No I mean, I can’t breathe (through my nose). It could be Covid, OR, renovation of 150+ year old house taking down a ceiling full of mouse crap… 🐁 💩 I hate not being able to breathe normally. It’s why I don’t like the dang mask. Hardly ever wear it.
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I've had trouble breathing through my nose for the past three years. I went to a sinus specialist recently and they took a look up both nostrils and informed me that I have a deviated septum. They advised that I take both Claritin and Flomax every day. So far it has been working well.
I hope you feel better soon!
I had a deviated septum too. I also had polyps in my sinuses and the Neti pot didn’t work. The polyps would act as a valve and not let the solution out the other nostril. I used to fly a lot too. It was pretty awful to fly with blocked sinuses. Eventually I visited a specialist and had a surgery. Apparently people are supposed to be able to breathe solely thru their noses.
How was the surgery? I'm curious because the doc said I might need that in the long run if the meds stop working for me.
The surgery wasn’t bad. I was put under for the surgery. I think it was on a Friday and missed two or three days of work the next week. There was a little pain but it wasn’t too bad. There were several visits after the surgery to cleanup inside. I was really good with irrigating my sinuses. A bunch of scabs and clots would come out in the wash but it lessened and eventually stopped.
Since the surgery I have not really gotten a cold. If I have any congestion I will use the neti bottle and wash it away. I also don’t always sniff like I did before. My sense of smell has improved. There is no resistance when I breathe through my nose. My nose isn’t always stuffy or runnning either.
After the surgery, I was talking on the phone to a relative that I only talk to every few years. He noticed that I sounded different, less “nasally” He is a musician so he probably has a super good ear for this. I don’t think I sound any different