A few months ago, I mentioned the miracle cure for my allergies, nasal irrigation. Here comes the disclaimer that I'm sure a few of you have probably been anticipating. While it did clear my congestion, I did notice that I was still having trouble breathing through my nose. A lot of trouble. Enough that it was waking me up multiple times during the night and leaving me completely exhausted all day. Enough that I finally bit the bullet and visited an allergist last week. Come to find out that nasal irrigation does nothing for a nasal cavity and sinuses that are so irritated they are almost swollen shut. Granted, irrigation helped a LOT, just not enough. I still irrigate, but I don't think there's a lot of holistic medicine that can help me fight the 300 some odd pollens found in our neck of the woods. I'm on some "Western" drugs until I can start receiving allergy shots again, and I feel much, much, much better.
Posted by waltondammerung at February 10, 2005 10:04 PM