SEPTOPLASTY?

I have also had sinus problems and have a deviated septum. I am also a 'mouth breather' for the most part. I can breathe through my nose, but can't always get enough air, I always sleep with my mouth open. I NEVER suffered from allergies until I moved to South Texas (I have lived all over the country), but have had them really bad here. Anyway, several years ago, my dentist, who told me about the deviated septum after routine x-rays, told me about a 'netti pot'. He said it would help my sinus infections, which were also numerous. The netti pot looks like a ceramic 'Alladin's Lamp'. This may sound gross, but I fill it with the hottest water I can stand and a pinch of kosher rock salt, lean over the sink, and pour it in one nostril, turning my head so the water pours out the other nostril. Once the water is gone, I refill it (with more salt) and do the other side. Usually, more than water comes out (the gross part), but I have not had a sinus infection since using the pot! I have since read about them while reading about Indian traditions such as Yoga. I bought mine from a holistic doctor (I did not see him, but his office sells them). I have since seen them for sale in places like natural food stores. I used it a lot for the first few years, whenever I was congested or sneezing a lot. However, I rarely need to use it now and only use it to clean the spores out of my nose during allergy season when I am sneezing a lot, or when I begin to get congested. Thought this may be worth a try before you have surgery and need to take 8 weeks of "down time'. :)

I have also had sinus problems and have a deviated septum. I am also a 'mouth breather' for the most part. I can breathe through my nose, but can't always get enough air, I always sleep with my mouth open. I NEVER suffered from allergies until I moved to South Texas (I have lived all over the country), but have had them really bad here. Anyway, several years ago, my dentist, who told me about the deviated septum after routine x-rays, told me about a 'netti pot'. He said it would help my sinus infections, which were also numerous. The netti pot looks like a ceramic 'Alladin's Lamp'. This may sound gross, but I fill it with the hottest water I can stand and a pinch of kosher rock salt, lean over the sink, and pour it in one nostril, turning my head so the water pours out the other nostril. Once the water is gone, I refill it (with more salt) and do the other side. Usually, more than water comes out (the gross part), but I have not had a sinus infection since using the pot! I have since read about them while reading about Indian traditions such as Yoga. I bought mine from a holistic doctor (I did not see him, but his office sells them). I have since seen them for sale in places like natural food stores. I used it a lot for the first few years, whenever I was congested or sneezing a lot. However, I rarely need to use it now and only use it to clean the spores out of my nose during allergy season when I am sneezing a lot, or when I begin to get congested. Thought this may be worth a try before you have surgery and need to take 8 weeks of "down time'. :)