Brittney Is Kennedy's Momma
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the only thing that ever helps for my sinus headaches is Advil Cold and Sinus |
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ravin_lunatic
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I am assuming you asked your DOCTOR, who is supposed to be the pro at this... but apparently not. And I don't blame you. We have to take care of ourselves and see a doctor if we are on deaths' door, to hasten our death. You might have an allergy. Ya tink??
I have an allergy that makes a headache feel like a migraine, and affects my ear. I did a lil research, approached my doctor, and now I am using Nasonex, for what I thought for many years, was a MIGRAINE! |
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Bertacus
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Sleep 4 hours , wake up for 2 hours blow your nose and drink water and sleep for 4 hours, then take a hot shower. |
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JJ
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Taking medicine is the only cure. |
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jmp478
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Just buy some allergy medicine. That's pretty much the only thing you can do. |
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illfindyouontheflipside
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When I wake up in the morning with a headache from sinus tension, I take tablets of ginsing and drink it with lemon water; the lemon juice releaves your muscles around you neck head and even eyes, the ginsing is very, very good for your brain destimulates your sinuses. If you need any further explaination just write |
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debbie
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Humidifers work sometimes depending on the person, I have the same problem and what i do is buy afrin sinus nasal spray over the counter. It leaves a smell almost like vics in your nose in the beginning but it seems to drain it great.. I did it the first week right before bed, two sprays in eatch nose. as it says on the bottle and now i just use it when i feel like my sinuses are starting to bother me, maybe 1-2 times a week..
I think the stuff is great and it lasts a long time, and is not too expensive..
Good Luck
Debbie |
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Depoetic
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Ok... I'm a LIFE LONG allergy/sinus headache sufferer - and save but for a very few... nearly everybody is right.
Moisture helps a great deal.
--The humidifier helps and so do the saline sprays.
An air filter with a HEPA filter is a wonderful aid.
Sudafed and Tylenol are my last resort - but wondrous help.
New pillows are important.
...I would add to regularly wash them with a little bleach. Dust mites love our pillows and trigger many sinus attacks.
Some folks like the Sudafed substitute - I don't get much help from it.
Carbon Monoxide makes you feel this way too... please get a detector as another poster suggested.
I would also add - I sleep with a bandanna tied over my forehead at night. Keeping my sinuses warm over night - especially with the air conditioner during these warmer days in Texas - helps keep me from waking with a headache.
Bed Bath and Beyond sells those "sleeping masks" that cover your sinuses above and below your eyes - and help a great deal with morning headaches.
Also - get checked out by an allergist. If you learn what you are allergic to - such as food allergies... and you learn to avoid those things a few hours before bed - you will have fewer headaches.
I'm allergic to milk products, but LOVE yogurt. If I stupidly eat so much as a spoonful even 3 hours before I lay down, BOOM! Ugly morning headache.
Good luck hon. You have my deepest sympathy! |
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K_Seeks4Answers
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You might try having more water in the air, I think it's a humidifier or vaporizer. I always get those two confused. Especially if your waking up dry in the mornings. Window Air conditioning can cause headaches in the sinuses if the air is too dry. I usually have to use a swamp cooler in the summer for my sinuses to be okay. Usually though regular house conditioners are fine. Winter heaters can also mess with the sinuses. Another thing to try is a jar of Vicks vapor rub in the humidifier or just open the jar and leave it above your head at night open. Other than that the only thing that works is Tylenol Sinus for me or something similar to it. |
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teacher groovyGRANNY
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I suggested this to my Mum and it seemed to work before there were the effective new drugs.
Shower and make sure warm water runs on the back of your neck for a long time. |
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charlie_the_carpenter
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I deal with them all of the time especially in the spring when the pollen is high. I'm in NJ. It seems the only way to deal with it is to take something like tylonel sinus or something like that. I've done the frozen mask bit but that doesn't seem to help. Sometimes standing over a boiling pot of water and breathing it in helps. |
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otis_hobson
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For me, a humidifier worked the best. i got an atomizing "cool mist" vaporizer and a compatible bacteriostat that won't make us sick. the cool mist means that there isn't hot steam so it is safer (no fire hazard) and easier on the wood parts in the room (no doors swelling and window frames falling apart).
i also try to wash the bedding more often. if your mattress is old, try to rotate it or see about getting a new one. if that isn't an option right now, there are mattress covers that are hypoallergenic so they help prevent dust mites and other allergens in the bedding and mattress.
good luck! |
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DH
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I feel your pain. I'm lucky right now, my allergies haven't hit me yet, but my husband is in allergy hell right now with lots of sneezing and congestion.
We are both in love with the shower soother tabs. Just throw one on the floor while you shower, the water will release it's vapors (it's like Vick's vapor rub, except in tablet form!) into your shower, in turn helping clear your sinuses.
A hot compress over your eyes and nose where your sinuses are helps too. A simple washcloth will do just fine. Or, if you have it, alternate between hot and cold compresses. I've got a gel eye mask that I keep in the fridge. I've used that on my sinuses several times and it's helped a lot.
