Every time I start back swimming, I get sinusitis. I can lay off of swimming for about a month and it clears up. There appears to be some research to indicate that this happens to some people, but I cannot find any indication that there is anything that can be done to stop it. I will have to stop swimming altogether if I cannot find a way to control this. I have tried nose clips, but I still get infected sinuses.
Has anyone had this problem and found a solution that worked for them?
3 things I think are helping me with this problem:
1. 2 to 3 snorts of saline shot up the nose after each swim
2. 2 X a day I'm taking a teaspoon of elderberry syrup for building immunity. (you can get it at Whole Foods)
3. I usually get my sinusitis in November, so starting in October through the end of December I'm using Flonase to prevent the problem. The physician told me to start a month before I usually get it because it takes that long for it to work.
This routine has worked for me this year. I'm hoping it continues to work for the rest of my life; I hate sinus infections.
3 things I think are helping me with this problem:
1. 2 to 3 snorts of saline shot up the nose after each swim
2. 2 X a day I'm taking a teaspoon of elderberry syrup for building immunity. (you can get it at Whole Foods)
3. I usually get my sinusitis in November, so starting in October through the end of December I'm using Flonase to prevent the problem. The physician told me to start a month before I usually get it because it takes that long for it to work.
This routine has worked for me this year. I'm hoping it continues to work for the rest of my life; I hate sinus infections.
