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Allergen removers....big time sufferers please HELP!
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 613969" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Get allergen barrier pillow and mattress cases and use them at both homes. Don't rely on just saline. Get a nasal rinse bottle or neti pot (do the same thing, neti pot needs to be used in the shower, saline rinse is used while leaning over a sink, but both clean out your sinuses). Use this daily at your son's house. Use distilled, not just bottled water for the rinse. You will get some packets of salt with the bottle/pot, but when they are gone just mix salt and baking soda 3:1, meaning three teaspoons salt to one teaspoon baking soda, and use 1/8 teaspoon of the mixture in the adult size bottle or neti pot. Of course you can buy more packets, but they are just salt and baking soda at a huge markup.</p><p></p><p>After you use the bottle/pot, use saline gel inside your nose. If you don't, it will get too dry and that can also cause problems. You buy the gel in the same area of the pharmacy as the bottle/pot (all the big chain pharmacies carry all of these items) and you apply it with a cotton swab. Use the gel during the day to make sure that your nasal cavity is moisturized. Sjogrens means it is drier and lets more allergens through. If blowing your nose does not get any results, use other means to be sure you don't have dried snot covering the surfaces inside your nostrils. a layer of thick mucus or dried mucus will keep the little hairs from doing what they are supposed to do, which is trap allergens before they get into you. </p><p></p><p>Use a humidifier or keep a pan of water simmering on the stove. The moisture in the air will help keep your sinuses from getting too dried out from the allergy medications. If you use a humidifier, it MUST be thoroughly cleaned every other day at a minimum. That is why we use a pan of water. It has less of a chance of spraying mold everywhere.</p><p></p><p>I hope you feel better soon. You may want to ask the doctor if taking antibiotics at the first signs of problems is a good idea. If it is, see if she will trust you to have them with you when you travel rather than having to wait and get in to see the doctor and then get them filled. Or maybe a prophylactic round should be started a day or two before you visit your son?</p><p></p><p>If you don't use omeprazole or lansoprozole (prilosec and prevacid, respectively) regularly, start using it a few days before you go to your son's. GERD is often undiagnosed and can wreak havoc on your sinuses. If acid gets up into your upper esophagus, it can dry things out, scar, and disrupt the natural good bacteria there. These medications help stop that. Both are OTC but of course check to see if they are a problem given your other medications.</p><p></p><p>It is entirely possible to have nothing show on allergy tests and still be allergic to things you were tested for. It isn't what is called a 'true' allergy, but your body reacts the same and the treatment is the same. I have this. According to the allergy docs, my immune system 'freaks out' (another quote, the guy is colorful in his word choice, lol) and reacts just like it si allergic, but allergy shots won't do a thing to help you. </p><p></p><p>These will help a lot. Also make SURE that you shower before bed. If you forget, change the bedding. Your hair traps allergens during the day and as you sleep they are able to come off your hair as you move and then they get all over your face and on the bedding. When you move, you put your face right into the bedding, so it shoves those allergens right up into your eyes and nose. Get husband to shower at night or sleep elsewhere, even in winter. FYI, the phrase "shoves those allergens" is a quote from my allergy doctor.</p><p></p><p>If you can tolerate it, take garlic tablets. It is a natural antibiotic and antifungal and can do some really amazing things for infections. You can get deodorized garlic tablets which mean you won't get garlic breath or burp garlic, which is nice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 613969, member: 1233"] Get allergen barrier pillow and mattress cases and use them at both homes. Don't rely on just saline. Get a nasal rinse bottle or neti pot (do the same thing, neti pot needs to be used in the shower, saline rinse is used while leaning over a sink, but both clean out your sinuses). Use this daily at your son's house. Use distilled, not just bottled water for the rinse. You will get some packets of salt with the bottle/pot, but when they are gone just mix salt and baking soda 3:1, meaning three teaspoons salt to one teaspoon baking soda, and use 1/8 teaspoon of the mixture in the adult size bottle or neti pot. Of course you can buy more packets, but they are just salt and baking soda at a huge markup. After you use the bottle/pot, use saline gel inside your nose. If you don't, it will get too dry and that can also cause problems. You buy the gel in the same area of the pharmacy as the bottle/pot (all the big chain pharmacies carry all of these items) and you apply it with a cotton swab. Use the gel during the day to make sure that your nasal cavity is moisturized. Sjogrens means it is drier and lets more allergens through. If blowing your nose does not get any results, use other means to be sure you don't have dried snot covering the surfaces inside your nostrils. a layer of thick mucus or dried mucus will keep the little hairs from doing what they are supposed to do, which is trap allergens before they get into you. Use a humidifier or keep a pan of water simmering on the stove. The moisture in the air will help keep your sinuses from getting too dried out from the allergy medications. If you use a humidifier, it MUST be thoroughly cleaned every other day at a minimum. That is why we use a pan of water. It has less of a chance of spraying mold everywhere. I hope you feel better soon. You may want to ask the doctor if taking antibiotics at the first signs of problems is a good idea. If it is, see if she will trust you to have them with you when you travel rather than having to wait and get in to see the doctor and then get them filled. Or maybe a prophylactic round should be started a day or two before you visit your son? If you don't use omeprazole or lansoprozole (prilosec and prevacid, respectively) regularly, start using it a few days before you go to your son's. GERD is often undiagnosed and can wreak havoc on your sinuses. If acid gets up into your upper esophagus, it can dry things out, scar, and disrupt the natural good bacteria there. These medications help stop that. Both are OTC but of course check to see if they are a problem given your other medications. It is entirely possible to have nothing show on allergy tests and still be allergic to things you were tested for. It isn't what is called a 'true' allergy, but your body reacts the same and the treatment is the same. I have this. According to the allergy docs, my immune system 'freaks out' (another quote, the guy is colorful in his word choice, lol) and reacts just like it si allergic, but allergy shots won't do a thing to help you. These will help a lot. Also make SURE that you shower before bed. If you forget, change the bedding. Your hair traps allergens during the day and as you sleep they are able to come off your hair as you move and then they get all over your face and on the bedding. When you move, you put your face right into the bedding, so it shoves those allergens right up into your eyes and nose. Get husband to shower at night or sleep elsewhere, even in winter. FYI, the phrase "shoves those allergens" is a quote from my allergy doctor. If you can tolerate it, take garlic tablets. It is a natural antibiotic and antifungal and can do some really amazing things for infections. You can get deodorized garlic tablets which mean you won't get garlic breath or burp garlic, which is nice. [/QUOTE]
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