I would really hesitate and I understand the parental hesitation to go the route of surgery for a 4 year old until you’ve exhausted other options. Sounds like you’re on a good track. Are you able to do a sinus wash - neti pot or something? That could be really tough with a 4 yr old but can be very beneficial. how about regularly inhaling a steam/mist with just a tiny bit of tea tree and cinamon and thyme in it? I just made it thru a winter without taking antibiotics for a sinus infection for the first time in many years. Besides the sinus wash, I have been taking spirulina. If you search ...
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I use a half cup (4 ounces) of distilled water (my tap water is shyte - has chloramines and who knows what in it), a quarter teaspoon of sea salt and a quarter teaspoon of baking soda and then add about 8 drops of tea tree oil and a capsule (about 250 mg) of sea buckthorn oil. Tea tree oil is antiMICROBIAL so it’s good against bacteria AND fungus. Don’t go TOO strong with it - too much tea tree oil may be harmful to the ear. The sea buckthorn I added in since I continually had a ”raw” feeling spot way up in my sinuses. Sea buckthorn helps support mucus membranes in general, a pdf of Finnis ...
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Are the enzymes present in ACV of the right type to break through sinus biofilms? Does a little in my spray possibly help or drinking it (which I always do when I have a ”cold” or sinus infection, just an old family tradition)? What about enzymes in vinegary foods like pickles and such? Thanks - bd   [End]
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Thanks for your reply, Kebod. I accidentally started a candida cleanse (a large majority of sinus infections are allergic reactions to molds and fungi) so I figured a good probiotic should be in order. I’ll let you know if it ultimately helps my KP. I’d be interested in staying in touch with baronster too in these regards and I have some news for Anne on the azulaic acid success for KPRF. I think we are SOL on the KP site. If you go to http://www.pir.org/ you can get the admin and tech information for the site. As you may know, we get no response from email addresses listed. I calle ...
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My favorite is sesame oil with a little flax oil mixed in. Right now I’m using sunflower oil with a little flax and sometimes a drop of oregano oil as I’m battling a sinus infection and SFO seems to be the best for me for that so far. I can get really fresh refrigerated flax oil nearby that comes from a little town in ND where they grow a lot of the stuff I guess. I like the taste of VCO but just because I have allergy and inflammation issues, I’m not going to use it for OP anymore. It’s a little sad cause I LOVE the taste of coconut. I think adding the flax oil into the sesame oil is a g ...
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Sorry to do this here everybody. I’ve been taking Oil of Oregano for a week now and I’ll go one more week. I’ve been putting a little OOO in my pull also. This has been to get rid of a sinus infection. On another forum, kebod, that we seem to have lost, you mentioned a specific probiotic that’s highly recommended. Would you please email the info to me? Also, we can be in touch re: thhe KP forum that I think has died. - bd   [End]
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Well, I found out after posting that I shouldn’t be shooting tea tree near my ears anywhere. So I whipped up a new batch of spray minus the tea tree oil. I swear I’d done a lot of reading about all these but somehow I missed the warnings about tea tree in the ear. Nose is still getting better, fairly clear drainage. Thx - bd   [End]
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I got hit with a summer flu or something a week ago. First the stomach pain and problems and then, wham! right into my respiratory system. This generally means I’ll get a sinus infection. Last winter I was on antibiotics 2xs plus prednisone the second round. still had Rt ear stuffiness and pain after that. Oil Pulling helped me a lot with sinuses and ear pain until just recently. (My oil choices I think were inappropriate for my inflammatory response - no more coconut oil for me, only sunflower and almond and pumpkin and such. ) I was on tetracycline as a teenager and have been on antibio ...
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I got boils in a few spots when I switched to coconut oil. When I switched back to sesame and sunflower, that reaction mellowed out and went away.   [End]
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Hi - I have used a tsp of VCO warmed with a drop of Tea Tree oil in it for ear pain/infection. I had an ear infection (or swollen parotid salivary gland blocking my eustachian tube) that lasted months. I tried conventional western medicine of course, ending up on prednisone (argh!) and serious antibiotics. When the pain started coming back again, I was so furious, I looked and looked for other options and found oil-pulling and using VCO. While some soreness comes back when air pressure changes rapidly (e.g. during tornado inducing thunderstorms) I consider my ear problem cured by OP and VC ...
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