I've had to deal with allergies almost my whole life: throughout the day I've always got a stuffed nose, 99.5% of the time being my right nostril. I will also on occasion get watery/itchy eyes and a runny nose, and lately I've had phlegm added to the picture for good measure.
I'm tired of always carrying nasal spray in my pocket, but most of the remedies I've tried lead to minimal, if any, results that are always temporary: Tylenol Sinus, Saline Water (which you push through your nostrils via a bottle), Claritin-D, Sudafed-D....basically I've taken a whole lotta D and hardly ever feel it.
Last time I saw an ENT, they recommended surgery as I apparently had a deviated septum. I ended up not going through with it, as I admittedly was too nervous to go through with it. Plus he didn't sound confident that it would improve my situation, so I didn't want to go through all that just for a "eh, maybe, who's to say?".
This is a major QoL thing I want to improve, so I'll happily take any suggestions anyone's got, as well as the best kind of specialist to see.
I'm tired of always carrying nasal spray in my pocket, but most of the remedies I've tried lead to minimal, if any, results that are always temporary: Tylenol Sinus, Saline Water (which you push through your nostrils via a bottle), Claritin-D, Sudafed-D....basically I've taken a whole lotta D and hardly ever feel it.
Last time I saw an ENT, they recommended surgery as I apparently had a deviated septum. I ended up not going through with it, as I admittedly was too nervous to go through with it. Plus he didn't sound confident that it would improve my situation, so I didn't want to go through all that just for a "eh, maybe, who's to say?".
This is a major QoL thing I want to improve, so I'll happily take any suggestions anyone's got, as well as the best kind of specialist to see.