Hi Lauren!
My ENT has been pretty progressive with my disease and helping me. Here's what we've tried over the past 6 years:
-- NeilMed Sinus rinse bottles (wore out about a dozen)
-- Graduated to a waterpik and/or sinupulse machine and have had great results- it is actually more mild than the squeeze bottles
-- Each time I have an infection, he sends it out to culture to see what antibiotic works. No sense treating with antibiotics that will not work, right?
-- We've used gentamyacin rinse (commonly referred to as Wilsons Solution
-- We've used bactroban solution (bactroban ointment dissolved in sterile saline)
-- Doxyxycline oral antibiotic
-- Budesonide nebulizer solution in nasal rinse
-- Working with my ENT, he showed me how to take the tip off of one of the waterpik nasal wands and work it up into my nose to get the rinse directly on the crusts.
-- Working with my ENT, I started holding saline and antibiotic risnses into my sinuses and nose for a minute or two to coat the areas with the topical a little longer.
By far, the two things that I would recommend is to have the culture done each time you have an infection, to make sure that you get the proper treatment each time.
Rinse, rinse, rinse, RINSE! Nasal rinsing has been the single best thing I have done to conquer this stupid disease in my sinuses. At one point, I was running 6-9 liters of saline through my nose a day (3 liters each at morning, noon and night).
If you have any more questions, please let me know. I will be glad to answer any you may have.
MikeG-2012
"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have"
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