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Did any of you have sinus problems during pregnancy? If so, what did you do to allevate some of the pain?

Message edited 2/13/2006 4:02:31 PM.

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Once again...me me me

My dr. told me to use saline nasal spray. It did nothing for me though. She said it if was really bad I could use Afrin. When it got realllly bad, I used Afrin. Luckilly I didnt have to use too much of it and within a few weeks my sinuses calmed down and I could breathe.

But for my entire pregnancy, I have been blowing my nose and sneezing, its like allergies.

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I have had a ton of sinus problems with my pregnancy. I finally saw an ENT and he told my that I have and some women get "pregnancy rhinosistus" (sp), after he did a scope and battery of tests on me. This is when the nasal passages and sinuses become inflamed due to the extra hormones. Here is what he suggested:

1- get a humidifier
2- use Ocean or saline spray 3 times a day or as often as you need to.
3- when you dust your house or clean it, wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth
4-vacuum and dust 2 times a week at least
5- clean all sheets and bedding twice a week
6- get a prescription for flonase if it is unbearable and use it only when you can't take it anymore.

I hope this helps. A lot of what is said is recommended for people who have allergies. I have been doing all of these steps since seeing the ENT and I have not had any more sinus problems...Thank God! Feel free to FM me if you have more questions. The ENT was very helpful.
Feel Better

Message edited 2/7/2006 11:10:21 AM.

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Mine is not soo much snotty but more serious sinus pressure in my gums, and under my eye. Last night it woke me up every two minutes. The pain is bearable but if I could fnid a way to make it go away, I would REALLLY apreeciate it.

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Humn, i wonder if mine has turned into an infection as well.
Is there a way to tell on my own? Or can I jsut call the doc and say can I have some antibiotics? Or do I need to set up an appt with the ob?

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my doc told me to use sudafed

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Message edited 2/7/2006 11:24:29 AM.

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ooh...I just realized..shoudl I be caliing in my OB or my pCP?
It never dawned on me to ask this.

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PCP, that is what my OB told me to do. Feel Better, drink lots of fluids and get some rest.

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I went to my regular GP but my OB told me I could go to them too if I wanted to.

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Yes I have had this thruout pregnancy and nosebleeds too....it's very annoying.

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I called my OB's office (I had to call about my AFP anyway) and she said that she will ask the doc if he wants me to come in or if he just wants to prescribe something for me over the phone.
Either way, I am pretty excited that I might have some sort of relief by the end of the day.

ETA- Thanks for your help ladies, I really appreciate it.

Message edited 2/7/2006 11:43:37 AM.

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no prob. Keep us updated.

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They havent called me back

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STILL haven't called me back.

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I had sinus problems prior to pregnancy which have only gotten worse since I've been pregnant. I pretty much just deal with it unless I get a sinus headache which I'll pop some tylenol and sudafed.

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Me too! I've had allergies real bad for years. I stopped taking my antihistamine when I found out we were PG and everything seemed ok during the 1st trimester, but lately it's gotten positively unbearable and it's not my usual sinus problem alone. It is causing an unbearable cough that keeps me up at night. It's horrible. Everyone keeps saying just try to deal with it, but do they have any idea how hard that is. How can I keep getting up and going to work everyday when I'm not sleeping at night. UGH! I definitely feel your pain. literally

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Just wanted to update this thread.
The never bothered to call me back on the 7th and never called me most of hte day on the 8th. At about 3pm onthe 8th I went in to get my blood drawn for the AFP test so I asked to speak with Twyla (the nurse MANAGER I spoke with the day before) and was told no problem....then I was taken to her office.
When I walked in her office, she looked at me like I had three heads and then said "You have some questions for me" and I said "No, I am [insert full anme here]" thinking that w ould spark her memory...instead I got a blacnk stare...I went on "I called you yesterday about my sinus infection, twice actually" Nurse continues to stare blankly at me for another minute and then proceeds to ask ME where MY chart is (DO I work here, how the hell am I supposed to know?) ME: " According to you yesterday you were going to put it on the doctors desk to see if I needed to come in for an appt or if he could just call me in an antibiotic"
Her: "ooh, wait here"
20+ minutes pass
Nurse returns
Take some Claritan D and call me if you XYZ,
ME: "I have XZY"
Her: ::::Walking out and ignoring me::

SOOOO I go and get Claritan D and guess what, it's not working!!
I'm ticked off so I went to my primary care physician today...guess what I got diagnosed with in less than 15 minutes...

You guess it, a sinus infection

At least NOW I FINALLY have some medicine.

UGH!

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Been pregnant and stuffy on and off since June and the only thing that helps is Saline nasal spray. Love it and use it everyday, got my mom using it now

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How frustrating! I'm sorry that nurse was such a But I'm glad you finally got some medicine, hopefully you'll fell better soon!