i've noticed that when my sinusitis is chronic (i've had prior surgery)
i develop back problems, ranging from neck stiffness in the am, to
midback and lower back stiffness throughout the day.
i regularly stretch to keep the muscles around the spine loose... but

I had my third sinus surgery on Thursday.
It seems to have gone well. My ENT said that he had tried to do is as
minimally invasive as possible. There was much less bleeding after the
removal of the padding than in my two prior surgeries.

These few weeks I always catch with a runny and stuffy nose, one phenomenon
caught my attention was, twice this happened.
At first when I touch my nose, there was a piercing pain on first day, then
a swollen

Great movies idea-
The refreshing fact this movie doesnot start
out with two people in bed together will in
itself make it a hit:

Okay ... four or five years ago, I bought an irrigator which basically did
not seem to affect my condition. I have just order a hydro-pulse for the
second time and want to ensure I am using it properly.
What is the method of irrigation that generally reaps the best rewards? I

Dr. Grossman,
I have you seen you responding to many questions since i posted about
my question regarding "sinusitis and candida krusei" and its possible
role of hypogammaglobulinemia (cvid), lyme, etc.

Can anyone recommend an ENT in the Dayton area.

About three weeks ago, I washed (and dryed) my hair and a few hours
later went outside for 3 minutes in the cold air to look at the XMas
decorations my family had put up. The next morning I woke up with a
sore throat and a 99.8 degree fever.  The fever subsided with aspirin,

They are inside the nose that can barely visualize when I stretch my lips
and nostril and with a torchlight. Three bumps in same area that protrude
from the surface and block the airway, thus my right nosetril is 90%
blocked.

I have been through many years (from 1998) of suffering before I
determined that I was having chronic sinusitis. I had a reasonably good
Dr. with my HMO, she was the one who properly diagnosed the problem
after years of frustration with general practitioners. Now I have

I have an severe s-shaped deviated septum, turbinate hypertrophy and a
very weak ala.  I will get surgery (septoplasty or SMR).
A young doctor just opened an ENT section in a clinic near where I live.
He suggests correcting the septum and reinforcing the nasal walls (the

Any opinions?

Can someone tell me exactly *why* this aids sinusitis sufferers?
Also - is there anywhere to buy this on it's own - it seems that a lot of
products seem to have other ingredients thrown in, can it be purchased
'purely'?

has anyone else experienced this? Sinuses bothering me yesterday and
this week, was a bit stuffy on one side last night, used the tiniest
bit of Afrin to sleep. Woke up this am with pressure, a bit of gunk and
NO SMELL. not a DAMN thing. Stuck my nose in the coffee can, under my

Can anyone give me an idea of what I may have occuring in my nasal passages
/ sinuses?
I never get a runny nose, nor do I ever get discharge. I do wake up every
morning with 'heaviness' abov the eyes, and if I bend over it throbs. I get