Mucinex!!  I swear by it.  It's managed to keep me nearly sinusitis-free
for years.  

Jane
- owned and operated by Princess Rita

One of our MD clients (a nose & throat specialist) developed
some products like that.  He pays a couple people in our
office to handle orders for him, and there certainly seem to
be a lot of satisfied (repeat) customers.  Check out
http://www.hydromedonline.com/index.html?referrer=google_hma12

Agreed it's a good thing to try.  With more caution, and usually
medical clearance, you can irrigate sinuses with a hand syringe, or a
device like a Water Pik at a low setting -- when I used one, I taped
down the speed knob in the proper position, and still always checked
the spray on my hand first.

Again, be cautious with sinus irrigation. It is possible to have a weak
sinus wall and cause junk (the technical term) to get into the brain.

Steam inhalations, which can be no more than running the shower in a
bathroom with a closed door, can help.

Perhaps a slight digression, but chronic sinus or nasal infections that
don't respond to appropriate oral antibiotics may be cured with the
combination of an oral antibiotic and an antibiotic ointment applied
lightly inside the nostrils. The most common drug for the latter is
muciprocin (a prescription drug), which can be very helpful for
hard-to-eradicate staphylococci.

Also, in two- and four-legged people, it may take an
ear-nose-and-throat specialist (i.e., otorhinolaryngologist, if anyone
cares) to get a definitive culture so the right antibiotic can be
chosen.  Sometimes, these specialists have enough extra experience that
they can get a good sample just with a swab, or they may have to use a
flexible fiberoptic scope.

Hey Karen, did you get any news about the cat scan yet?

Joyce