Allergies

Im home sick AGAIN and i was out 5 days in Dec. I keep getting these ear and throat pains and sinus pressure. Dr said in dec that i didnt have sinus infection and today i went to ENT and he didnt see anything either, yet, my ears are feeling cloggy and my head is too. He thinks it might be allergies.

DOes anyone else have allergies and suffer this way? If so, what do you d about it? WOuld you rec your allergy dr?

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i had a lot of the same issues, and some days i could swear i had a sinus infection but it was just allergies. I take allergra D and singular, and for me that works. It took a lot of trial and error and waiting ned meds out to see results, but finally this worked. my allergery dr. retiered, so my reg. dr. just writes me the perscriptions and untill my allergies change I'm not really looking for a new dr.

I had considered getting shots, but its time consuming. Its weekly at first then every other week, then monthly, and don't forget you have to pay a co-pay everytime, so its expensive too.

I'm so scared to see whats going to hapend when we start TTC, cause I'll have to stop taking everything.

I have a friend who has worse allergies then me, and she did accpuntcture, and it worked, she goes back every once in awhile, but she saw results right away, and its something i will consider when TTC

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i have chronic sinusitis and some allergies... i used to have lots of "flare ups" when we rented our old apt. (due to the mold drama in the bathroom )...
my ENT would give me meds when it got really bad just in case (but not too often b/c then you'll build up a tolerance).. and put me on a nose spray.. that nose spray (flomax, nasonex etc) saved my allergy/sinus life... didnt make totally disappear but my flare ups were 10 times less ask for those nose spray things (and i got allergy tested so both doctors kept in touch to figure out a good plan)
i had a great ent and allergy doc but they are in north jersey

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I too suffer w/ this. Although, my doctors at the time kept putting me on Zithromax just based on sinus pain and congestion. They actually had me on that 6 times in one year alone! Finally I actually found a doctor while I was in NC that actually looked at me and told me it was just bad allergies.

I take a perscription decongestant when it gets really bad. Otherwise Flonase helps. I also use a humidifer and that helps a lot too.

I am also looking for a good allergist in NY, so I, unfortunately, have no recommendations.

Feel better

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I have a WONDERFUL allergist in Wantagh if anyone is interested. I have suffered from allergies literally since birth and ahve been to many docs. My doc is by far the best.

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Have you tried acupuncture?

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I feel like that too, but add is wheezing and asthma attacks. It took a long time, but so far Singulair and Zyrtec are working for me.
I also discovered that even though my two cats are the same breed, I'm allergic to one and not the other. Banning them from the bedroom (my attacks always were worse overnight) and keeping the house super clean helped a bit, but ultimately it was the medication that made me feel 98%. I still have some issues.

I used Dr. Rachel Bautista in Smithtown, she's so sweet and calm. And will listen to what you have to say.