Sinus Infection Treatment- Success Stories- Carlton- Click here for info on the sinus irrigation products referred to below

Chronic sinusitis can occur for a number of different reasons in different people, which is why there is no “silver bullet” that works for most people. What is effective sinus infection treatment for one person might not work at all for someone else.

The following contribution is from Carlton, who has found some relief by approaching his problem as a reaction to fungi. Here is an email he sent to explain his situation, and hopefully his experiences will be of help for others.

“I've had sinus problems most of my life and I've taken most of the available

drugs with little relief. So, like many of us, I've been researching online to find solutions.

About three month ago, I decided to test the Mayo Clinic theory that chronic sinusitis is caused by inflammation from an overreaction to fungus.

I started out by sending off for a fungus test kit from National Allergy. They sent 3 petri dishes. I exposed one in my bedroom, one in my car, and one in my office. The ones from home and car had only a few spores, but the office sample was loaded. Included in the office results were two fungi that Mayo has associated with sinusitis, Cladosporium and Alternaria.

So, it looks like my office may be the problem, and I've noticed a few patterns. My sinus trouble has been getting worse in the 5 years I've worked here, I usually have headaches in the afternoon while working and my sinus infections usually occur on Thursday or Friday after a week of exposure (usually messes up the weekend).

Here's what I have done so far:

1. I use a pulsation device (waterpik) twice a day. Along with the salt, I use grapefruit seed extract (anti-fungal).

2. I use Xlear nasal spray which contains xylatol (sticky) and GSE.

3. I wear a personal air purifier made by Wein Products whenever I'm at work. It looks odd, but I don't care. Also, my boss noticed and when I explained my situation, he agreed to clean the air ducts and remove the carpet from my office. I'm still waiting.

Since I started this procedure, my headaches have all but disappeared, and I've only had mild symptoms of sinus infection. It could be the placebo effect or maybe I'm on to something. It will be a few more months until I'm convinced.

In the meantime, I would like to hear what other people have tried for fungus.

Thanks,

Carlton”

After receiving the above email from Carlton, I found the following sentence in a book entitled “The Sinus Help Book” by Mr. M. Lee Williams: "Allergic fungal sinusitis should always be suspected in healthy young adults in their twenties or thirties with chronic sinusitis involving most of the sinuses on both sides, who have a history of nasal allergies as well as nasal or sinus polyps that keep recurring, especially if their sinusitis fails to respond to conventional treatment."

So some people have been aware of this condition for quite some time, as the book was published in 1998. I don’t recall either of the two ENT specialists I used to see ever mentioning a possible fungal reaction during the periods I sought sinus infection treatment from them. The Mayo Clinic study which motivated Carlton to pursue his path of treatment was discussed in this article.