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What's wrong with me? My sinuses have been stopped up all summer.

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Red

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I feel completely healthy. I don't ever sneeze or cough... I don't smoke. I exercise and have plenty of energy.

For some reason, whenever spring/summer rolls around, the sinuses in my head just fill up with crap and I start sounding more nasally (spelling?) and people ask me if I have cold. And I don't!

This started last summer... and it goes away as summer goes on, but I'm wondering if there is anything I can do. I'm tired of people asking me if I have a cold when I talk to them on the phone. I'm not "allergic" to anything that I know of... I'm 21 years old and I didn't have allergies as a child, I could run and play in a giant field of wildflowers and I'd be fine.

If I blow my nose and clear it out it is pretty much clear and it fills itself back up within a couple minutes. Nothing drains and I don't appear sick at all, you can just hear it in my voice. Annoying! Help me.
 
Allergies. I used to think that allergies were for the weak but in Bama this summer and last, around the same tmie of year, I've gone through a little phase of serious sniffling/runny nose crap, so I figured that it must be allergies. I'm healthy as a horse with no other allergies, so I've now determined that I'm simply too pure for the environment down here.
 
Originally posted by: werk
Originally posted by: Red
Is that covered by insurance?
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How about you, oh I don't know...ask your insurer? Sheesh.
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I'm at work and I'm curious if something like this is typically covered by insurance, sheesh!
 
I don't know what an allergist is specifically, but a standard doct-whore can, I think, give you a check for basic allergies, and that will be covered by insurance. A GP can give you some prescription meds too.
 
Originally posted by: Red
Originally posted by: werk
Originally posted by: Red
Is that covered by insurance?
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How about you, oh I don't know...ask your insurer? Sheesh.
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I'm at work and I'm curious if something like this is typically covered by insurance, sheesh!
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some plans do, some plans don't. you'll have to check yours to find out.

also, definitely sounds like allergies. especially considering the timing.

my allergies hit in april/may and go away as summer gets going.
 
Originally posted by: Skoorb
I don't know what an allergist is specifically, but a standard doct-whore can, I think, give you a check for basic allergies, and that will be covered by insurance. A GP can give you some prescription meds too.
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Good deal. Thanks for info.
 
Originally posted by: Red
Is that covered by insurance?
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An Allergist is considered a medical specialist, like an orthopedic surgeon or a cardiologist. If you are in a PPO, you can typically go see whomever you choose without a "referral" from a "primary care physician.' If you're in an HMO, it gets more complicated since you'll need to get a referral first.

In any case, most medical plans cover any "office visit"... including one to an Allergist.
 
Originally posted by: Red
I feel completely healthy. I don't ever sneeze or cough... I don't smoke. I exercise and have plenty of energy.

For some reason, whenever spring/summer rolls around, the sinuses in my head just fill up with crap and I start sounding more nasally (spelling?) and people ask me if I have cold. And I don't!

This started last summer... and it goes away as summer goes on, but I'm wondering if there is anything I can do. I'm tired of people asking me if I have a cold when I talk to them on the phone. I'm not "allergic" to anything that I know of... I'm 21 years old and I didn't have allergies as a child, I could run and play in a giant field of wildflowers and I'd be fine.

If I blow my nose and clear it out it is pretty much clear and it fills itself back up within a couple minutes. Nothing drains and I don't appear sick at all, you can just hear it in my voice. Annoying! Help me.
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Might be a reaction to the altitude. Perhaps you could trade in your High-Horse for a Not-Quite-As-High-Horse and see if that helps at all. 😛
 
You're suffering from allergies I think.



I'm suprised no one mention something like the spider or the cousin yet.
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: Red
I feel completely healthy. I don't ever sneeze or cough... I don't smoke. I exercise and have plenty of energy.

For some reason, whenever spring/summer rolls around, the sinuses in my head just fill up with crap and I start sounding more nasally (spelling?) and people ask me if I have cold. And I don't!

This started last summer... and it goes away as summer goes on, but I'm wondering if there is anything I can do. I'm tired of people asking me if I have a cold when I talk to them on the phone. I'm not "allergic" to anything that I know of... I'm 21 years old and I didn't have allergies as a child, I could run and play in a giant field of wildflowers and I'd be fine.

If I blow my nose and clear it out it is pretty much clear and it fills itself back up within a couple minutes. Nothing drains and I don't appear sick at all, you can just hear it in my voice. Annoying! Help me.
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Might be a reaction to the altitude. Perhaps you could trade in your High-Horse for a Not-Quite-As-High-Horse and see if that helps at all. 😛
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Ouch.. lol
 
Goto an allegist, ask about Flonase. That stuff is wonderful. I've had bad allergies most of my life and that stuff keeps my sinuses clear. Works like a charm 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Fausto
Originally posted by: Red
I feel completely healthy. I don't ever sneeze or cough... I don't smoke. I exercise and have plenty of energy.

For some reason, whenever spring/summer rolls around, the sinuses in my head just fill up with crap and I start sounding more nasally (spelling?) and people ask me if I have cold. And I don't!

This started last summer... and it goes away as summer goes on, but I'm wondering if there is anything I can do. I'm tired of people asking me if I have a cold when I talk to them on the phone. I'm not "allergic" to anything that I know of... I'm 21 years old and I didn't have allergies as a child, I could run and play in a giant field of wildflowers and I'd be fine.

If I blow my nose and clear it out it is pretty much clear and it fills itself back up within a couple minutes. Nothing drains and I don't appear sick at all, you can just hear it in my voice. Annoying! Help me.
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Might be a reaction to the altitude. Perhaps you could trade in your High-Horse for a Not-Quite-As-High-Horse and see if that helps at all. 😛
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That is so cold.😀
 
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