meadow_wind
Jedi Council Member
Hello,
My 12 yrs old daughter has had chronic rhinitis for 3 years now and I need help because I don't know what to do anymore.
Right now, she's having a bad episode and missed the whole school week last week, her friend's birthday, and her 2 aerial circus classes on the weekend. No one else got sick but her in the household. Her school teacher said 2 other kids in her class have had similar symptoms last week.
Symptoms
On the good days, it's constant blowing of nose with tons of transparent mucus.
On the bad days, when she "catches" something like a cold or the flu (or I don't know what), the mucus doubles or triples, becomes dark yellow, the pressure creates headaches and earaches, ear tubes fill up and she can't hear well, sometimes accompanied with either low or high fever depending on the bug, she's tired and don't feel well.
She always had trouble with her ear tubes since she was a baby, although not enough to get the tube surgery.
The bad days happen at least 5-6 times a year and she ends up missing A LOT of school.
Medical appointments
Over the years, we went quite a few times to see our family doctor because I thought she had an ear infection. But each time I was told no need for antibiotics because it was viral, and it was just mucus pressure, not an ear infection.
Each time I've been told to do sinus rinses with salt water 3-4 times a day, and I was given nasal sprays, either Fluticasone Furoate or Fluticasone Propionate.
We've seen an allergy specialist who confirmed she doesn't have any allergies, except sensitivities to Dust Mites, Horses, and Cats.
She also confirmed: no hypertrophy of the nasal turbinates
Regarding Horses: she went to a horse camp for 1 week, and I thought she had caught a cold because she had a lot of transparent mucus the whole time. Now we know why...
Regarding Dust Mites: all our mattresses and pillows are encased in dust mites allergy protectors. We have HEPA air filters in our bedrooms. I vacuum with HEPA Vaccum. I wash bedding once a week, max once every 2 weeks. I have a full water tank washing machine, I let the bedding soak for 20 min to drown the mites; it saves on the hot water bill.
Possible problem: she has a loft bed and heating in the winter sends lots of dust up there. She also has too many plushies. 2 years ago, I quarantined them all in a garbage bag for the whole winter to see if there would be any improvement. Not sure if it helped or not, maybe a little bit.
Regarding cats: we have one but he's not allowed in her bedroom.
We've got an appointment tomorrow (3 dec) with our family doctor to discuss this. But up to now, he's been pretty useless.
We've got an appointment with an ORL (Otolaryngologist) on 27th January.
Food
I cook most meals from scratch and I try to buy mostly organic when possible.
She avoids sugar and doesn't eat much dairy.
I try to make special smoothies 2-3 times a week: Kale, blueberries, orange juice, vegan Kefir with 2 billion probiotics, avocado, Celtic salts, vegan protein powder, collagen protein powder, something similar to Green+, and Chlorella powder.
We follow most healthy guidelines everyone here already knows so I'll skip on that.
Supplements
I try to remember to give her Vit D and Omegas daily but we often miss.
She has some "kids vitamin gummies". I'm not sure they are of much help, but I thought it was better than nothing.
When sick, I give her Liposomal Vit C 1000 mg once every day or couple days.
Last week, I gave her:
3mg of ivermectin once.
Ibuprofen a couple of times to reduce inflammation
Tylenol sinuses 3-4 times to dry the mucus.
Steam bowl of water with a towel 2-3 times a day
Diffuser with a blend of antiviral/respiratory Essential oils only once
The salt water sinus rinse (homemade with salt and sodium bic), I told her 3-4 times a day but she does it only once a day...
For earaches, I told her to chew gum, stretch and massage her neck, and do the Valsalva maneuver.
Today, I did a quick Forum Search with the keyword "chronic rhinitis"
I found little help other than this page: Chronic Sinusitis: Beyond the Neti Pot
This post: Iodine and Potassium Iodide
and this post and related previous answers: Iodine and Potassium Iodide
I'm still clueless as to what is happening with her. My instinct tells me her immune system is compromised.
She has an iPad always opened under her bed. I've asked her to shut it down or "airplane mode" it at night.
