blocked nose

[fruitsalad]

although it runs like a tap its been like this now for well over a month, been to the doc who told me to take anti histimines and gave me a steriod nose spray to use none of it seems much use my ears feel blocked as well, i also have little sneezeing fits, anybody else with similar symptoms?

[Roughquest]

OH yes, it drives me mad, its like having hay fever all year round, some days I am ok, then I can wake up blocked nose and sneezing all day, I think its called allergic rhinitis and it makes my life a misery, i have noticed that being in a smokey atmosphere triggers mine off too, so if i have been in a pub or club i can guarantee next day i will be sneezing and blocked up. The only thing I am finding help is taking the drug 'Contact' which can be bought OTC, i have been prescribed steroid nasal sprays etc but they dont touch it either.

[FlowerPetal]

Yeah Fruitsalad, but i've had this for years. i used anti-histimines and steriod nose spray which helped for a while, but still get the symptoms to this day. I just learnt to live with it.

Fower xx

[fruitsalad]

thanks for the reply i will give Contact a go, worth a try because this is driving me mad.

[FlowerPetal]

ooohhhhhhh just remembered something......GP told me that it was also something to do with the fact that i suffer EXTREMELY badly from Vertigo (forgot clinical term)
I have always had problem ears - as a child i was the one with the constant earache and blocked nose and no friends because of it hahahaha

Flower xx

[My Angel Pie]

For someone who had serious sinus problems for a number of years (suffice to say i grew out of it, after not allowing the jack russell upstairs at night!!) i have tried every remedy on the market. The BEST one is a nasal spray or drops called OTRAVINE - literally from being totaly bunged up breathing through my mouth as both nostrils are blocked i can breathe in about 20 mins!!!

good luck x

[fruitsalad]

just like to add i can hardly breath through my nose at all have to sleep like im catching flies a i can only breath through my mouth.

[FlowerPetal]

I used Otravine - excellent stuff, except for when it goes down the back of your throat lol xxx