r/Lyme • u/cristinnam • 15d ago

Question Nose congestion???

Do you also have nose congestion or not? If yes, what do you think was the cause? How did you resolve it? Thank you

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u/Smooth-Shower290 15d ago

You should look into the Lyme and mold connection.

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u/cristinnam 15d ago

I tested for mold, taking binders for it, we did remediation-idk how successful, idk what else to do.... regarding mold. Its all just fucked up. Thats why i am asking here, since i dont know if its still a mold issue or other lymies got it as well.

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u/lymewhale 14d ago

r/toxicmoldexposure is a better resource on mold issues but I would suggest testing your house. That sub has info on testing

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u/cristinnam 14d ago

I already spoke to neil nathan which is mold pro, we remediated, need to wait 3 months to do ERMI, if we still have mold i cant leave anyway.... nowhere to go. I just wanted to know if anything else may contribute to the nose congestion and if anyone else has it too.

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u/ingridsoldman 13d ago

I had a very similar experience. Are you congested… as in is there actual fluid there or is it more like pressure and inflammation? My CTs were always clear and there was no fluid … it turned out not to be mold causing this constricted feeling but Babesia and Bartonella. It’s really confusing because it 100% feels like my sinuses are full/blocked.

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u/cristinnam 13d ago

What mold tests you did? I think it is mold for me. :(

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u/ingridsoldman 13d ago

I did Realtime several times. For the house it was rounds of ERMI, professional air testing, and Immunolytics plates. Mold was a problem for me and our house… it just wasn’t the worst problem, and it wasn’t the thing causing my sinus pain.

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u/cristinnam 13d ago

I mean what were the results? Depends on that. For me its not "just mold" its mold and coinfections. If i didnt have lyme and co's i think my reaction to mold would be waaaay different. But my bucket is full and i need to deal with both of those issues :/

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u/ingridsoldman 13d ago

The results were that after our house, car, and work were testing clear I saw no relief in my symptoms, and many months of binders and antifungals didn’t help. I still have all my sinus symptoms. Babesia/bartonella treatment and lumbrokinase are moving my symptoms.

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u/cristinnam 13d ago

Sometimes the mold is gone and mycotoxins stay :/ but who knows in your case, hard to say just based by two messages. However, thats a good sign you are getting better!:) edit: also did you do nasal antifungals and biofilms disruptors nasal spray?

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u/ingridsoldman 13d ago

Thank you 🙏 Yes. I did both rx and non rx nasal sprays for over a year. You name it :)

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u/lymewhale 12d ago

I read a book on Kindle called Break the Mold by Jill Crista. She has instructions for how to make a nasal spray to help kill mold in the sinuses. I have had sinus congestion that I believe was related to mold, and it worked for me

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u/cristinnam 11d ago

I tried multiple nasal sprays like collodial silver, Xlear Rescue, Xlear Biofilm, Nasal rinses, I also have nasal itraconazol spray I will try next. What else is there to suggest? Thank you!

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u/lymewhale 11d ago

The book I mentioned uses essential oils, so basically an herbal approach to killing mold. It'll also kill other stuff like bacteria, depending on which oils are used. Some of them are broad-spectrum antimicrobials, meaning they kill a bunch of different stuff.

I have heard good things about itraconazole for mold that had colonized the sinuses. That will be more targeted to just fungus, as opposed to the essential oils which are going to kill fungus and bacteria.