| After two painful sinus operations, I was
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| | solution.
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| still coming down with infections. I had
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| | Use a WaterPik and Adaptor
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| to find some real remedy to my sinusitis
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| | When I first started following Dr.
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| problem, as I was tired of taking
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| | Grossan's advice he suggested using a
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| antibiotics and especially tired of the
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| | WaterPik machine, and these have been
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| dull, deep headaches every time I had an
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| | sold for years as devices to improve gum
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| attack.
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| | and dental health. Dr. Grossan simply
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| Sinus Operations- Try to Avoid
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| | sold an adaptor and a saline solution,
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| The operations were no fun. After the
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| | although one can use table salt.
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| first one my nose was "packed". This
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| | Although much more expensive than salt, I
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| means that in order to stop the bleeding,
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| | find that this saline solution is
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| the ENT specialist/surgeon put a large
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| | convenient, works well, and has no
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| amount of gauze in my nose, which means
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| | preservatives. I usually purchase a
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| that one can only breathe through the
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| | dozen containers at a time, and these
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| mouth for the week or so of recovery
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| | will last up to a year with one
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| time. In other words, swallowing and
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| | application per day. One simply puts a
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| breathing cannot occur at the same time.
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| | spoonful of saline solution into the
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| This is a good way to lose weight, as one
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| | WaterPik tank and then about 16 oz. of
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| cannot eat much, but it is not a great
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| | warm water to dissolve the powder. Then
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| way to live. At the end of this period,
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| | the nasal adaptor is put into one nostril
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| before pulling out the gauze, the doctor
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| | and the machine will gently propel half
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| said "this will feel like I'm pulling
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| | the liquid through one's nasal canal, and
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| your brains out through your nose". This
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| | it will drain out the other side. One
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| was the most accurate statement he ever
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| | then puts the adaptor in the other
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| made to me. Pulling what seemed like 6
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| | nostril and repeats the procedure on that
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| feet of moist, sticky gauze out of my
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| | side. This procedure is done while
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| nose was an almost surrealistically
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| | leaning over a sink. I then normally put
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| painful sensation. But I thought, "if my
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| | more water into the tank and use the
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| deviated septum is now fixed, at least I
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| | WaterPik on my teeth as it was originally
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| can look forward to no sinus infections
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| | intended, and I've helped my gum and
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| in the future, or at least a lot fewer of
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| | dental health as well. My dental
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| them. I was wrong again, as they started
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| | hygienist has made several comments about
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| coming back after a few months. I
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| | how much better my gums and teeth are
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| changed ENT specialists since the first
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| | when I go in for cleanings. The whole
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| one put me through tons of pain for no
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| | effort only takes about 5 minutes or so,
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| gain. After a couple of years of
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| | including wiping everything dry. I
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| treatment with this new doctor, I decided
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| | normally do the irrigation once a day
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| to take his advice and try another
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| | about an hour before bed, but if I happen
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| operation. Among other therapies, I had
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| | to wake up with more than the usual
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| allergy shots during that time, even
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| | congestion in the morning, I'll do it
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| though I only tested positive for minor
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| | then as well.
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| allergies to a couple of things. My nose
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| | The Easiest Way to Start
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| was not "packed" this time, but there was
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| | In the past couple of years Dr. Grossan
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| still plenty of pain. Again my hopes for
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| | has come up with his own machine for
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| an infection-free future were dashed when
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| | nasal irrigation. It is called the Hydro
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| they started up again after a few months.
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| | Pulse(R) Nasal Irrigation System. For
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| So after two operations by two different
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| | about $89 plus shipping one receives the
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| ENT specialists, I said "enough is
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| | Hydro Pulse Nasal/Sinus Irrigator(R), 2
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| enough". For those considering sinus
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| | Original Sinus Irrigator Tips (R), 2
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| operations to fix things like a deviated
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| | Original Throat Irrigator Tips(R),
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| septum, here's my considered advice:
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| | Breathe-ease(R) XL Nasal Moisturizer
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| don't do it. At least try the nasal
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| | (this is the saline solution), and
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| irrigation recommended by Dr. Murray
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| | excerpts from,"The Sinus Cure" by Dr.
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| Grossan which is explained below before
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| | Grossan.
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| you do. One hears about people who have
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| | This is the easiest way to start, as you
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| had 5 or 6 sinus operations, and these
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| | have everything needed. If the system
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| either don't work, or if they do cause
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| | works well and you want to continue to do
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| improvement, it doesn't last very long.
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| | nasal irrigation on a daily basis, I
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| Some people have told me that a sinus
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| | would suggest purchase of a pack of one
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| operation "fixed" their problems, but I
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| | dozen saline solution boxes, as the price
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| am skeptical.
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| | is lower per box and there is only one
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| Tried Various Approaches for Years
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| | shipping charge to pay. Of course one
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| Throughout my years with significant
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| | could still purchase a WaterPik at a
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| sinus problems, I had read a number of
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| | retail store and buy the Dr. Grossan's
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| books and tried different products and
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| | adaptor and saline solution to work with
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| approaches. One author I read early-on
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| | it. For information about how to
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| was not very encouraging. He said that
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| | purchase these items, and also how to
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| certain things aggravated sinus problems,
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| | download a free ebook written by Dr.
