so i have a sinus infection/head cold aka the plague of death. its bad. i'm taking tylenol cold (pain reliever, nasal decongestant, sore throat), dayquil and nyquil for the whooping cough, and amoxicillin. the doctor gave me the amoxicillin after it spread to my ears on thursday. i've been sick for a week and like, i'm not getting better. i thought i was but then my ears started hurting and feeling like i was under water again. but nothing is draining?

do i need a stronger antibiotic?
and now i feel like i am going to get dysentery?

and also. i'm washing all my bedding but i have a feather down duvet. can i just stick it in the dryer to kill the germs? normally i'd wash & line dry it but its raining. and the dry cleaners is closed.

halp halp. i feel like i'm going to die.

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you guys. seriously. i am going to die.

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my son had a winter coat w/ down and it was always needing to be washed
it smells nasty if you don't get it thoroughly dry in the dryer
which seems to take forever and a day...

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should i choose a noble occupation
if i did i'd only show up late and sick
and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent's wasted

but will just sticking it in the dryer kill the germs on it?

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minus the washing?
i really don't know
possibly

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should i choose a noble occupation
if i did i'd only show up late and sick
and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent's wasted

Get an eye dropper and put a touch of hydrogen peroxide in your ears. It'll kill any infection if it's made its way in there. With what you sound like, I'd imagine it'll fizz like crazy. Let it work for a minute or two.

The next thing to do to help with sinuses (I do this often myself, sick or not) is to get a Neti Pot. If you can't find one close by, just go to the kitchenware section of your local department store and get a turkey baster instead. (I actually prefer the baster, myself) It will work just as good and provide a bit more flow with squeezing the bulb and all.

Take about 1/4 teaspoon of salt and mix it with 2 cups warm water. About body temperature. Fill the neti pot or turkey baster with the salt water. then lean over a sink and kind of tilt your head to one side. Place the spout of the neti pot or the tip of the baster into one nostril about the length of the tip of your finger and then slowly pour or squeeze (depending on which you use) the water into your nostril.

This takes a bit of practice to get a feel for it, but at first it may feel like when you get water in your nose when swimming. Just adjust the head a bit and it'll come to you. The water will start to come out the other nostril, sometimes you may feel some trying to trickle down the back of your throat.
Just spit any out if this happens. Repeat with other nostril.

It's called nasal irrigation/lavage and helps to keep the passages cleaned out.

Here's a video explaining the procedure: Video: Nasal irrigation (nasal lavage) for adults - MayoClinic.com

do you have insurance? augmentin is very expensive but its a bad ass antibiotic. my doc prescribes that for sinus infections. amoxicillin without the other ingredient just kept mine at bay until i stopped taking it and then thqt sinus infection came back immediately. augmentin (which is amox with another ingedient) killed it within three days.

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the cave mouth shines
by pure force of will
i look down on the world
from the top of this lonesome hill
and you can run, and run some more
from here all the way to singapore
but i will carry you home in my teeth
-mountain goats

I know that putting it in the freezer kills dust mites - does that work for other stuff? is there room in a freezer for a duvet?

feel better, I think I had that plague a few weeks ago and it was nasty

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yeah but my insurance is cheap and they gave me the "generic for" augmentin. i'm supposed to take it for 10 days.

ohh. i'll try this today. its my ears that are giving me the most trouble now. all i hear is my pulse and like white noise.

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make sure you're eating healthily and getting lots of rest too.

so my plague has cleared up for the most part. i have a bit of a runny nose and a cough at night. but my ears!! they feel so clogged still. and i can barely hear out of my right ear. & it was a little leaky this morning?

i have 3.5 days left of the augmentin. should i just wait it out until the meds are done or should i go back to the doctor?

geek?

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call your docs office and explain what color the leaky stuff is and ask if they need to see you. just yuck and horrible. im so sorry.

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the cave mouth shines
by pure force of will
i look down on the world
from the top of this lonesome hill
and you can run, and run some more
from here all the way to singapore
but i will carry you home in my teeth
-mountain goats

oh no, are you feeling better yet? i thought this was "plaque - killing the germs and meds" and i got a bad feeling reading that. not that the plague is any better.

i have one permanently deaf ear so i kind of understand how you feel.

but lionel says get well soon because he wont smooch people with the ills.

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I got a sinus infection NOW. I dont have a cold, soar throat or ears its just my sinuses feel blocked and the pressure on my face it unbelievable. I just press the sides and top of my nose and it hurts really bad and under my eye socket and above them feel sore. My glands just under my cheeks are pinking up and it makes me look unwell. I have to massage my face constantly to relieve a bit of pressure. I swear its been on and off ever since I had to work in that godawful stench of death nursing home. I have no meds and I dont know what to take over the counter because I dont really have congestion. Just been laying off the wheat and dairy for now...and eating garlic, chilli and onions.

SinuCleanse - the first word in Sinus Relief - Home

Will run you about 9 bucks. If you use all the saline packets up, just use salt water instead