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I suspect I may have nasal polyps. I had been suffering ...

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I suspect I may have nasal polyps.

I had been suffering with daily headaches that came on every afternoon for over a year. The headaches started when I had a bad cold followed by bronchitis. I also suffer from high blood pressure and initially it seemed as though the headaches might have coincided with a change in my bp medications. Another symptom was severe pain in one side of my head (usually around my left eye socket or brow) when I sneezed. The daily headaches have slowly disappeared and after nearly 18 months have subsided. Now I just get the pain when I sneeze, but even this seems to have subsided quite a bit. However, my wife noticed a while back that my snoring had got a lot worse. I started using nasal strips at night and immediately felt like I was sleeping better, my snoring improved as well. I've been using the strips for a few months now but my snoring is getting worse again. Often just as I'm drifting off I wake myself up with a snore. Recently I've been feeling discomfort in my nose. My left nostril feels like it has an obstruction in it, at first I thought it was dry mucas, but I can't seem to clear it. My nose is often blocked and I think I've had a reduced sense of smell on occasions. I'm going to my GP to see what she says.

In the meantime I've been searchin gon the Internet (where I found this forum!) and I found a product called Sinus Buster. It's some sort of natural pepper spray which is supposed to be very good. Has anyone tried this?

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    I tried it, bought it from USA, did not work at all,seemed to make things worse in my case....more blocked up!
  • John_Ollie
    John_Ollie

    Posted

    It sound like you could have the nasal polyp’s condition as it’s very similar to how i feel. I have used a steroid spray for years and have even undergone surgery to straighten the nose and remove the polyps.

    However my worst experience is when I consume any amount of anything alcoholic. On contact, the alcohol seems to make my nose fill up with snot/mucus which cannot be removed. Often I have to breathe fully through my mouth. As you can imagine this causes great discomfort. I have also recently tried a Chinese medicine course. I do think it was slightly beneficial, giving some comfort although the problem is still very much with me once I drink any alcohol. I avoid alcohol most of the time but just can’t resist at times such as Friday night. If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear from you.

  • sandraflo
    sandraflo

    Posted

    hello everyone with polyps,

    I have just been diagnosed with polyps and they are driving me mad. my boyfriend of two years is fed up as he cnt sleep . because of my snoring. im in a lot of pain around the eyes. its affecting my nhs job as a support worker. i dont wnt to visit in nursing homes as my nose is blocked to the extent i cnt breath. I sound like i hv the flu. its embarrasing, i hv just been for my 4 monthly check up an now the consultant has decided. to investigate up my nose i hv to hv a scan to see wats goin on up there he said. NOT BEFORE TIME I ADD,

    im suffering bad time not taking any medication now . but my mood is wearing thin and im fed up . I want them out but how do i go about this can anyone help PLEASE

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