get rid of the infection.
BUT the natural NORMAL:bacteriological balance NEVER gets

  I have this lingering sinus infection. I have tried nasal irrigation but it
appears
 to push the infection farther up to my sinuses.  Will taking a high dose
 of guaifensin (2,400 milligrams) help to liquefy mucus?  Antibiotics no