http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/enth/632916.html
MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Rinsing sinuses with a saline
solution might have soothing short-term benefits, but it could actually
make you more prone to infections in the long run by stripping your ...

Hello. Thanks for reading this.
I've had a clogged left year for two years now, and have not had a
single day where it went away (not a minute!). If I do a valsava
maneuver (breath out through the nose while you hold it)  As you can

My wife suffers from sinus headaches & nose blocks many times
a year. A para nasal x-ray showed that one of her sinuses are considerably
smaller than the other or something like that.
I read about nasal irigation with Saline/Ringers in this newgroup

Bonjour a tous,
Desole de peut etre "polluer" le forum avec un sujet maintes fois abordes,
mais j'arrive juste...
Probleme de pharingite a repetitions durant l'hiver (Sinus qui s'ecoule?) ,

No doubt this accelerated breakdown of vitamin D by smoking metabolites
helps to account for the adverse effects of smoking on other conditions
like Crohn's.  In essence, smoking is chewing up your vitamin D stores.
Toxicol Sci. 2009 May;109(1):50-8. Epub 2009 Feb 25

I recently read a summary about a recently published article (and a
detractor) who claim that repeated irrigations may destroy mucus
protection against infection...Has anyone else read/heard of this
article?  Thoughts?

Has anyone considered irrigating their sinuses with uva ursi?
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/uva-ursi-000278.htm
Becca

I've been suffering from swollen turbinates for a couple of years now,
with the left one being the worst. I was wondering if anyone here
suffered from difficulty breathing as well as chest heaviness(left
side) from time to time?

Chronic Rhinosinusitis Gateway to Other Illnesses
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You are not in the clear if you suffer from
rhinosinusitis (CRS), an inflammatory condition involving the paranasal
sinuses. Those who are affected by CRS are more likely to suffer from

Have had turbinates removed from right sinus's. Problem is long,
begagn in 1993 with a botched sinus surgery, changed physicians in
1996. After three surgeries(30 , the last in 2000(2 turbinates
removed) infections became tolerable , but taste and smell never

Common infections increase H1N1 risk
Updated: Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 6:40 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 6:39 PM EST
    * Stephanie Harris