For the last 2 years i've had a stopped up
nose. Since the start of this I've gone to
the doctor multiple times. She told me
that I had a sinus infection and has tried
several antibiotics to kill this stuff
off. I will admit that a couple of those
times I wasnt religious about taking my
medicine, but the last few times I have
been. I am able to slightly breathe out of
one nostril most of the time, but my sense
of taste and smell has been dramatically
impacted, not to mention I sound nasal
when I speak. I really have no pain at
all. Only the stopped up nose.
Does this actually sound like a sinus
infection? Should I just go to an ENT and
forget my PCP since her attempts have not
corrected the issue after so long?
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Phantai
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 3
Re: Stopped Up Nose Posted: 07-24-07 20:32pm
nick905
wrote:
For the last 2 years i've
had a stopped up nose. Since the start of
this I've gone to the doctor multiple
times. She told me that I had a sinus
infection and has tried several
antibiotics to kill this stuff off. I will
admit that a couple of those times I wasnt
religious about taking my medicine, but
the last few times I have been. I am able
to slightly breathe out of one nostril
most of the time, but my sense of taste
and smell has been dramatically impacted,
not to mention I sound nasal when I speak.
I really have no pain at all. Only the
stopped up nose.
Does this actually sound like a sinus
infection? Should I just go to an ENT and
forget my PCP since her attempts have not
corrected the issue after so
long?
It does sound like a sinus infection, and
it sounds like you screwed yourself by not
taking the antibiotics.
Antibiotics are powerful drugs that kill
bacteria. Bacteria, like any other living
things produce offspring. If you begin to
take antibiotics, but do not finish a
treatment correctly, a group of bacteria
who survived due to superior ability to
handle the antibiotics will mutiply. The
bacteria will mutiply to the point of
regaining their original numbers... Except
this time, most of the bacteria is
resistant to the antibiotic because they
are descendants of the surviving bacteria.
You said that you weren't "religious" in
taking your medication several times. This
has most likely allowed the bacteria to
grow quite resistant to the treatment. The
only alternatives you have by now, is
getting your doctor to perscribe a MUCH
more potent antibiotic (Which will have an
impact on your overall body, as it also
effects the good bacteria in your body),
or you allow your own immune system to
care for it. Either way, discuss it with a
specialist.
