Tired of sinus infections

i know EXACTLY how you feel...i had horrible sinus problems for a long time...neti pot is awesome. doc gave me some other nose sprays, steroid sprays, inhalers and singulair- i didn't really use any of it. they shoved a camera up my nose and want me to go get an mri still...i've been feeling a lot better though...mostly seems to have resolved itself on its own...

Hmm yes I do eat dairy. Thats interesting. I'm probably going to call the ENT on Monday. Probably need to postpone my next injection too. I do use the steroidal nasal sprays too. Vitamins, green teas, echinacea, etc.

i dont know if this will help you But when I was around coworkers who were always getting colds I would use neosporin (bacitracin or your local store brand) in the ointment (NOT cream) and smear it inside my nose. I think maybe the triple antibiotic in the stuff would kill anything I might have breathed in. Since I am on Humira now I find I get sick much less often as compared to Remi..again I am no longer working now either so that could be part of it

I take the zinc lozenges and never get sick. If I am around someone with a cold, I wash my hands frequently and take a zinc drop a couple times that day and several times during the week. I think the stuff is awesome because before I started the zinc, I used to get sick alot!

Here's an article written by someone who found that dairy worsened their sinus problems: http://ezinearticles.com/?Dairy-Products-and-Sinus-Infections---Is-the-Connection-a-Myth?&id=3540810

YEP!  I am with you on this.  I had to take 20 days of antibiotics for last infection.  When I started Remi last year I got a full blown sinus infection, took 10 days of Amox and felt better.  Made it all the way to January and just wasn't feeling right and couldn't figure out what was going on.  Turns out only the maxillary sinuses (lower ones over upper teeth behind the cheeks)  and 1 ear were infected.  I think I did not get the crap all out the first time.  Well as I finished the first 10 day run I was not feeling better, in fact some things felt worse, like my ear.  Did another 10 days and when it was all finally clear I then realized how bad I was.

I saw you try try the netty pot, I have tried to use the squeeze bottle version.  I could suggest taking a sinus or allergy pill as my docs have given me to help keep things a little drier to try and keep the infection risk down.  I also use flonase daily, for the same reason.  I think the infection got itself in deep before I realized it.  I am still learning about how soon to get to a doc when starting to feel rough.

I am on remicade and I had horrible sinus issues constantly until my gi suggested that I take a zrytec every night.  I can't believe the difference!  I will still get the occassional sinus problem, but if I take a Mucinex-D it will knock it out.  Also if I feel a cold coming on, I take Zicam Rapid-Melts which has the zinc in it, and it never gets full blown.  I have 2 school age children and I teach in 4 different elementary schools, so I am exposed to EVERY germ out there and I have not had a full blown cold in years. 

Could you wear a mask over your mouth and nose at work?  That is the only other precaution that I could think of. 

I went to the ENT who ordered 10 days of Cipro to be followed by an Xray of the sinuses. He said Z pack's are ineffective for my sinus infection. It probably did not clear it thoroughly so the infection kept coming back. Strange thing though, I asked him why my ears were always popping or ringing. He looked at my ear canal and said it was inflamed and swollen to the point of closing. But no fluid, odd. Then I asked why I had developed large lumps in my throat making it difficult to swallow, he felt my throat and said that my larynx was swollen and what I was probably feeling was my thyroid. I've always had goiters but this change in my throat is recent since the sinus infections started. He said it was not swollen lymphnodes, which is what I thought it was. Just thought those comments were strange. THen I asked about how to best support my immune system since I am prone to these infections, he said I should not take any immune system boosting drugs, that they would be conterintuitive to the Cimzia. He also was happy I was using a netti pot and told me to continue using that. Yesterday I got a steroid and antibiotic shot and I already feel so much better. Also was told to continue Nasacort and mucinex D with the Cipro. Just hope the Cipro doesn't cause any flare up. Anyway thought I'd share! Thx for the support!