My 12 yrs old daughter has had chronic rhinitis for 3 years now and I need help because I don't know what to do anymore.
Right now, she's having a bad episode and missed the whole school week last week, her friend's birthday, and her 2 aerial circus classes on the weekend. No one else got sick but her in the household. Her school teacher said 2 other kids in her class have had similar symptoms last week.
Symptoms
On the good days, it's constant blowing of nose with tons of transparent mucus.
On the bad days, when she "catches" something like a cold or the flu (or I don't know what), the mucus doubles or triples, becomes dark yellow, the pressure creates headaches and earaches, ear tubes fill up and she can't hear well, sometimes accompanied with either low or high fever depending on the bug, she's tired and don't feel well.
She always had trouble with her ear tubes since she was a baby, although not enough to get the tube surgery.
The bad days happen at least 5-6 times a year and she ends up missing A LOT of school.
Medical appointments
Over the years, we went quite a few times to see our family doctor because I thought she had an ear infection. But each time I was told no need for antibiotics because it was viral, and it was just mucus pressure, not an ear infection.
Each time I've been told to do sinus rinses with salt water 3-4 times a day, and I was given nasal sprays, either Fluticasone Furoate or Fluticasone Propionate.
We've seen an allergy specialist who confirmed she doesn't have any allergies, except sensitivities to Dust Mites, Horses, and Cats.
She also confirmed: no hypertrophy of the nasal turbinates
Regarding Horses: she went to a horse camp for 1 week, and I thought she had caught a cold because she had a lot of transparent mucus the whole time. Now we know why...
Regarding Dust Mites: all our mattresses and pillows are encased in dust mites allergy protectors. We have HEPA air filters in our bedrooms. I vacuum with HEPA Vaccum. I wash bedding once a week, max once every 2 weeks. I have a full water tank washing machine, I let the bedding soak for 20 min to drown the mites; it saves on the hot water bill.
Possible problem: she has a loft bed and heating in the winter sends lots of dust up there. She also has too many plushies. 2 years ago, I quarantined them all in a garbage bag for the whole winter to see if there would be any improvement. Not sure if it helped or not, maybe a little bit.
Regarding cats: we have one but he's not allowed in her bedroom.
We've got an appointment tomorrow (3 dec) with our family doctor to discuss this. But up to now, he's been pretty useless.
We've got an appointment with an ORL (Otolaryngologist) on 27th January.
Food
I cook most meals from scratch and I try to buy mostly organic when possible.
She avoids sugar and doesn't eat much dairy.
I try to make special smoothies 2-3 times a week: Kale, blueberries, orange juice, vegan Kefir with 2 billion probiotics, avocado, Celtic salts, vegan protein powder, collagen protein powder, something similar to Green+, and Chlorella powder.
We follow most healthy guidelines everyone here already knows so I'll skip on that.
Supplements
I try to remember to give her Vit D and Omegas daily but we often miss.
She has some "kids vitamin gummies". I'm not sure they are of much help, but I thought it was better than nothing.
When sick, I give her Liposomal Vit C 1000 mg once every day or couple days.
Last week, I gave her:
3mg of ivermectin once.
Ibuprofen a couple of times to reduce inflammation
Tylenol sinuses 3-4 times to dry the mucus.
Steam bowl of water with a towel 2-3 times a day
Diffuser with a blend of antiviral/respiratory Essential oils only once
The salt water sinus rinse (homemade with salt and sodium bic), I told her 3-4 times a day but she does it only once a day...
For earaches, I told her to chew gum, stretch and massage her neck, and do the Valsalva maneuver.
Today, I did a quick Forum Search with the keyword "chronic rhinitis"
I found little help other than this page: Chronic Sinusitis: Beyond the Neti Pot
This post: Iodine and Potassium Iodide
and this post and related previous answers: Iodine and Potassium Iodide
I'm still clueless as to what is happening with her. My instinct tells me her immune system is compromised.
She has an iPad always opened under her bed. I've asked her to shut it down or "airplane mode" it at night.
to her!
