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What Is The Treatment For Allergic Sinusitis And Does It Cause Reduced Capacity To Smell And Taste?
i ve always thought i had chronic allergies/sinusitis because my nose always feels blocked more towards my throat sometimes the tissue more towards my nostrils will get inflamed, and I ve had countless allergy tests done because ENT s absolutely love to waste my time doing them instead of using an endoscope or something. sure, I have allergies. If I rub my face in my dog, my eyes *might* get a little itchy, and my nose will get stuffed a bit, but even on great days my voice sounds nasally and it feels all stopped up near the back of my throat. I ve been begging my parents to get me a CT or xray to see what the hell s going on up there, because I m so tired of pointless, painful allergy tests. My capacity for smell and taste has been greatly reduced. I can t remember smelling anything, really, or tasting much of anything besides coffee. I can drink cappuccino straight up. I just don t really taste it. I m done with this. I just want to know what it is and how to get rid of it. Could it be enlarged adenoids?
Fri, 5 Aug 2016
Hello,
I can understand your concern. You do not have enlarged adenoids as the symptoms of enlarged adenoids are different. You surely have sinusitis, however, the reason seems to be allergy only.
Are you prescribed antihistamines and decongestants by your doctor? If yes, do you feel better with them? If no, then I would advise to start with Loratidine 10 mg (Lorfast) once a day for about 10 days and have some decogestant that is available over the counter.
If you feel better with them, then you surely have allergy and do not need to go for further testing. Sometimes people are allergic to substances in air that cannot be avoided to exposure. In that case, continuing antihistamines for long period of time is the only option. You can discuss this with your ENT specialist. I do not see any point of getting x-ray or CT Scan done if what you are suffering from is allergies.
I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish you feel better soon.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
I can understand your concern. You do not have enlarged adenoids as the symptoms of enlarged adenoids are different. You surely have sinusitis, however, the reason seems to be allergy only.
Are you prescribed antihistamines and decongestants by your doctor? If yes, do you feel better with them? If no, then I would advise to start with Loratidine 10 mg (Lorfast) once a day for about 10 days and have some decogestant that is available over the counter.
If you feel better with them, then you surely have allergy and do not need to go for further testing. Sometimes people are allergic to substances in air that cannot be avoided to exposure. In that case, continuing antihistamines for long period of time is the only option. You can discuss this with your ENT specialist. I do not see any point of getting x-ray or CT Scan done if what you are suffering from is allergies.
I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish you feel better soon.
Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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