Sinus Pressure-The Allergy Connection
How many times have you heard someone say: "I think I'm coming down with a cold."? No doubt many times. In fact, most of us have said that or made a similar stateMent, ourselves. Now a days when someone I know tells me that I usually reply: "Could it be allergies?" Because many of those "colds" are probably allergy reactions to the environMent. As I look back to my childhood days, but one cannot wonder at the strong possibility that all those tablespoons of cod liver oil my mother faithfully administered----in their full natural flavor, as commonly done in those days--to prevent my getting a "cold," although not a bad idea were probably unnecessary since my runny nose, frequent coughing post nasal drip and were verylikely caused by allergens. Even, perhaps, by the thick smog that had developed in the large city I grew up in.
As I studied my sinus problem several years ago, I came to the conclusion that the two main causes of my problem were: some Foods and environmental allergies. Whenever I indulged in a milk shake or a large serving of ice cream I had serious post nasal drip in a matter of hours. And whenever I had a large glass of cow's milk 3 or more days in a row I had the same result. I would stop drinking milk for several days or stop eating ice cream and the sinuses would clear up in just a few days. The seeming correlation became so obvious that I finally decided, a number of years ago, to stop using these Food items on a regular basis and, ofcourse, the sinuses cleared up indefinitely.
Then came spring time and as weeds and their flowers, and trees and their own flowers made their appearance once again in our area, the same allergic reaction I had had to the Foods already mentioned, above, began to reappear, except that I wasn't using them. I know, it became obvious that I was allergic to certain pollens and probably other allergens. I had pollen allergy tests made and sure enough there were a number of pollens I was very allergic to. With these results on hand the only alternative I had was: move to a place where there were not allergic to pollens I was--probably something rather impossible--or begin to receive allergy injections on a regular basis. I opted for the latter.
Sinus Pressure-The Allergy Connection
Sinus Pressure-The Allergy Connection
Sinus Pressure-The Allergy Connection
Sinus Pressure-The Allergy Connection Sinus Pressure-The Allergy Connection
