Hi everyone, it's been a little while, still a lifer though!
Was just wondering on this issue: my doctor has sent me to a
neurologist as he says, given the operation I had on my sinuses didn't
work, and given the seeming presence of "triggers" for the headaches

As I posted before I have been having sinus problems (pain, extreme
fatigue, bad smells, no taste) for about 3 months. Back to back I did
Augmentin (10 days- no effect), Biaxin (10 days- worked for about 8
days), Levaquin (7 days -no effect), now I am back on Biaxin because I

Oxymetazoline hci  over the counter 12hr. spray is extremely powerful stuff
and causes rebound symptoms when used as directed.
But I found that after stopping use for a year , then I mixing 12 drops of
the spray into 1/2 oz. saline in clean sprayer I use two or three sprays at

I live on the ocean in the tropics and scuba dive quite a bit in the
normal course of things. Over a year ago I  contracted an ear
infection which I attribute to swimming. It was very difficult to
treat, but the symptoms eventually at least went into hiding. Not long

All,
I am thinking of going here; http://www.calsinus.com/
for help with my chronic sinus problems. The site
lists Dr. Ryan Rehl and Dr. Winston Vaughan. Any

Have any of you heard of the product "Sinus Cleanser?"  It was
developed by Dr. Patrick Quillin.  I saw him on TV promoting the
product and that he developed it to cure his own sinus problem.  I was
curious if anyone has used this product or heard of it?  I would like

I have some tender and painful areas such as the eyebrow region,
cheeks and the sinuses on top of the head. Some of my front teeth are
also 'aching' which goes away temporarily if I massage the sinus
areas, have a hot shower or say blow my nose or bend over. I haven't

I have been battling a sinus infection or some kind of sinusitis (not
really sure what's going on) for about the last 3 months. Right now I
am on Levaquin, Nasonex and just did 3 days of Prednisone. I also have
done 10 days of Biaxin and 10 days of Amoxicillan with no luck. I have

Cells that line the respitory tract normally exude a layer of tear-
like liquid using cystic fibroisis transmembrane conductance factor.
In some people who have Cystic Fibrosis have a version of this fluid
pump that does not work so well.

Release Date:April 17, 2007, 7:01 PM US Eastern time
Steroid Nasal Sprays Relieve Sinusitis Symptoms, Review Finds
By Amy Sutton, Contributing Writer
Health Behavior News Service

I realize that there are factors in my own health history that make it
different than most, but the similarity is chronic, increasingly
refractory sinus infection of my right ethmoid.

[The following is excerpted from an article that just appeared in the
New England Journal of Medicine:]
The FDA and the Case of Ketek
David B. Ross, M.D., Ph.D.

April 16, 2007 05:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
FDA Approves Fast Track Designation for Naryx Pharma’s Product for
Chronic Sinusitis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Naryx Pharma, Inc. announced

Have scarred tissue in right sinus cavity-- will not heal, no filia,
subject to infections. Periodically it will suddenly get hot, cheek
red, beccome very painful. After use of pain medication will settle
down. Very sensitive to heat. If I get sun on face in that area, it

By December, 2005 I fall ill with an asthmatic bronchitis and I was
two weeks in bed into my house, (it is supposed that they were
hospitalizing me but  my neumologyst recommended to me to stay in
house for the dangers of the bacteria in the hospitals).