Gee, quite a stir over my initial Amphotericin B post, eh?  Well, I've
been irrigating (or trying to) for the last few days, and I'm still
alive. ;-)
Anyhow, I am a stranger to irrigation techniques.  And I feel I've got

I have a bad root canal which I am scheduled to have removed.  The
root canal is infected and I think is the cause of my sinus problems.
In fact I seem to remember I never had an allergy problem until i
visited a dentist years ago and had the root canal in the first place.

I know this is a bit off topic, but it's sorta appropriate - I guess?
I am male, 20 years of age, and have been having problems with tonsil
crypts. I have about 4 small ones on my left tonsil, which cause no
problems at all, and 2 large ones on my right, which constantly emit

I had sinus surgery almost 3 weeks ago. They removed a bone spur from my
nose that was causing obstruction and also cleared out my maxillary and
ethimoid sinuses. I am still experiencing a great deal of stuffiness and
PND. The doc said this is normal. But, I still have annoying ...

I am getting VERY worried about the number of CT scans of my sinuses I have
had over the years.I have had 4 now and am starting to get worried about
rads.I have also had many X-rays on other parfts of my body for problems.I
would be interested in comments.When I haved CT Scans of my ...

I have had three endoscopic surgeries to remove my ethmoids and to
increase the ostia to the maxillaries. The surgeries helped
tremendously in relieving my symptoms of facial pain, headaches, deep
pain behind the eyes, and chronic inflammation in my throat. However,

Not to be Schoolmarmish about it, but this is really key to maintaining
coherent conversations in a virtual "room" with so many different voices
at times...

I just got hold of some Breath Ease XL Moisterizing gel and have been
trying to do the cilia test with no success. I place a dab of gel near
the bottom of one nostril and smear the gel by rubbing my nostril.
However, I don't seem to be getting any sweet taste in my tongue - even

I have read that some people use peroxide in their water piks - (a
dilute solution), what is the groups feeling about adding this to
irrigation?  I have never done it.  Has anyone else and what were the
results?

First, let me say that I checked the FAQ and only saw a minor mention
of the above subject.  Hopefully y'all have some experiences with it.
Doc #1 recommended sinus surgery (right ethmoid).  Went to Doc #2 for
second opinion.  Although he said that Doc #1's opinion was

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March 23, 2006

Hello, had sinus surgeries in the past (10yrs) but have a feeling of sinus
pain,red flushed look and dizziness and intense pressure betwen eyes.  My
ent says CT scan looks clear and looked up nose with scope and said looks
clear.

Please share your experiences with hypertonic saline. I never heard of
it before today.
I'm trying to hold out until June for surgery, have been infected for
months this time, round after round of antibiotics, etc.   Today the

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060313/antibiotics_asthma_
060313/20060313?hub=Health
Updated Mon. Mar. 13 2006 10:40 PM ET
Canadian Press
TORONTO - Children given antibiotics in the first year of life may

Ok - let me try this one more time.  Some of you have read my
experience with Ampho-B.  I  was given it to nebulize full strength by
my ENT.  I got really sick from it and it took forever to recover.
There has been much criticism of me and my posts and I my intelligence