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Book, I forget if you have stand alone air filter units. You could try one of those to help with all the allergy stuff. I still run one in my bedroom at night. I know it helped me feel better back when I was concerned about mold in the old place. Before the air filter unit, I would wake up each day with sore throat, but after I got the Austin Air unit in the bedroom, I'd wake up and throat was noticeably not as sore. They do help.
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That's nice of your nephew Book... sort of 😕.
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I agree. I've pulled out the medium jacket, too.

My nephew came to visit the other day. I've asked him if he can keep an on his aunty (my oldest sis.) He decided he needed an excuse to be here all the time. So, today, he dropped by. He walked through the bedrooms and his eyes started hurting. He said it's the beginning of a sinus/allergy attack. He took my swifter and swiped the ceiling. Powdered paint fell to the floor. He said that this is dangerous because it's powdered paint falling off and we're breathing it. He thinks this is why I have a terrible time with sinus/allergy. He offered to repaint the bedrooms. He will choose the cheapest paint and he will do it while I'm away. He'll also clean the air conditioner. So, I'm going to have to figure out where to hide my real gold jewelry and emergency cash while I'm away in vacation.
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Today,while visiting my Cousin in the hospital.I was walking down the long hallway,alone I thought and I let out one of my big sighs and this nurse,out of nowhere appeared and asked me if I was alright.Suprised by her,I just said"I make all kinds of noises Mam".

I did think it was nice of her to care and ask me though.

I sigh a lot and I don't know why,but it just makes me feel better.Iv'e sighed a lot ever since Mom died for some reason.
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Book, I sympathize about the whole sinus thing. I've been having a horrible time with post nasal drip, popping right ear, T M J. According to my doc. It's allergy related. My T M J is okay for now. Knock on wood. You should ask Send about this Hepa filter she recommended to me. It's helped my post nasal drip a great deal.
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I remember you hate to be cold so be sure to err on the side of too many warm clothes rather than not enough. And I'm sure you can borrow stuff from your niece too. I hope it is a wonderful trip 😊
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Cwillie, I researched it before finally choosing October. I just don’t comprehend what it means when they say it’s going to be 59 degrees. I know hot, humid, windy, cold front (rarely goes below 70). So all I asked of niece is don’t give me numbers. Just tell me what I need to bring... she just responded. Medium jacket, beanie, scarves and gloves. Beanie- I didn’t think she meant one of those dinky bean bags we used to play when small. I googled it. Oh, she meant winter caps, knitted caps.. I’m going to stick to layering....
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Book, why don't you do a little research on your destination at the weather network or accuweather, they usually post a 14 day forecast and even may have one for a monthly trend.
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Fave niece, in El Paso, is killing me. She said - bring shorts, shirts and jeans, light jacket. It's still hot. I warned niece last week that she mustn't tell me temperatures because I don't know what it's like. Here in the Pacific island close to the equator, we have hot, dry and rainy season.... Today, she sent me a temperature picture for 59 degrees - with no comment from her. I messaged back. 'What does this mean? What are you trying to tell me? Less shorts and more jeans? Bring a thicker jacket?' .. Gotta go. I need to do a process of elimination on the clothes I will be taking... Boy am I so tired... I need to drink more fluid... later..
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I started panicking at work.  My right ear and right throat was hurting, my right nose was stuffed up.  Right ear tinnitus shrilling and constant nasal drainage down the throat.  There is no way I can handle a total of 17 hours flying with 3 times taking off and landing hops before I reach El Paso.  I once flew from Oahu to Maui with a sinus problem.  It was very, very, very, very painful.  I had my hands tight against my ears, my mouth was open as I Silently screamed in pain.  The poor man sat there and stared at me during the whole flight.  There is no way I can survive 17 hours of that pain... I couldn't tell if I was coming down with the flu or my sinus/allergy has worsened. 

I went to urgent care at the clinic after I got off from work.  I told them that I just don't know what I have: flu or sinus?  Took samples from my throat and both nostrils.  Results: No throat infection, no strep throat, no ear infection. No flu.  I have sinus infection.  Wow.. I've never ever been diagnosed with sinus infection.  5 day antibiotic + Claritin (never tried it) + continue with my nasal spray & my daily Airborne routine.  I should still be able to fly.  I still am wary about that.  Once bitten, twice shy... 

