I had deviated septum surgery a few years ago as well as turbinate reduction. After the several week recovery, I experienced my first clear night of breathing, which was amazing. It lasted, at most, 2 weeks. After that it was mostly back to normal. A year later I went back and told the ENT that things were back to where they were...maybe worse. He said to use a drop of Afrin in each nostril before bed. That was life changing and has been my regime for the last 2 years. Still, I worry about Afrin rebounds (and think I have experienced them.). Have there been any new developments that would explain why turbinates swell so much in some folks? I've tried fasting, avoiding gluten, dairy, etc. Foods definitely have a negative impact ( beer and bourbon/whisky seem to have one of the worst effects.). Nothing has been a silver bullet though..other than periodic relief via Afrin.
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I had deviated septum surgery a few years ago as well as turbinate reduction. After the several week recovery, I experienced my first clear night of breathing, which was amazing. It lasted, at most, 2 weeks. After that it was mostly back to normal. A year later I went back and told the ENT that things were back to where they were...maybe worse. He said to use a drop of Afrin in each nostril before bed. That was life changing and has been my regime for the last 2 years. Still, I worry about Afrin rebounds (and think I have experienced them.). Have there been any new developments that would explain why turbinates swell so much in some folks? I've tried fasting, avoiding gluten, dairy, etc. Foods definitely have a negative impact ( beer and bourbon/whisky seem to have one of the worst effects.). Nothing has been a silver bullet though..other than periodic relief via Afrin.
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