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Ears/Nose/Throat Problems

tsavorite — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:53:55 GMT

Hello I am hoping to get some ideas while I wait to get into the ENTs office Nov 18! soonest available appointment they have grrrr.

What I have been experiencing is really got me stumped. Last week I met a friend for lunch....drank water thur out and kept feeling so dry my voice got hoarse...and choked some even. My throat felt painful....swollen up....like I have a burr or a pinecone stuck in there! I didn't talk at all for days....used my humidifer. Drank lot's of water....did salt water rinse/gargaling....ate chicken soup. After 3 days it seemed better.

Now a few days later....on Monday my ear left one is plugged up feeling like I am underwater or in a air plane. In fact it was so much so that I was getting dizzy. I know I have allergies (per my doctor) so I take one Allegra (no sudafed kind) per day everyday.

I decided to pick up some flonaze from the drugstore yesterday....and the 30mg (lowest dose) of sudafed. I used both in afternoon. I could feel the fluid moving in my ear ...left one is the one that feels swollen shut. After awhile this really helped....actually slept without getting dizzy and could get up and have a cup of coffee like normal today.

I took nothing but my normal meds today....armour thyroid and 1 allegra....by 12noon my throat was becoming inflamed/raw again....ear closing up somewhat. It was time to use the flonaze again so I did....took some advil for throat pain inflammation. Had chicken soup...gargaled with salt water again. Oh and one key thing....I didn't speak to anyone prior today...I am home alone.

I am no stranger to vertigo/dizziness issues.....but this throat stuff too is just totally out of the blue.

Could this throat stuff be caused by post nasal drip??Allergies??

I decided to order that MyPurMist device...says it's really good for this kind of thing. While I am waiting to see the ENT does anyone have any other suggestions for products like certain cough drops or home remedies for throat they could suggest??

IF you read this far I appreciate it and hopefully it makes sense LOL....thanks for any help

Re: Ears/Nose/Throat Problems

Buck-i-Nana — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:59:04 GMT

Yes, it could be allergies. Also, something else to check out, it could be the allegra. Cough, sore throat, loss of voice are less common side-effects of that product.

I had something similar happen to me years ago, from Zyrtec.

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Doodles76 — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:13:49 GMT

I would not wait for the ENT. I'd keep the appointment but get into the GP asap .

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2blonde — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:14:25 GMT

OK, so you are pretty good in the morning, but awhile later after you take the Allegra you start to have these problems. Sure sounds to me like it might be the Allegra. The swollen throat you describe definitely sounds like some type of allergic reaction. The other drugs you've added are possibly just counteracting the reaction to the Allegra. I'd try skipping the Allegra tomorrow, and see what happens. You should also check the possible side effects for that drug.

BTW, I think a GP would be able to help you with this, you may not need to see an ENT for it. I certainly hope you get better before 11/18. Sometimes we have to be our own detectives.

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151949 — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:24:17 GMT

I sounds to me like you are overmedicating for what is a minor issue. You need to back off on some of that allergy med and keep your appt with the ENT doc.

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tsavorite — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:48:36 GMT

Guess my post wasn't that clear....I have been taking allegra for yrs for allergies...last Thursday when this throat thing first happened to me I was having lunch with my friend...I thought it was from talking for awhile. Later that same day my throat just got more painful....so I didn't talk and used salt water rinse/chicken soup.

3 days later it was all gone....I continued to taking as I always do my armour and 1 allegra....no throat issues.

Monday....ear left one plugged up....dizzy....no throat issues at all....this ear thing going on Tues...Wednesday. I finally go to store and pick up flonaze to try (never used before) and 30mg sudafed took 1. Trying to dry up fluid in ear. Relieve prressure. This seemed to help...slept better Wednesday night. Got up this morning 1st time since Monday my ear wasn't to bad...wasn't dizzy. By noonish today my throat out of nowhere starts swelling up and hurting like it did last week Thursday with my friend at lunch.

It seems to be moving around LOL....I know it is confusing I am trying to explain it as it happened and it does sound kinda weird. My internist doesn't have anything sooner available either at this point....I am thinking of seeing if I can find a family practice type place that could fit me in. I know this time of yr probably gets more busy with people having flu/colds....funny thing I have none of that!

