I use a preservative free saline spray during the day, but when I
sleep I like to put something a little thicker in my nose with a Q-
tip. (I was using Vaseline, but I read that the petroleum can build up
in the lungs).

As a long time group member (august.western@various ISPs) I thought
I’d give notice that I’ll be taking a break from the group due to a
significant relapse in my 10+ yr on-going battle with various
cancers.

16 oz water.
4 bags of black tea
brewed 20 minutes.
**1/8-1/4 tsp Potassium chloride  more is better but will burn if you

for a couple of days now i've had a sore throat on one side and maybe
swollen glands. I don't see any white spots but i don't have a
flashlight either. I have some sinus fullness feeling, but oddly no
pain. I'm still irrigating, taking my zyrtec, sudafed 12hr nasonex.

Thought i posted this last night...but don't see it. I decided to wait
till i get home tomorrow and go to a place where i know they will give
me a antibiotic. I take tylenol a couple of times a day, drinking my
green ginger tea (seems to work as a mucalytic too)

Well fall has really begun in Delaware and I am having trouble waking
up and sleeping due to my sinuses.  My head feels like weight of a
bowling ball, my sinuses are all dry and I am really tired, not really
coherent and grouchy.

Had a good visit with my ENT today, all my sinuses looked great to him,
the left side of my nose has some scar tissue that he's going to snip
next time if it doesn't resolve.  That's what's causing a sensation of

Does anyone remember posting or reading a thread regarding a Doctor who said
something like " In many cases I listen to the patient if the ct scan is
inconclusive" .
Don't quote me word for word but that was the jist of it.

In article
<21ef979c-6b82-420d-9065-95d9e5c667d8@u65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
soowhatdouthink@hotmail.com wrote:

Someone posted earlier about the link between loss of smell and
alzheimer's disease.  Is there a distinction between loss of smell due
to structural problems - inflamed nasal passages, and loss of the
recognition of smell?  Are we at increased risk of Alzheimer's

I have posted previously about 'sinus steeping' with xylitol and how
the xylitol prevents bacterial adhesion.  I tried adding about 0.4 ml
of N-acetyl cysteine to 12 oz. of xylitol sol'n  to act as a mucolytic
and it is far superior than just xylitol and water.  I did experiments

Microbial Adhesion Group, Department of Systems Biology, Technical
University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
Bacterial biofilms cause numerous problems in health care and
industry, notably biofilms are associated with a large number of

How can I find out who is one of the most experienced surgeons for revision
surgery of the ethmoids/frontals. Are any lists available or any
recommendations from anywhere else.
I have read a book by a Dr. Ralph Metson at Harvard. Would he be a good

Not that I am a fan of the side effects of Quinolines, but:
Diarylquinolines Are Bactericidal for Dormant Mycobacteria as a Result
of Disturbed ATP Homeostasis*Formula
Anil Koul1, Luc Vranck, Najoua Dendouga, Wendy Balemans, Ilse Van den

I just got back from my nephrologist where we reviewed the results of my
renal ultrasound.  My kidneys are about 90% destroyed (though one is a
bit better off than the other).
The cause:  "obstructive uropathy" from an enlarged bladder, which in