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My Sinuses Done Blowed Up

by John Cole|  December 31, 201912:01 am| 19 Comments

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In case you were wondering, I have been battling a sinus infection for about 4 days. You all are in good hands, though.

Fuck Trump.

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  1. 1.

    Another Scott

    December 31, 2019 at 12:03 am

    Azelastin HCl does wonders for me. I would get sinus infections every winter before I started using it.

    Good luck!

    Cheers,
    Scott.
    (Hmm. No tabs visible in the Comment box again – defaulting to Text mode.)

  2. 2.

    Ruckus

    December 31, 2019 at 12:05 am

    @Another Scott:

    And I’ve got both 2 min after you.

  3. 3.

    ruemara

    December 31, 2019 at 12:10 am

    Wow, I’m sorry.

  4. 4.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    December 31, 2019 at 12:13 am

    I think I’ve come down with a sinus infection too. Sudafed has worked wonders for me, John

  5. 5.

    Mike in NC

    December 31, 2019 at 12:30 am

    After living on a golf course with a million pine trees for 12 years, I no longer get an annual sinus infection from pollen that my doctor always treated with antibiotics. Yay, me.

  6. 6.

    MobiusKlein

    December 31, 2019 at 12:48 am

    Fuck Trump also.

  7. 7.

    NotMax

    December 31, 2019 at 1:01 am

    Stuffed up sinuses (as opposed to a real infection) and post-nasal drip? Welcome to my world.

    Expelled enough stuff out the nostrils earlier today to make my father’s sinuses open up.

  8. 8.

    trollhattan

    December 31, 2019 at 1:32 am

    Decided one of several things robbing me of sleep was sinuses, so I’m repeating junior high and am in year three of allergy shots, plus nightly saline irrigation before bed.
    It’s helping, that’s all I can say. Plus, the scratch tests may help discover things planted in the yard that contribute to the problem. For me: goodbye lawn, and good riddance. I can’t legit cut down the neighbors’ sycamores, though.

  9. 9.

    Sister Golden Bear

    December 31, 2019 at 1:43 am

    At midnight, it’ll be 2020, 24 hours to go. I wanna be sedated.

  10. 10.

    Martin

    December 31, 2019 at 1:43 am

    I have a similar problem. Aggressively treat the allergies, go to sudafed as soon as the sinuses start to get congested. I do the fake sudafed since the real stuff turns my anxiety up to 11.

    And lots of hot beverages. And I’ll sleep in the recliner just to stay somewhat inclined when I’m struggling with the congestion. Haven’t had an infection in 6 years now.

  11. 11.

    NotMax

    December 31, 2019 at 1:52 am

    @Sister Golden Bear

    it’ll be 2020

    The Year of Hindsight?

    ;)

  12. 12.

    SWMBO

    December 31, 2019 at 2:10 am

    Have you tried black eyed peas?  It seems to loosen the congestion some. Also pineapple juice helps with the post nasal cough too. Stay away from milk/dairy for a while. We use generic musinex at the first sign of drippiness. Good luck.

  13. 13.

    Duane

    December 31, 2019 at 2:29 am

    @NotMax: Ya heard it here first, folks!

  14. 14.

    opiejeanne

    December 31, 2019 at 3:19 am

    Sorry, John. It sucks and I seem to be having the same problem, mainly on the right side. I may end up sleeping sitting up on the couch tonight just so I can breathe.

  15. 15.

    Origuy

    December 31, 2019 at 4:37 am

    Still doing the neti pot, John? Or were you a user? I remember a discussion about them here several years ago.

  16. 16.

    MagdaInBlack

    December 31, 2019 at 5:36 am

    @Sister Golden Bear:

    Very nice ?

  17. 17.

    HeartlandLiberal

    December 31, 2019 at 7:31 am

    Wife and I came down with colds that went into sinus infections first of Thanksgiving week. Lasted four weeks. Still having drainage issues. You’re welcome, look forward to misery. The virus going around is a pain.

    Have mentioned this before, but will again. Sinupulse. Available on Amazon. Neti pot on steroids. Pump warm salinated water through those sinuses, and help flush the crud out. You will learn the many colors infected snot can have, from grey with red streaks to yellow to green. But it WILL help speed recovery because it helps clear out the sinuses.

    Make sure you use filtered water if you have it, and still boil it for two minutes, then cool it off to safe mild warm before using. There are many ameobas and other baddies in water supplies you do not want to introduce to your brain. This is a very important step, do not avoid.

  18. 18.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 31, 2019 at 8:02 am

    Same. Lost my voice, too; I sound like I just got home from an AC/DC concert.

    Never credited my sinus cavities for the art produced, it’s way too gross.

    Mucinex, Psuedofed, vitamin C, long hot showers, lots of herbal teas with honey, and drinking plenty of water worked for me to ease the discomfort. The key to healing seems to be getting enough sleep, and just shutting the fuck up.

    Get well soon, everyone! Or just pretend you feel better!

  19. 19.

    Tams

    January 2, 2020 at 1:17 am

    ???

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