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| and one should simply stop eating
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| | Grossan, follow the links at the end of
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| chocolate, cheese and other dairy
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| | this article..
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| products. Also, he said that in order to
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| | Other Medications
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| be cured there could simply be no
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| | For many people the nasal irrigation
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| drinking of alcoholic beverages either.
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| | system will be enough to control your
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| Sorry, he said, but that's the way it has
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| | sinus problems. Those of us with
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| to be. For a person who lived in France
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| | particularly significant sinusitis may
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| and who has come to enjoy the excellent
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| | need to supplement this with medications,
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| wine and numerous cheese varieties, this
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| | and I use Flonase before going to bed
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| was awful. What kind of a life would I
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| | each night as well. If I feel like I'm
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| have without drinking wine and eating
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| | on the verge of a sinus infection I might
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| cheese? At that point I did have to stop
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| | take some zyrtec (an antihistimine) or if
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| drinking, as even one glass of wine could
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| | an infection seems imminent, I have my
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| be enough to trigger an infection almost
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| | silver bullet, which is prednisone. I
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| every time. After six months of this I
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| | don't use much of the latter, however, as
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| got sick of drinking soda and
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| | there can be side affects with this
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| non-alcoholic beer, which tastes pretty
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| | steroid. My doctor usually prescribes 10
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| bad. In fact I was ridiculed in a
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| | pills of 20 mg each, and these last for
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| restaurant in France when I ordered a
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| | about a year. I never take a whole pill
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| Buckler's , which is Heineken's
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| | and usually take 5 mg or 10 mg maximum at
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| nonalcoholic beer. The French owner
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| | a time for a day or two. I'm told this
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| asked my why I would order such a
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| | is a reasonable amount and nothing to
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| ridiculous beverage with his excellent
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| | worry about. Speaking of bad side
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| meal, and I explained I had sinus
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| | effects, prior to discovering Dr.
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| problems. He replied that he bad sinus
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| | Grossan's system, sometimes desperate for
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| problems too, and he got headaches every
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| | relief, I used an over-the-counter spray
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| day, but nothing would stop him from
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| | called afrin. The warnings on the label
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| drinking red wine! I actually admired
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| | say to use this product for only 4 days
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| his attitude, but the headaches were too
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| | or less. This medication can damage the
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| painful, and I felt like I was on the
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| | cilia in one's sinuses and cause
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| search for "Lorenzo's oil", like the
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| | permanent damage if used too much. As
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| father in the movie of the same title
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| | frequent users know, there is also an
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| that needed a certain rare oil to cure
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| | effect called rebound congestion, so
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| his son. It was also through this
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| | after using it you might end up just as
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| author, an ENT specialist, that I first
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| | congested as when you started. Thus,
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| heard about nasal irrigation, but the
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| | people are tempted to continue using it,
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| system suggested did not work well. He
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| | and it is said to become addictive. Dr.
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| sold a saline solution, but it was too
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| | Grossan simply recommends that you throw
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| strong and caused a burning sensation in
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| | your afrin into the garbage and stay away
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| my nose. He suggested a sort of
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| | from it. I have not used it for years
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| long-nosed pot called a Neti pot to use
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| | now and am glad to be rid of it.
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| to pour the solution into each nostril.
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| | I haven't eliminated sinus infections
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| This approach did not work nearly as well
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| | entirely, and I might come down with
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| as the system suggested by Dr. Grossan
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| | perhaps one per year. I'm more
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| (see below), and I was wrongly convinced
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| | susceptible when very tired, or after
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| that nasal irrigation was not effective.
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| | long flights, as we often go back and
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| It makes a big difference how the
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| | forth to Europe for our tour business.
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| irrigation is done and with what kind of
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| | When flying anywhere I make sure to take
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| equipment and saline solution.
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| | some kind of decongestant, normally the
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| Dr. Murray Grossan to the Rescue
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| | Flonase. I can enjoy wine, cheese,
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| I thus started doing more research on
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| | chocolate, and I really don't need to
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| other books and approaches, and in the
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| | avoid any particular foods. Dr.
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| course of this I came across a book by
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| | Grossan's system has worked for me, and I
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| Dr. Murray Grossan called "The Sinus
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| | certainly don't miss the deep, painful
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| Cure- 7 Simple Steps". In a nutshell,
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| | sinus infection headaches that used to be
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| Dr. Grossan's system worked. His book
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| | all too familiar. Dr. Grossan has lots
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| contains many technical explanations
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| | of other advice in his book as well, and
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| about sinusitis and how to deal with it.
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| | I definitely recommend that anyone with
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| He clearly explains the reasons for the
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| | sinusitis read it.
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| problem and suggests numerous remedies
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| | Best of luck to all sinusitis sufferers.
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| including diet considerations, home
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| | I hope this information will help improve
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| environmental improvements like duct
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| | your lives as much as it has helped me.
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| cleaning and humidity control, and the
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| | Please don't hesitate to forward this
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| most important aspect of the program:
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| | article to friends and family who suffer
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| pulsating nasal irrigation with a saline
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| | from sinusitis.
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