My husband started coughing about six weeks ago.  It was pretty bad at
the time so he went to the doctor.  The doctor said his lungs were
clear.  She thought he had an upper respiratory infection, and put him
on an antibiotic.  He also started taking Robitussin DM at night.

Is anyone here familiar with this?  I have just read up on it and it
seems awfully close to what I am dealing with.  Especially now that I
have had 7 days of relief from my chronic rhinitis.  I am going in to
see a Kaiser allergist on the 6th.  They are probably going to do

I have been having problems with vasomotor rhinitis for a very long
time now.  I hafe reported this on this site cause it just won't
stop.  4 days ago, I went into the internet and did some research on
Turbinate reduction.  One of the articles that I stumbled on was

Since some of our posters have a litigious nature, I will begin my pos
with the disclaimer that I do not recommend that anyone try anything I ma
write about in my posts. EBC
Citric Acid:

I have this thing where something in my nose sort of spasms.   I
really don't know the exact term to use for it.  I can go for a good
part of the day and not have this but it happens in the afternoon and
evening.  It is really hard to describe.  There is no pain.  It is

Hopefully someone can answer this.
I had septoplasty and FESS 2 weeks ago, I am doing relatively well
with the recovery, up and downs as expected.
1)  I notice when I look up my nose that the sinus opening on the left

Hi Everyone.  I just recently found the group and could ask about a
million questions, but I'll start with this one.
Has anyone tried a personal steam inhaler and did it help?  I have had
allergy symptoms for years and was just diagnosed with bilateral,

There is a new antihistamine nasal spray--similar to Astelin, supposed to
have less bitter taste.
It uses the same antihistamine used in the Patanol eye drops. The brand name
(in USA) will be called Patanase. It was approved by the FDA months ago.

They don't call biofilms biofilms, or seem to know that the mass
exudes enzymes and toxins that keep the area irritated as part of it's
attachment and feeding strategy, but this is a great site none the
less.

It seems that some in this group use Afrin fairly regularly.  How
often do you find you can use it without having a rebound?
I've found that 1 spray in each nostril helps me a lot.  Usually no
need for the 2 or 3 they recommend on the label.  Right now, while I'm

I woke up this morning feeling like crap.  A result of an apnea like
condition dut to nasal blockage.  My entire right nostril was swelled
shut.  This one was my fault.  I went to a blacksmith shop yesterday
where I volunteered.  It is part of the Colorado Historical Society.

The spongy tissue in my sinuses sometimes block to the point that it
places pressure on my head.  I have vasomotor rhinitis.  My nose runs
every morning for about an hour.  It stops and I am able to function
fairly well.  The problem is that sometimes the sinuses get blocked

Pseudomonas aeruginosa tolerance to tobramycin, hydrogen peroxide and
polymorphonuclear leukocytes is quorum-sensing dependent.
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Combined with Hydrogen Peroxide on Streptococcus mutans in Biofilm