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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 196354" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Totoro, we were treating one of my kids for allergies for two years before I started getting suspicious and requested our pediatrician run a RAST blood test to make sure that's what we were really dealing with. I requested milk, wheat, and dust mites plus the doctor added a total IGe to check for the presence of allergies. It's not a foolproof test but based on strong family history of allergies I thought we'd hit on at least something there if that's what it really was. The blood test turned up nothing so we were referred to an ENT who ordered a ct scan which indeed did show chronic inflamed sinus tissue so he recommended endoscopic sinus surgery to clear it out. It worked great but two years later we were back in for another surgery. That was five years ago but the key here was that we finally hit upon the cause (no allergies--flares up during colds), the right combination of medications at the right time. In our case that's both Extendryl and Singulaire during colds, and if it's not cleared up by around day 8 I'm calling in for an antibiotic and sometimes prednisone. We tried various combinations and this is what worked best. FYI, my ent says the gold standard for sinus infection treatment is an antibiotic such as Augmentin combined with prednisone.</p><p> </p><p>The inhaled steroids are much lower dose using a direct delivery system so I'd be far more comfortable using that than oral. I doubt you'll have problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 196354, member: 701"] Totoro, we were treating one of my kids for allergies for two years before I started getting suspicious and requested our pediatrician run a RAST blood test to make sure that's what we were really dealing with. I requested milk, wheat, and dust mites plus the doctor added a total IGe to check for the presence of allergies. It's not a foolproof test but based on strong family history of allergies I thought we'd hit on at least something there if that's what it really was. The blood test turned up nothing so we were referred to an ENT who ordered a ct scan which indeed did show chronic inflamed sinus tissue so he recommended endoscopic sinus surgery to clear it out. It worked great but two years later we were back in for another surgery. That was five years ago but the key here was that we finally hit upon the cause (no allergies--flares up during colds), the right combination of medications at the right time. In our case that's both Extendryl and Singulaire during colds, and if it's not cleared up by around day 8 I'm calling in for an antibiotic and sometimes prednisone. We tried various combinations and this is what worked best. FYI, my ent says the gold standard for sinus infection treatment is an antibiotic such as Augmentin combined with prednisone. The inhaled steroids are much lower dose using a direct delivery system so I'd be far more comfortable using that than oral. I doubt you'll have problems. [/QUOTE]
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