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Buck-i-Nana — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:59:25 GMT

@tsavorite - I would still back off the allegra. Allergies can occur even after years of no issues.

I'm plaqued with allergies year round and regularly have to change what I'm taking because either I develop a sudden allergy or my body builds up an immunity to it and it no longer works.

Perhaps you could go to a local Urgent Care.

Re: Ears/Nose/Throat Problems

software — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:15:00 GMT

Have you ever tried Mucinex?

It works well for me short term for the kind of symptoms you mention

@tsavorite wrote:
Hello I am hoping to get some ideas while I wait to get into the ENTs office Nov 18! soonest available appointment they have grrrr.

What I have been experiencing is really got me stumped. Last week I met a friend for lunch....drank water thur out and kept feeling so dry my voice got hoarse...and choked some even. My throat felt painful....swollen up....like I have a burr or a pinecone stuck in there! I didn't talk at all for days....used my humidifer. Drank lot's of water....did salt water rinse/gargaling....ate chicken soup. After 3 days it seemed better.

Now a few days later....on Monday my ear left one is plugged up feeling like I am underwater or in a air plane. In fact it was so much so that I was getting dizzy. I know I have allergies (per my doctor) so I take one Allegra (no sudafed kind) per day everyday.

I decided to pick up some flonaze from the drugstore yesterday....and the 30mg (lowest dose) of sudafed. I used both in afternoon. I could feel the fluid moving in my ear ...left one is the one that feels swollen shut. After awhile this really helped....actually slept without getting dizzy and could get up and have a cup of coffee like normal today.

I took nothing but my normal meds today....armour thyroid and 1 allegra....by 12noon my throat was becoming inflamed/raw again....ear closing up somewhat. It was time to use the flonaze again so I did....took some advil for throat pain inflammation. Had chicken soup...gargaled with salt water again. Oh and one key thing....I didn't speak to anyone prior today...I am home alone.

I am no stranger to vertigo/dizziness issues.....but this throat stuff too is just totally out of the blue.

Could this throat stuff be caused by post nasal drip??Allergies??

I decided to order that MyPurMist device...says it's really good for this kind of thing. While I am waiting to see the ENT does anyone have any other suggestions for products like certain cough drops or home remedies for throat they could suggest??

IF you read this far I appreciate it and hopefully it makes sense LOL....thanks for any help

Re: Ears/Nose/Throat Problems

ALRATIBA — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:26:01 GMT

@tsavorite

Don't they have any urgent care facilities around where you live?

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RedTop — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:41:26 GMT

My teacher daughter has bad allergies; been on meds for years, and takes shots. Per the doctor and allergy specialist, she rotates her allergy meds for better control, as they stop working for her after awhile. She just recently stopped talking Allegra and went back to Zyrtec for awhile.

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cherry — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:54:26 GMT

Could it be your tonsils?

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Apple Crisp — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 21:00:20 GMT

I suggest you go to a local med stop. I do that if I cannot get an appointment with my regular doctors.

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ChynnaBlue — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 21:04:25 GMT

Yes, it can be allergies, but it could also be a number of other things.

In my area, ragweed pollen levels have been so high that even people without ragweed allergies (like me) have been having upper and lower respiratory issues just because of the particulates in the air. I just finished a course of prednisone for asthma aggravated by the pollen I'm not allergic to. It was really unexpected because I know I'm not allergic to ragweed and felt I had no reason to be bothered, but I had allergy-like symptoms I usually get in November, when cedar pollen kicks in. Because it wasn't a real allergic reaction, my allergy medications were not helping.

We had just finished the ACL festival here and my doctor told me that they were seeing a large number of people come in after being exposed to the pollen during the weekend-long festival. I hadn't gone to the festival, but was at an outdoor event the same weekend and the hours outside with the pollen particulates were enough to bother me.

I would make an appointment with my primary care physician or an urgent care clinic, if I were you. Keep the ENT appointment in case the other doctor can't help and the problem continues, but Nov 18 is too long to wait given it may not be something you need an ENT to resolve.