I know you said you don't want to take medicine, but sometimes that's your only fix. We love Alavert. It's a bit more pricier than the normal Sudafed and Benadryl stuff, but you can take one pill and it lasts 24 hours. A HUGE benefit over the normal 4-12 hour pills. |
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Hannah B
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Well, take some medicine and go in a quiet space and rub your head. Big glasses of Ice water helps, too. It might feel like it's giving you a brain freeze at first, but then it soothes your head and it just feels really good. |
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UrAnswer
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Keep your sinuses moisturized. |
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BUTTERFLY LOVE
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There are several at-home steps that help prevent sinus headache or alleviate its pain. They include:
1. Breathe moist air: Relief for a sinus headache can be achieved by humidifying the dry air environment. This can be done by using a steam vaporizer or cool-mist humidifier, steam from a basin of hot water, or steam from a hot shower.
2. Alternate hot and cold compresses: Place a hot compress across your sinuses for three minutes, and then a cold compress for 30 seconds. Repeat this procedure three times per treatment, two to six times a day.
3. Nasal irrigation: Some believe that when nasal irrigation or rinse is performed, mucus, allergy creating particles and irritants such as pollens, dust particles, pollutants and bacteria are washed away, reducing the inflammation of the mucous membrane. Normal mucosa will fight infections and allergies better and will reduce the symptoms. Nasal irrigation helps shrink the sinus membranes and thus increases drainage. There are several over-the-counter nasal rinse products available. Consult your ear, nose, and throat specialist for directions on making a home nasal rinse or irrigation solution.
4. Over-the-counter medications: Some over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are highly effective in reducing sinus headache pain. The primary ingredient in most OTC pain relievers is aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, or a combination of them. The best way to choose a pain reliever is by determining which of these ingredients works best for you.
5. Decongestants: Sinus pressure headaches caused by allergies are usually treated with decongestants and antihistamines. In difficult cases, nasal steroid sprays may be recommended.
6. Alternative medicine: Chinese herbalists use Magnolia Flower as a remedy for clogged sinus and nasal passages. In conjunction with other herbs, such as angelica, mint, and chrysanthemum, it is often recommended for upper respiratory tract infections and sinus headaches, although its effectiveness for these problems has not been scientifically confirmed |
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jameson_suebe
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i understand not wanting to take meds i don't like to either. this is what helps me ready..... hot compresses on your sinuses and drink lots and lots of water to thin the mucus |
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Headache is a pain in the head, scalp or neck.
Headaches can be caused by minor problems
like eyestrain, lack of coffee or more serious reasons
like head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis and
meningitis. Taking painkillers continuously can
have harmful side effects, so it is better to
modify your lifestyle. More information available at |
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kckmellons
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take a hot shower or stand in the bathroon and just let it fill up with steam before you go to bed and maybe try so menthelatom either rub on your chest or the plugins while you sleep that might help. and maybe a humidifier. hope this helps |
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RickinAlaska
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Have the carbon monoxide levels checked in your home. Headaches are a sign on carbon monoxide poisoning. Just a thought. |
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Janeway DeltaQ
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I've found that my sinus pain and pressure were related to the change in weather - the barometric presssure. Really! Once I figured that out, I kept Sudafed on hand or Tylenol Sinus. Now, however, you have to give your life history to the pharmacist in order to get the over the counter Sudafed! (They said too many teenagers were getting high on Sudafed). There is another decongestant medicine (phenylephrine HCl) out there that took its place on the shelf, but I find the new stuff ineffective. Hope this helps! |
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rydan77
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I also suffer from this. Medication really is the only route unless you want you adnoids removed. |
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mlgable
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The only way is to take an anithistamine and a decongestant before you go to bed. |
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24tulips
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I have the exact same thing (chronic sinutitis)
-keep your head elevated when you do to bed (2 pillows)
-get up earlier than you normally would (I hated this but it works)
-drink water all day (helps clean out the sinus cavites, and thins the mucus ,eww. making it easier to drain, so it doesn't build up as easily)
-when you blow your nose don't blow it out of just one side (even if your headache is one sided) This makes it worse.
- get up SLOWLY I mean really really SLOW
hope this helps |
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Heinz M
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I always took care of that with one decongestant and one Excedrin. Now, taking a beta blocker, has got rid of that permanently. |
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Chrys
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keep a humidifier in your room, keep saline spray in your nose and get some Entex from the Dr....(also it helps to keep an air cleaner in your room and I'm not talking those things from Sharper Image...I'm talking one with a HEPA FILTER.) |
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Tina
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there is a very good pill for this this it is called
Tylenol cold and sinus |
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glenda576
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Take 2 tbls. apple cider vinegar in a glass of water 2-3 x day or if dieting, before a meal. ACV has 93 vitamins and minerals. Drink or sip 6-8 glasses of water daily. Water is the gife of life. Read the book: you're not sick, you're thirsty. Part of it is on the web. I used to have really bad allergies until I started my water regimen. Now I do not sneeze or cough. Remember we must have water to carry oxygen to the cells of the body and to keep away sickness and pain. Cayenne pepper is a wonder too. Read about it on the web. Tons of sites. |
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DOT
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One way to relieve them is to put a very warm cloth over your eyes and sinuses, Get some shower soothers. They are large tablets you place on the floor of your shower. As the water runs over them, they melt releasing vapors that WILL open your sinuses. I usually have to go get antibiotics for mine. Good luck, I know it's very painful. |
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jekin
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All the above. benadril at night or claratin daytime.
I get them too feels like someone stuck an ice pick up my nose clear to the top of my head. the allergy meds help some. In the morning when you shower let the water as hot as you are comfortable run on your forded. Sometimes a hot wet washrag helps, the humidity helps. When you sleep that stuff can't drip and collects. |
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