What is the feeling of the group about Dr. Kennedy?  He did my first
surgery 20 years ago, is world renowned and I am thinking of returning
to him for another evaluation as noone else (and four surgeries later)
seems to be able to help.  Any experiences to share?

Hello - I have been suffering from severe PND and am curious for the
latest information on trying to resolve this problem.
Background
- I have been allergy tested several times but nothing shows up

My sister's sleeping problem is driving ME crazy. She has for the last
several years been unable to sleep through the night due to her nasal
passages swelling when she goes to sleep.
She has to get up in the middle of the night (often several times) and

Where would it be?  And who, in particular?
I just don't want to waste my time, but I'm prepared to fly if
necessary, despite my air travel phobia.

Some articles say chewing gum is good because it helps produce healthy
saliva and ward off sinus infections-any truth in this Bald?
Kindest personal regards,
Ray The Travellin' Man.....Ray Armstrong your eyes and ears on the Tweed!!

I've asked *a few* ENTs about sea salt and they always strongly
caution against it.  Hmmmmmm.
I'm switching ... uh ... in five minutes ;-)
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I've been reading a lot on the topic of topical steroids, inhaled
steroids and adrenal suppression, which I'm suffering from at present
(severe sx of adrenal insufficiency, actually, brought on somehow by my

I recently was sent the latest from the Journal of Family Medicine:
they evaluated nasal irrigation, using a neti pot, but only to look at
the convenience, and quality of life measures. They found neti pot
irrigation to be convenient and to improve patient's sense of control

Anyone ever tried this?  Is there any possible utility to it?  I think
the ingredients are water soluble, but I'm not 100% sure.
Susan

Six days after my FESS and I'm starting to see light green mucus coming
out with irrigation (along with dried blood). Is this expected or a
sign of a new infection?
Thanks,

Today,for the first time in nearly 7 months I am not as flushed in the
face/mild fever.Also the pressure between my eyes is still there but greatly
reduced.Still dizzy but for me,this is a GREAT improvement. As I am 6 weeks
post surgery now maybe I expected too much by hoping 3-4 ...

I am a longtime sinusitus sufferer (5 surgeries) but in the past year
have been plagued with a tough cough and PND and with muscle spasm in
my neck and back.  does anyone else suffer these complications?  I use
pulsatile irrigation and prednisone and antibiotics when infections

My first post on this group, after lurking for a while.
I've had nasal polyps for 5 yrs now, I've been trying to make do without
any medication as much as possible due to lack of insurance. My doctor had
been giving me free sample bottles of Nasonex but can no longer do that so

Link between Parkinson's and rhinitis revealed
People with Parkinson's disease are three times more likely than
non-sufferers to have been troubled by allergic rhinitis - an
inflammatory nasal response to pollen or other airborne particles - a

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canopic_jar
"The Egyptians considered the heart to be the seat of the soul, so it
was the only organ not removed from the body. The brain was not
preserved (it was held to be only responsible for producing mucus),