I get them bad in the winter. I make sure to keep a humidifier in my room 24/7 for the season and it really helps. But I still get bad sinus infections. Each time I get one, the effected side swells up to the size of a baseball and it causes excrutiating pain. I've noticed since starting Remicade, the infections are harder to get rid of. I also learned NEVER to mess around with a small sinus infection right before an infusion. I thought I had my sinus issue under control, had my Remi infusion, and that night my cheek swelled up.
I have one right now and the antibiotics and nasal spray isn't working. It did for the first few days but it's Day 9 and back to being in pain.
My humidifier is set at 40% which is optimal humidity for a bedroom and it never goes over 40%. I'm not worried about mold being an issue especially since this year (and others) I got my first sinus infection before I brought out the humidifier for the winter. Here's a quick link about humidity in your home http://www.hgtv.com/home-improvement/maintaining-humidity-levels/index.html and http://www.allergybuyersclub.com/humidifiers-cool-mist-warm-review.html Low humidity levels can wreak havoc on the sinuses in the winter.You may have too much moisture in your house/room. Mold can grow. I recently went through this in my house, I keep my house and bedroom at least half what the room temp is or lower, which means if my room temp is 70, I dont want the humidity in the room over 30%. Rinse your sinus a neti pot and even steam your nose over a hot kettle, but that high humidity in your house is not good. I just had may air quality checked in my house and it was bad because I was doing the same thing.
I had the tubes in and they helped A LOT but they are only short term. Usually the tubes will only stay in about 6 months and after 2 rounds of them my doctor said we had to go to a new plan. I would recommend trying them!Yes, my sinuses constantly feel awful too. I take Claritin, Mucinex, Sudafed, Flonase, Ayr, sub-lingual immunotherapy drops, use Neti-Pot and just finished a month worth of Avelox. I have 3 inhalers for my lungs but they actually help my sinuses a bit. I also get the inside of my nose waxed so there is no hair to hold the allergens. It helps my sinuses quite a bit. The downside is I know the allergens are now going straight into my lungs.....
I constantly get ear infections too. The fluid retained in my ears makes me dizzy and nauseous. Joy. I cannot wait to move back to southern California where there is less pollen.
Has anyone ever had tubes placed in their ears? Did it help? Did you ever have any trouble with your hearing afterwards? Thanks guys.