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ChynnaBlue — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 21:03:36 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
My teacher daughter has bad allergies; been on meds for years, and takes shots. Per the doctor and allergy specialist, she rotates her allergy meds for better control, as they stop working for her after awhile. She just recently stopped talking Allegra and went back to Zyrtec for awhile.

I experience this with antihistamines, as well. After a while, whatever has been effective stop working for me and I have to switch.

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fortune — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 22:49:24 GMT

@tsavorite wrote:
Hello I am hoping to get some ideas while I wait to get into the ENTs office Nov 18! soonest available appointment they have grrrr.

What I have been experiencing is really got me stumped. Last week I met a friend for lunch....drank water thur out and kept feeling so dry my voice got hoarse...and choked some even. My throat felt painful....swollen up....like I have a burr or a pinecone stuck in there! I didn't talk at all for days....used my humidifer. Drank lot's of water....did salt water rinse/gargaling....ate chicken soup. After 3 days it seemed better.

Now a few days later....on Monday my ear left one is plugged up feeling like I am underwater or in a air plane. In fact it was so much so that I was getting dizzy. I know I have allergies (per my doctor) so I take one Allegra (no sudafed kind) per day everyday.

I decided to pick up some flonaze from the drugstore yesterday....and the 30mg (lowest dose) of sudafed. I used both in afternoon. I could feel the fluid moving in my ear ...left one is the one that feels swollen shut. After awhile this really helped....actually slept without getting dizzy and could get up and have a cup of coffee like normal today.

I took nothing but my normal meds today....armour thyroid and 1 allegra....by 12noon my throat was becoming inflamed/raw again....ear closing up somewhat. It was time to use the flonaze again so I did....took some advil for throat pain inflammation. Had chicken soup...gargaled with salt water again. Oh and one key thing....I didn't speak to anyone prior today...I am home alone.

I am no stranger to vertigo/dizziness issues.....but this throat stuff too is just totally out of the blue.

Could this throat stuff be caused by post nasal drip??Allergies??

I decided to order that MyPurMist device...says it's really good for this kind of thing. While I am waiting to see the ENT does anyone have any other suggestions for products like certain cough drops or home remedies for throat they could suggest??

IF you read this far I appreciate it and hopefully it makes sense LOL....thanks for any help

@tsavorite

Sounds like you may have an upper respiratory infection. Do you have a fever? I'd try to get in to an urgent care facility. You may need to take an antibiotic. Be sure the antibiotic prescribed is one you've taken before and don't have any reaction to. Good luck to you! Feel better soon!!!

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Reba055 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 04:55:53 GMT

I have allergies too and sometimes when they get really bad I break down and use Flonase. I have noticed the last few times I did, I got really sick! Like infection sick. My throat got raw and my chest started hurting. I am sure now because I did it last Sunday. Ugh, I could kick myself! Never again. Been fighting this all week now and feel terrible.

Read up on Flonase. I used it for years way back, but it's causing me issues now. I even have a friend who said their local paper had a write up about it warning about the side effects and how long they last. It just sets my whole immune system off. I'll never use it again.

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ID2 — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:38:42 GMT

Geez OP your symptoms sound awful. If I were you I'd do just as you are doing until 11-18 when you can get into your ENT. I wouldn't bother with any other general md in the meantime. Hope you feel better soon. Keep us posted!

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violann — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:01:14 GMT

Here on the NE Coast we've been having the allergy year from H*ll, so that certainly could be your answer, but there are a few little points in your self diagnosis that don't seem to ring true, so it sounds like it's time for a real medical professional's input, specially if you rely on your throats for stuff like breathing, eating, and communication caring.

I did a number on myself recently by self medicating and lack of accurate information. Avoid my mistake.

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gmkb — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:32:27 GMT

@151949 wrote:
I sounds to me like you are overmedicating for what is a minor issue. You need to back off on some of that allergy med and keep your appt with the ENT doc.

@tsavorite Listen to 151949. You get a rebound effect from those allergy meds. The result is worse symptoms. I would also say back off some of that allergy medication and see ENT as scheduled.