Darn allergies

NotLazyJustTired · Post by **NotLazyJustTired** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:52 am

rosacer wrote:Cafeinated

I was using steroids sprays for 2 years, two pumps each nostril each day and I changed several times because nothing was strong enough I even needed to take cortisone pills once so bad were my sinuses. The moment I stopped using it the allergic rhinitis started very fast.

People told me to try the saline rinse but to me that was too simple

Finally I said to myself I'm feed up of using this steroid as much as I do. I started using 1/2 of the bottle of Neilmed each day and after I think one or two weeks my sinuses stopped becoming congested. No more steroid spray or any pill.

I'm very sensitive to diesel fumes and pollution, cigarette, dandelions and birch. If I was breathing diesel fumes or cigarette my sinuses reacted instantly. Now I don't need to use the steroid anymore, the Neilmed I stop it from time to time and I start only when my sinuses start giving signs of starting to swollen. I'm a bit more resistant to cigarette and diesel, it takes a longer exposure to make trouble.

That works, test it there is nothing to lose. I think because we clean the interior of the nose the allergenic don't have the time to affect our tissue and it doesn't become swollen, that's my explanation.

Good luck.

FYI I started again using the Neilmed because now we are on a high season of allergy because the snow is gone and the rotten stuff under the snow created something we are allergic. After the Spring is really installed I know I can stop again the Neilmed for a time. No more cortisone YEAH !

+1. My doc has me on Flonase and it really hasn't been doing it for me. Maybe get relief for a couple of hours. I just started using the saline rinse and it is working very well for me. I am rinsing once after dinner time and find I am completely open by bedtime. And stay that way throughout the morning hours. Really liking the non-med, non-steroid treatment!

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:03 am

More doctors are recommending saline rinses for children with allergies (when they are old enough to do it)
A good way to avoid long-term drug use/damage.

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:20 am

Tis the season I guess. Our local weather report here in southern California warned people with allergies that the allergens in the air have more than doubled. I had run out of the fine filters for my machine, but it's time to start using them again. Every little bit helps.

NotLazyJustTired · Post by **NotLazyJustTired** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:28 am

kteague wrote:Tis the season I guess. Our local weather report here in southern California warned people with allergies that the allergens in the air have more than doubled. I had run out of the fine filters for my machine, but it's time to start using them again. Every little bit helps.

Good point. I've been thinking about ordering some of those hypoallergenic filters. We usually get a really heavy dose of pine pollen here in the Piedmont about this time of year. Yellow coating on everything; yellow puddles of the stuff when it rains. Yuk! Time to get ready.

Todzo · Post by **Todzo** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:19 pm

caffeinatedcfo wrote:Thanks for the tips. I'll try the rinse although I think the other night was a combo punch of side-sleeping and allergies (it is mold season up here). I slept mostly on my back last night and as you can see ... much better results. And as some like to ask - I feel much better than I did yesterday.

I have been taking the advise from this forum and upping my min pressure each night. I think I'm going to end up needing 10-12cm.

Megathanks for the info caffeinatedcfo!

I fall asleep on my back every night and spend most of the time in that position.

My obstructions are well managed at my current pressure.

From some times on my side I thought I noticed that breathing stability (see the changes in the width of your flow data side vs back nights) was better on the back than the sides. I am more used to the back, as well the pressure of the weight of my "bit of extra girth" (BMI=30) acts against the CPAP pressure so I think the CPAP pressure is easier for me to handle in that position.

Have a great week!

Todzo

onthefreeway · Post by **onthefreeway** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:37 pm

I'm new to CPAP so don't mind me. However, I also suffer from seasonal allergies (mostly mild). What helps me with the stuffiness is using Breathe Right "Advanced" nasal strips. They widen my nasal passages, help me breathe better, and enable me to go up 1/2 size in nasal pillows (I'm somewhere between a Small and a Medium). I've gone without them before, but I really feel more secure using them - call me "Breathe Right dependent!"

caffeinatedcfo · Post by **caffeinatedcfo** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:48 pm

onthefreeway - Thanks for the tip. I've used those before (pre-CPAP), but find that in general CPAP helps keep my nasal passages open. I have a very narrow nose and this makes me very sensitive to allergens. Luckily I'm not chronically allergic to much, just some spring and fall environmentals. Usually spring isn't a big deal for me, but this year we've had several pre-spring thaws that have significantly elevated local mold counts.

Todzo - thanks for the tip on Flow Rate. I still don't understand exactly how to use all the Sleepy Head data. I see there is a specific thread for that though which I'll be reading up on.

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