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Anyone who is STILL smoking in 1999 with sinus problems hasn’t sufferred enough.  Geeezzz! Are you a glutton for punishment?  Don’t you know that besides wreaking HAVOC with your poor sinuses smoking ruins your heart and lungs can cause bladder cancer and put a whole s**t load of TOXINS in your bloodstream and thus your entire body?  Get some therapy – get the patch – quitting smoking has never been easier. ———–== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==———- http://www.dejanews.com/       Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own    

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Yvonne,                                                      The first line of defense against severe sinus problems would be to eliminate smoking, alcohol and coffee. Then you can begin other preventative measures.                                      good luck

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Mike Murray writes: > I used to smoke and after a day of heavy smoking, my head would hurt so bad > I could barely focus my eyes!  When I quit, I had no major sinus symptoms > for about ten years…. unless I walked into a smoky room.  It’s gotta help > to quit.

keep in mind that allergic reactions can encourage mucus production… if one has lots of mucus that’s not draining, we can get infections… i’m allergic to formaldehyde, toluene, nicotine, oil of tobacco, and several additives…  when i am exposed to cigarette smoke, i have severe respiratory problems–the least of which is incredibly fast and extensive mucus production. take care of yourself. ygg

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Tobacco smoke and various other irritants may cause worsening of symptoms. Those irritants include auto exhaust, gasoline fumes, paint fumes, perfume, roach spray and household chemicals such as bleach, etc. Cigarette smoke paralyzes the tiny hairs (cilia) which move mucus out of the sinuses. It also causes irritation and inflammation in the nose and respiratory tract. There is no good way to effectively treat these exposures, and as a result they must be avoided. Sometimes using an air filter will be helpful in removing them. The most helpful ones typically are called HEPA filters. From www.sinuses.com

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I believe that smoking affects the cilia in the sinuses and prevents thems functioning properly. Hence they are unable to clear the sinuses properly. Tony Knight Birmingham, England – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Yvonne Heinrich <Yvonne.Heinr…@bln.siemens.de> writes: > Hi, > I have a chronic sinusitis since October last year diagnosed by a CT. I > have no polyps, no allergy but a swollen mucous. Sometimes I used sprays > like Nasacort or sprays for going down the mucous. > I wonder whether it is favorable to stop smoking (I smoke about 5 – 10 > cigarettes a day). Has anybody experience, whether stop smoking could > help? > Thanks. > Yvonne

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I’m sure it is helpful to stop smoking, but I am in the same boat as you are. I still smoke. I guess when I see all the non-smokers around me sick too, I find it hard to isolate it as the sole "cause". However, smoke is irritating and for those reasons, I’m sure it contributes to the sinus problem. Linda – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Yvonne Heinrich wrote: > Hi, > I have a chronic sinusitis since October last year diagnosed by a CT. I > have no polyps, no allergy but a swollen mucous. Sometimes I used sprays > like Nasacort or sprays for going down the mucous. > I wonder whether it is favorable to stop smoking (I smoke about 5 – 10 > cigarettes a day). Has anybody experience, whether stop smoking could > help? > Thanks. > Yvonne

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Hi, I have a chronic sinusitis since October last year diagnosed by a CT. I have no polyps, no allergy but a swollen mucous. Sometimes I used sprays like Nasacort or sprays for going down the mucous. I wonder whether it is favorable to stop smoking (I smoke about 5 – 10 cigarettes a day). Has anybody experience, whether stop smoking could help? Thanks. Yvonne

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I used to smoke and after a day of heavy smoking, my head would hurt so bad I could barely focus my eyes!  When I quit, I had no major sinus symptoms for about ten years…. unless I walked into a smoky room.  It’s gotta help to quit. Yvonne Heinrich <Yvonne.Heinr…@bln.siemens.de> wrote in message

news:36E8C8DE.13033728@bln.siemens.de… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hi, >I have a chronic sinusitis since October last year diagnosed by a CT. I >have no polyps, no allergy but a swollen mucous. Sometimes I used sprays >like Nasacort or sprays for going down the mucous. >I wonder whether it is favorable to stop smoking (I smoke about 5 – 10 >cigarettes a day). Has anybody experience, whether stop smoking could >help? >Thanks. >Yvonne

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Hi all I’m really excited ‘cos here in New Zealand in two days a new law comes into effect, making it illegal to smoke in all public places including bars, cafes and restaurants. Being a ex-smoker (quit when pregnant) I really hate going into bars and the like for the obvious reasons. This new law is fantastic. What’s the law in your neck of the woods? Stacey

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In the UK the laws the goverment are proposing mean that smoking will only be banned in pubs which serve food and this won’t come in for a 4 or so years. Unfortunately it’s not the blanket ban the vast majority of people want.  It’s typical kowtowing to big industry and cigarette company backed groups like Forest who keep bleeting on, oblivious to the irony, about the rights of smokers. Governements do change their policies continually, so hopefully ours will see sense like those in Ireland and NZ, or there is the possibilty local authorities will override the rules as they enforce health and safety on the ground.  Liverpool did this recently.  The bandwagon to get a ban like yours is well and truly rolling. I spend 5 months travelling around NZ (Cape Reinga to Bluff!) – looks like another reason to visit your fantastic country again! chris "Moonlight" <staceymoonli…@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message

news:T5ytd.14132$3U4.338253@news02.tsnz.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi all > I’m really excited ‘cos here in New Zealand in two days a new law comes into > effect, making it illegal to smoke in all public places including bars, > cafes and restaurants. > Being a ex-smoker (quit when pregnant) I really hate going into bars and the > like for the obvious reasons. This new law is fantastic. > What’s the law in your neck of the woods? > Stacey

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I’m in California, the most smoke-free place in the planet. Smoking is not allowed in ANY public building, and even some outdoor public places. I like to travel, but it’s hard to go somewhere and have to breathe second-hand smoke, something we have been free of here for years now. I would say that the U.S. is probably better in general than most other countries, as far as more restrictions on smoking in public places, but California is far ahead of most of the U.S. as well. "Moonlight" <staceymoonli…@paradise.net.nz> wrote in message

news:T5ytd.14132$3U4.338253@news02.tsnz.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi all > I’m really excited ‘cos here in New Zealand in two days a new law comes into > effect, making it illegal to smoke in all public places including bars, > cafes and restaurants. > Being a ex-smoker (quit when pregnant) I really hate going into bars and the > like for the obvious reasons. This new law is fantastic. > What’s the law in your neck of the woods? > Stacey

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