Allergies Support Group
When the immune system responds to a foreign substance in an abnormal way, it is classified as an allergy. When the body first contacts the substance, it will not cause any reactions, but the immune system will start to produce antibodies to it and subsequent contact will trigger more dramatic responses. Depending on the allergy, the response could be mild or very severe...
I use avamys steroid nasal spray and reactine 20mg 24 antihistamine. Despite doing all of this my sinuses behind my cheek bones always feel swollen and tender. No fever so I know it's not an infection. I tried using a netipot in the past but all it did was dry my sinuses out which isn't good since reactine dries everything out too. Could the swollen sinuses be a reaction to the drying effect of reactine? I'm have allergic asthma so I also use albuterol, symbicort and singulair.
Plus there's a substance called quercetin that is greatly helpful for nasal health and allergies. It is found if foods like tomatoes, red grapes, cranberries and very high in red onions. You can buy this as a supplement also, but I like to personally get this from food.
Hope this helps.