Thanks, MsMadge for reminding me that I was suppose to do the rice sock thing.  I just googled it.  Easy to make.  I have socks.  I have rice.  I have a microwave.  Warm it up in seconds intervals....
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(((((((hugs))))))) lu.
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Madge, are you implying I have a dirty thumb. I'll have you know my thumbs are pristine as pristine can be. :)

Send, aren't little boys made of slugs and snails and puppy dog tails? Or something like that?

Ali, I have one of those rice bags and I did try it and it helped a lot. And Book, I looked up acupressure and that's why I remembered the thumb in the mouth thing. It was quite invasive the time the physio person did it. She had plastic gloves on by the way or maybe they weren't plastic, I don't remember but anyhow. It does help. I'd never be caught doing it in public but in the safety of my own bedroom, hell yeah!
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Book San,
ii desu, ne

try wearing a wrist guard on your hand at night - drug stores sell them

until you can get the hot rice pack, put some hot water in a ceramic mug or tea cup for a few minutes, toss the water and hold the mug against the side of your ear and jaw, the mug holds the heat much longer than say a hot washcloth

ki o tsukete
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ABB, I never heard about the hot rice sock. I just googled it. I will try that tonight. My sinus has been draining down my throat today. Ick...

Doc says my right arm will continue to feel pain up to a year. Especially since it's on my dominant hand. No, I should not bandage it while I'm traveling. I should use the elastic band.. I ordered one after my fall and diagnosis by doctor of tennis elbow (from the injury). I googled it and bought some stuff but never used it (actually, I never opened the package it arrived in.) I will open it tonight and hopefully it's the right size.

Remember all those times you go to the salon and end up griping that the salonist did a terrible job? Or not as good as the last one? Well, every time I go off-island, I always cut my hair short. Think Japanese style haircut. No need to worry about headbands or ponytails but still can swish my hair. Just wash & wear. A while back, I posted that photo of me here on AC. I dug it up because that's my favorite haircut. I took some pics of it with my Kindle from my iPad's photo album. I always carry my Kindle since it's smaller (8"). Then I went to the salon that I know are Asian. (I've noticed that when I go to Filipina salonists, I come out looking Filipina.) I walked into the salon. The Japanese salonist asked me what kind of cut I want. I showed her the picture... Guess what?! It was Perfect!!!! Fave sis saw it and she liked it. She said she can definitely see a difference in the haircut between the 2 nationalities... Now all I have to do is brush up on my conversational Japanese.
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Gershun
hope you washed your thumb first 👍
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Luckylu,
A lot of prayer is on another thread 😇, but has anyone ever read what the Bible has to say about itching ears?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😛😜😺🙃

I was very confused as a child. My Mom used to say we were made of sugar, spice, and everything nice.
The next minute, she was saying we were full of piss and vinegar.👀
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Powerberries❗️
Real fruit juice pieces made with acai, pomegranate, cranberry and blueberry, and here comes the miracle.............
Dipped in smooth dark chocolate.
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Hmmm
I don't have any chocolate unfortunately. I did something just now that relived my t m j. A physio person did this when I was having the same kind of pain I'm having now. I reached into my mouth and stuck my thumb into my jaw where it hinges and pressed quite hard. It feels better for now anyways.
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Chocolate 🍫 is a miracle for sure
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I have chronic ear problems

swimmers ear as a kid so bad that when they pulled the fungus out the Viking had to leave the room because I was screaming so much

now I get eczema in my ears and the itching drives me crazy to the point of some horrible infections

the one ENT who helped me retired awhile back and I haven’t found anyone I like

I actually had to tell one newbie ENT that the steroid she was prescribing was based in peanut oil
she had no idea

I’m not allergic to peanuts but can’t figure out why anything is made with peanut oil

the other guy hurt me so much when he was cleaning my ears that I said ouch
I sense he thinks I’m causing my own trouble but I cannot explain what uncontrollable itching is in the ear

