SINUSES - NASAL POLYPS

[NoExcuses]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>MYBOY</b></i>

Thanks! Amy we just did an addition on our house and had a HEPA filter put in - I had him put in the best one (after reading about them on here) - so should that be good enough?
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HEPA filter put in what? Do you have a stand alone air purifier or is the HEPA filter attached to your air conditioner?

 

[ElizabethlovesChris]

My husband Chris has had major complications with nasal polyps due to his CF throughout his entire life - he just turned 30 and his last count was about 27 separate polypectomies in his lifetime. (a little less than 1 per year) Granted, they were pretty aggressive about them when he was a child PLUS he won the genetic lottery by also having a rare form of eye cancer at the age of 6 (totally unrelated to CF) - retinoblastoma, which is extremely fatal when not treated and therefore he lost his right eye and underwent extensive radiation treatment (now lives with a prosthetic right eye)... all that to say that perhaps his other complications and surgeries in the 'head region' further exacerbated his sinus issues.

Back to the point: he has found that regular use of Flonase + flushing with antibiotics such as TOBI when needed + regular use of a sinus cleansing system (SinuCleanse found at Walgreen's - looks like a mini teapot that you use to flush your sinuses) has helped reduce the frequency of his inflammations.

Hope this info helps you & your kiddos - best of luck to you!

 

[ElizabethlovesChris]

My husband Chris has had major complications with nasal polyps due to his CF throughout his entire life - he just turned 30 and his last count was about 27 separate polypectomies in his lifetime. (a little less than 1 per year) Granted, they were pretty aggressive about them when he was a child PLUS he won the genetic lottery by also having a rare form of eye cancer at the age of 6 (totally unrelated to CF) - retinoblastoma, which is extremely fatal when not treated and therefore he lost his right eye and underwent extensive radiation treatment (now lives with a prosthetic right eye)... all that to say that perhaps his other complications and surgeries in the 'head region' further exacerbated his sinus issues.

Back to the point: he has found that regular use of Flonase + flushing with antibiotics such as TOBI when needed + regular use of a sinus cleansing system (SinuCleanse found at Walgreen's - looks like a mini teapot that you use to flush your sinuses) has helped reduce the frequency of his inflammations.

Hope this info helps you & your kiddos - best of luck to you!

 

[ElizabethlovesChris]

My husband Chris has had major complications with nasal polyps due to his CF throughout his entire life - he just turned 30 and his last count was about 27 separate polypectomies in his lifetime. (a little less than 1 per year) Granted, they were pretty aggressive about them when he was a child PLUS he won the genetic lottery by also having a rare form of eye cancer at the age of 6 (totally unrelated to CF) - retinoblastoma, which is extremely fatal when not treated and therefore he lost his right eye and underwent extensive radiation treatment (now lives with a prosthetic right eye)... all that to say that perhaps his other complications and surgeries in the 'head region' further exacerbated his sinus issues.

Back to the point: he has found that regular use of Flonase + flushing with antibiotics such as TOBI when needed + regular use of a sinus cleansing system (SinuCleanse found at Walgreen's - looks like a mini teapot that you use to flush your sinuses) has helped reduce the frequency of his inflammations.

Hope this info helps you & your kiddos - best of luck to you!

 

[AnD]

I have a neti pot (the little tea pot) that I have used (and really should use more often, but I can't use the Baking Soda in it, so I have to mix the saline solution, and I tend to get lazy<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">) . It is really easy to use, and only took me a few minutes to figure out how to get the hang of it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">. And you can buy individual sinus rinse packets to mix with your preboiled water that you just measure and mix each time- no solution storing necessary. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> I got mine at Walgreens a couple of years ago.

I have trouble with the nasal steriod sprays, too. After a few weeks, I am more stuffed up than before (?!?). But I can use them short term, which is okay right now, since I haven't had too many nasal polyps.

 

[AnD]

I have a neti pot (the little tea pot) that I have used (and really should use more often, but I can't use the Baking Soda in it, so I have to mix the saline solution, and I tend to get lazy<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">) . It is really easy to use, and only took me a few minutes to figure out how to get the hang of it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">. And you can buy individual sinus rinse packets to mix with your preboiled water that you just measure and mix each time- no solution storing necessary. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> I got mine at Walgreens a couple of years ago.

I have trouble with the nasal steriod sprays, too. After a few weeks, I am more stuffed up than before (?!?). But I can use them short term, which is okay right now, since I haven't had too many nasal polyps.

 

[AnD]

I have a neti pot (the little tea pot) that I have used (and really should use more often, but I can't use the Baking Soda in it, so I have to mix the saline solution, and I tend to get lazy<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0">) . It is really easy to use, and only took me a few minutes to figure out how to get the hang of it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">. And you can buy individual sinus rinse packets to mix with your preboiled water that you just measure and mix each time- no solution storing necessary. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> I got mine at Walgreens a couple of years ago.

I have trouble with the nasal steriod sprays, too. After a few weeks, I am more stuffed up than before (?!?). But I can use them short term, which is okay right now, since I haven't had too many nasal polyps.

 

[Sreh]

I had polyp surgery once when I was 11. I haven't had any problems with my sinuses since. I never used any of these methods, but hearing a couple of them has got me interested in trying one or two and see how it works. I hope that find something mentioned by the others that works well for you.

 

[Sreh]

I had polyp surgery once when I was 11. I haven't had any problems with my sinuses since. I never used any of these methods, but hearing a couple of them has got me interested in trying one or two and see how it works. I hope that find something mentioned by the others that works well for you.

 

[Sreh]

I had polyp surgery once when I was 11. I haven't had any problems with my sinuses since. I never used any of these methods, but hearing a couple of them has got me interested in trying one or two and see how it works. I hope that find something mentioned by the others that works well for you.