try doing a saline rinse for your nose. use 1 tsp sea salt with 1 pint of distilled water heated lukewarm. then squirt it up your nose with a bulb syringe and let it flow out of the other nostril. it washes out the pollen or whatever is irritating your sinuses.

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Me, too.  Hey, is Shaeman back?

Hey Missionary,

I can relate to your chosen nickname. America is indeed a pagan land in need of the light of Jesus. On another note, I can truly relate to sinus trouble. I am also self-employed and go to the doctor as little as possible. One thing, though, that has really helped has been a prescription for Nasacort AQ. It's a nasal spray with a mild (non-beefing-up-muscles-shrinking-of-other-things) steroid that calms down the irritation. When it's been going on for a long time, especially in this season which has been especially bad, medical attention is usually necessary. If there's an infection, antibiotics might be necessary. A prolonged sinus infection can eat away bones. I know that's gross, but I know people it's happened to. My sister had a calcified polyp that had to be removed surgically. Another person I know had part of her face collapse because the bone was just gone.

A natural antibiotic I have used successfully, if the infection wasn't too prolonged, is Pau D'Arco. You can find it in the vitamin section of Fiesta and other fine stores. I take three capsules three times a day. You could probably do with a smaller dose since my mass is considerably larger. Anyway, it's good stuff. I keep taking it until the bottle's empty.

As a preventive measure and for relatively mild congestion, relatively mild being not throbbing pain, I use SinoFresh. It has a disgusting picture of mold on the box, but it's great! If you're allergic to eucalyptus, avoid it. However, one of the active ingredients is a powerful antifungal/antimicrobial that my allergist recommended years ago to spray in our air conditioning ducts. It's a rush of minty freshness in the nose!

I was introduced to an excellent natural antihistamine/decongestant in Mexico by a missionary who had been addicted to decongestants. It's raw, natural honey. I would have benadryl handy in case of a reaction. My wife can't take it, but I can. It's wild how individual God has made our immune systems. My wife is allergic to Ivory soap and most hypoallergenic makeup.

Anyway, try to get raw honey from within a couple miles of where you live. Since you travel all over Houston, the radius could probably be expanded. Anyway, be sure it's raw and you can see the stuff (pollen, etc.) floating in it. Believe it or not, I got results within an hour of taking it. While we were in Mexico, for the last year (after I was introduced to this glorious elixir), whenever I needed benadryl or had the sniffles and sneezes, I took a tablespoon of honey. The itching stopped! On bad days, I had three or four tablespoons a day. Normally, I had one in the morning and one at night. If the taste is too intense, dissolve it in hot water or tea.

Well, that's my sinus message for you. I hope you get it under control soon. It's hellacious in Houston for those of us with allergies, and those who develop them after coming here.

Que Dios te bendiga y que bendiga a tu familia tambien.

Ciao,
Miguelito