I’m like a dog with it sometimes and need a cone but even then I’d still find a way scratch
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Thanks MsMadge and I know you're right.I day,1 minute,1 second at a time~
     And ALOT of prayer!
And more chocolate.
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Hang in there, Lu

One minute at a time
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I really admire you all that deal with Dementia and Alz loved one's.It takes ALOT of patience....patience I'm not sure I have and I'm gonna need.
Today was just awful with my dH and my nerves are shot.
God Bless all you Caregiver's out there~
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Book, Gershun, have you guys tried putting a hot rice sock (or bag) on your ears? That helped all my TMJ/earache issues last year. My PCP said to do it and it worked for me.
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Bookluver, It's quite timely that you should be discussing sinus/ear problems cause I've been having quite a time with that for a long time now.

I was told I have allergic rhinitis. I was prescribed a nasal spray which was supposed to have 120 sprays but I think it dried out in half that time. Plus it wasn't really helping.

This last week I've been having problems with T M J on my right side and my ear continuously popping. I went to the doctor yesterday and he told me I was the fourth person he'd seen this week with this and that it's allergies that are causing it. He told me to put Voltaren gel on my jaw. Didn't really have much more to say about it. So I guess I'll try allergy medicine and see how that goes.

I think I inherited sinus problems from my dear Ma. I used to phone her and she'd say "hang on dear" and I could hear her clearing her throat out. I know the feeling now. :P
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Yep, I finally realized the shower water was going into my right ear - last night. I only noticed it because every time the water went in, my ear would hurt. I went to the grocery store after work today. They don't carry wax removal. I will go to the drugstore tomorrow. Thanks for reconfirming that suspicion.
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Could it be something like swimmer's ear? Mine get clogged a lot too, and I think it's because water gets in them when I shower, and I tend to get a lot of wax buildup too so I think the water gets trapped in there. The over the counter drops for wax and swimmer's ear tend to work pretty well.
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Yesterday, I thought my sinus/allergy was getting worse.  Nose and ears got stuffed up. (Right ear has been several years now.) Lately, when I go to sleep, my head hurts when it touches the pillow. So lastnight, I used the neti pot.   The bad news - it made the right ear more clogged up. The good news is it cleared both of my nostrils... I've decided to stop the neti.  Clogged ears before flying is Not a good idea!

In desperation, I then found some YouTube videos on acupressure for sinus.  I found a great one (short and simple!) on the Accupressure Selfcare for Healthy Eyes and Sinus. I've been doing that throughout the day at work. Every time I used it, I can feel my face clear up. Then clogged back again. It really does help to lower the facial sinus pressure.

Tonight, I was going to re-watch the YouTube on acupressure for sinus head pressure relief. I got distracted with "how to prevent hair loss" since I'm going bald in my early 50's. So many firm or hard rubbing of the back of the head at 30 counts, the crown of your head 30 cts, the side of your head, etc.. 30 cts. By the 4th position, my head was going crazy with terrible itchiness. By the time the instructor reached the 6th position, he said that you will be feeling itchiness on your head. That's good because that means your head is receiving circulation. I started giggling.... All I can say is that by the time we were done with it, my head felt so... light. Wonderful... Unfortunately, all that firm/hard rubbing of my head (all over- back, top, side, etc..) made me lose more hair! Strands were falling all over my shoulders, arms, blouse... Off to see How to get rid off clogged ears and open your Eustachian tubes.
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Another cold wet day here so since I can't be outside I figured now was the time to modify a couple of mom's warmer tops so she has something half decent to wear. I learned to sew many years ago and even managed to make a few items of clothing but I am no seamstress, even something as simple as cutting some sweaters up the back and adding binding has as much allure as doing taxes. Well, all went well until I was attaching the snap domes.... @%$#.... %$@#!... sigh.
(and why are those tiny pieces of metal so expensive?)
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Good morning Gershun, you were up late! It is so dark here this morning I had a hard time getting out of bed but sis and I are going to costco so I need to get a move on.
Happy October everyone🍂
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