Arkady Renko Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Since I went to college, I have had persistent seasonal and indoor allergies. Shots helped, but did not solve my constant nasal congestion issues at night. Medicine works sometimes but not others. I am kind of sick of the struggle. I have heard about laser allergy surgery and an ENT Doctor mentioned it as a future option when I lived elsewhere. Has anyone here had a similar problem and tried this? This is what I am talking about: http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/healthyforlife/2216.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Since I went to college, I have had persistent seasonal and indoor allergies. Shots helped, but did not solve my constant nasal congestion issues at night. Medicine works sometimes but not others. I am kind of sick of the struggle. I have heard about laser allergy surgery and an ENT Doctor mentioned it as a future option when I lived elsewhere. Has anyone here had a similar problem and tried this? This is what I am talking about: http://www.wchstv.com/newsroom/healthyforlife/2216.shtml Have you tried the low tech solution of a neti pot? seriously, I know several people who swear by them. I have one and use it several times per week. Wiki link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 Have you tried the low tech solution of a neti pot? seriously, I know several people who swear by them. I have one and use it several times per week. Wiki link Yeah, but it doesn't seem to make a huge difference. The problem is that everything swells rather than there being a bunch of junk in my nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stussy109 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I have been a lifelong allergy sufferer since I was a toddler. I am now 28 and had some nose surgery done when I was 26 due to having a bone spur, polyp and enlarged turbinates. Essentially the left side of my nasal passage was closed due to bone damage, (got hit in the nose many of times during baseball). The turbinates are the blood filled sacks which swell to give you the stuffy nose feeling. When u have chronic allergies they are always swollen. The ENT surgeon trimmed my turbinates down to a smaller size so it is physically impossible to have a stuffy nose. My life changed dramatically after this surgery. I was like you and did shots my whole life, took pills everyday etc etc. The only side effect after a successful surgery is a chronically dry nose, and occasional nose bleeds. Well worth it in my opinion. I used to have 4-5 sinus infections every year, nowadays, maybe I get one. I still take a Claritin every few days to deal with the runny nose, itchy eyes stuff, but other than that I am medicine free. Go for it! In addition, if it's financially possible, make sure you rent or own a place which has hardwood floors, buy leather couches, and purchase an air purifier for your bedroom. It helps a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 I have been a lifelong allergy sufferer since I was a toddler. I am now 28 and had some nose surgery done when I was 26 due to having a bone spur, polyp and enlarged turbinates. Essentially the left side of my nasal passage was closed due to bone damage, (got hit in the nose many of times during baseball). The turbinates are the blood filled sacks which swell to give you the stuffy nose feeling. When u have chronic allergies they are always swollen. The ENT surgeon trimmed my turbinates down to a smaller size so it is physically impossible to have a stuffy nose. My life changed dramatically after this surgery. I was like you and did shots my whole life, took pills everyday etc etc. The only side effect after a successful surgery is a chronically dry nose, and occasional nose bleeds. Well worth it in my opinion. I used to have 4-5 sinus infections every year, nowadays, maybe I get one. I still take a Claritin every few days to deal with the runny nose, itchy eyes stuff, but other than that I am medicine free. Go for it! In addition, if it's financially possible, make sure you rent or own a place which has hardwood floors, buy leather couches, and purchase an air purifier for your bedroom. It helps a bunch. Thanks for the good info. How bad is the chronically dry nose? How was the recovery process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Have you tried the low tech solution of a neti pot? seriously, I know several people who swear by them. I have one and use it several times per week. Wiki link This is what I've been using for the past few months...does a great job! http://www.neilmed.com/usa/sinusrinse.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stussy109 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks for the good info. How bad is the chronically dry nose? How was the recovery process? Well... when it is cool and dry out, it is an issue in terms of the dryness. I chose to have the surgery on the 1st weekend of an entire week vacation, I was back to normal in a few days without using any pain meds. For somereason there was no pain. You wear this thing on your nose for a week or so. Your nose becomes dry because you have maximum airflow flowing through at all times, it's worth the trade off in my opinion. When i say bloody noses, they're not the kind of issues that require 15 minutes to stop, it a little bit of bleeding that can be fixed in a minute or so. In addition, you wont have to take decongestants anymore which in itself is worth the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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