BG Medical: Sinusitis

[Hyan]

I had otitis like 6 times in a span of 7 months last year, the symptoms were quite similar to sinusitis so I didn't even realize it was otitis before I went to see a doctor. My ears didn't hurt or anything, they were just clogged all the damn time.

[Tymon]

Works for me. The antibiotics should work it out, if they don't and it gets worse I'll burn the financial bridge and go to a clinic or something

It's gotten better in the last 2 days so i figure it'll go away on it's own

[ZarakiKujata]

I guess so, but that wouldn't explain the other more generic symptoms of a sinus infection (headache behind eyes, clogged nose, ears, drainage on throat overnight, etc)

edit: eyes, not ears

as any ENT will tell you; all that shit (ear canals; nose, throat) is connected by a series of tubes inside your head. So it could explain the generic symptoms.

[Rocl]

The world needs to stop listening to doctors, and start listening to stand up comedians.

[Niala]

Dude... did you abort a fetus through your nose?

[Olo401]

The world needs to stop listening to doctors, and start listening to stand up comedians.

[Pirian]

as any ENT will tell you; all that shit (ear canals; nose, throat) is connected by a series of tubes inside your head. So it could explain the generic symptoms.

A series of tubes, you say?

http://reason.com/assets/mc/jsullum/...ed_stevens.jpg

[Nekio]

as any ENT will tell you; all that shit (ear canals; nose, throat) is connected by a series of tubes inside your head. So it could explain the generic symptoms.

^ ...this. Hence why this... v

Wait, what? Most cases of sinusitis are because of bacterial infections

...is completely wrong. Upper respiratory infections of any kind (ear, nose, throat, larynx, even as deep as the bronchi) are almost universally viral. Back before we immunized against things like Haemophilus influenza and pneumococcus, sure, some of those were bacterial. Now, it's all the exact same viral disease manifesting in different parts of the same system. Bronchitis, ear infections, sinusitis, laryngitis... it's all viral. The only thing antibiotics will do for you is give you diarrhea and fuck over the rest of us when you turn baby-staph into fucking Awnold Schwartza-staph.

[kuronosan]

^ ...this. Hence why this... v

...is completely wrong. Upper respiratory infections of any kind (ear, nose, throat, larynx, even as deep as the bronchi) are almost universally viral. Back before we immunized against things like Haemophilus influenza and pneumococcus, sure, some of those were bacterial. Now, it's all the exact same viral disease manifesting in different parts of the same system. Bronchitis, ear infections, sinusitis, laryngitis... it's all viral. The only thing antibiotics will do for you is give you diarrhea and fuck over the rest of us when you turn baby-staph into fucking Awnold Schwartza-staph.

This is one of those cases where I will admit that I was mistaken. I apologize. I could blame it on 12-hour clinical shifts, but instead I'll chalk it up to medical ignorance.

[Nekio]

To be fair, bacterial URIs do exist, but not in otherwise healthy young people. If someone's making goobers like those in the OP on a monthly basis, by all means give him some antibiotics and see if it helps. However, that's the exception and not the norm.

And, FFS, stop smoking.