does anyone ahve small kids sufferng from nasal allergies?

Oh girl you have no idea...I do and his symptoms were not common so it
went untreated until he was in the third grade.....ours became quite
serious and he actually has to take an asthma injection twice a month
because his body didn't respond to regular allergy shots....

My daughter is grown now, but when she was 4 I swear she spent the whole
year going from ear infections to bronchitis to sinus infection to
pneumonia, would stop an antibiotic and come down with the next. They
said her tonsils were large - went to a pediatrician - said take her off
milk products - bam - she was cured. She was off milk for about 2
years, and slowly could add some back in a bit at a time, but even now
as an adult milk upsets her stomach. Has 2 kids, Maddy is fine with
dairy, but Alex has to have soy because he can't handle dairy. Also
have them tested for house dust mite allergies, we all have that - if
you have carpeting - that is a bad one too.

well my son was tested for allergies at the age of 3, he is now 8 hes
been on every known allergy meds has a nebulizer and flonase now doesnt
seem to help hes allergic to basically all kinds of dust which i have no
idea how to keep my house dust free i have no wat nots no carpet
hardwood floors so im at my wits end.

That is really hard, we have house dust and dust mite allergies too. Do
you have air filters? I need go get one for myself, my allergy isn't
that bad and have learned to just put up with it. I would try getting
him off the dairy for a couple of weeks, sounds weird, but my daughter's
dairy allergy hit her in the sinuses, same as the house dust does, as I
wrote in my prior post on this. When she quit the milk, she cleared up
a lot. A cousin's granddaughter was going to have to have tubes put in
her ears for ear infections, and I told her about the milk allergy, they
took her off milk and her ears cleared up and she didn't need the tubes
at all. Milk allergy is a funny thing, makes the secretions in the head
thick and hard to clear, so clogs the sinuses and ears up, might be
worth a try. Lots of milk substitutes out there, soy, rice, almond
milks, etc., and my grandson loves vanilla soy.

ty Marie ill try that i have air purifiers in every room of my house and
those bed mattress covers on my sons bed and i wash curtains once a
week, he does however drink the noon dairy milk sometimes but seems even
a piece of bubble gum aggrevates his allergies and schools oh my they
really need to dust

True about school, also may have mold issues, if the house is old, I
mean hidden in the walls, we finally moved out of a place and we both
got better so was likely hidden in walls. Wonder if he has problems
with sugar or the high fructose corn syrup they put in gum and other
candy. I was in a food allergy group for about 6 months here in WA
state and the Dr. was great. Are there any foods that he just craves
and wants to eat all the time, asks for all the time?? This Drs. theory
was the if it is something you crave, feel like you have to have it,
then it is likely a food allergy or intolerance. When you think about,
look at alcoholics and cigarette smokers, they crave cigarettes and
alcohol. He had studied addiction and he lived, his whole family lived,
his belief and they were healthy. If he has any foods that he really,
really craves and wants all the time, try taking him off them for 3
weeks. Do a detox type diet. I have his book around here somewhere.
We had to do a detox diet for 3 weeks, nothing to drink but filtered or
bottled water, no coffee, tea, pop, dairy, etc., and turkey breast,
white rice, romaine lettuce, green beans, squash, and about a dozen
other foods, but was very, very rigid. No fresh fruit. Then at the end
of the three weeks, could add 1 food in at a time, and see how the body
reacted. Was amazing to see the reactions, you would not believe it.
Several people had fibromyalgia, and they all had major arthritic
reactions to adding cheese back to their diets, some to the point of not
being able to walk their joints swelled and hurt so bad. It was
amazing. Wheat is another high allergy food, along with sugar. Just
some ideas.

wow thanks Marie that makes alot of sense, theres really nothing my son
craves alot nad i have noticed if i let him go out on the porch for
severla minutes his nasal allergies seems to clear, as soon as he comes
in theya re back again, ive had tests done on the house no mold no where
i feel so bad thats i dont know what to do and the drs want to give him
allergy shots 4 a week im like isnt that too much and the dr said he
wasnt totally sure the shots would work. im thinking of taking him to
another facility

sweetestlady there is nothing wrong with second or even third and
fourth opinions, do what is necessary to figure out what is ailing your
child/children, every doctor does not know everything there are some
doctors that know things others don't

well ive gotten 3 opinions 1 dr said shots the other 2 said no diet and
stress management is the key therapy

So if he clears up outside, then it is inside the house. Do you have
carpeting? I think you said you had hardwood floors so no carpeting.
That is great. When they tested my daughter at 4, she tested positive
to kapok, something they used to fill furniture and pillows back then,
wonder if you have any of that in the furniture and he is allergic to
that, or maybe dust mites in the furniture upholstery. Could have mold
inside the walls in the insulation if it has ever had leaks, and the
leaks were fixed and they just repainted the walls so it doesn't show.
Maybe mold in the wood in the walls, again, just a thought. You sound
like you are already doing everything possible. Allergies are a
nightmare to deal with. My daughter was sick all the time. I had two
babysitters, one for when she was healthy and could go to school, one
for when she was sick. We tried the allergy shots for awhile until she
finally refused and I couldn't tell that they were helping, and there is
no real guarantee with them. They think they help, but would get a
second opinion before starting him on shots to make sure you have
identified the correct allergens, just to be double sure. Also, has he
had the blood test to check for allergens, the RAST test I think, heck I
had it and already forgot the name. I even tested positive to rice of
all things. That tests for food allergies that the scratch test
doesn't, is just a blood draw.

Another thing the Dr. in the group identified as a real issue for some
people was an allergy to chlorine, do you clean with Clorox? If you do
and it leaves an odor in the air and he stuffs up when he comes inside,
that could be an issue too. Dang, was in that group in the mid 90s,
amazing what I held onto, but I really believed in what he said, the man
was amazing and the changes I saw in the people in the group, etc. were
incredible. Take care, hope I was of some help.

thanks Marie i do the whites in clorox bleach but try doing laundry
when hes in school, ill try an alternative method any ideas?

Sorry, I have been gone for awhile. I have allergies to laundry soap
and have used hypoallergenic for years and don't use any fabric
softeners at all because they both make me itch and the perfumes make me
sneeze. If you use them, try stopping the fabric softeners, and switch
to hypoallergenic laundry soap, and try a chlorine free bleach
alternative to see if that helps. I have also noted heavily perfumed
hand soaps bother me and use Dove or Tone sensitive skin types that are
not perfumed, and shampoos that are not so perfumed, I actually open
them up on the store and smell them before I buy them. I don't know if
you wear perfume but try watching his reaction sometime if you are not
wearing it and then put some on and go around him to see if it bothers
him. It does sound like he is sensitive so odors and other chemicals.
Funny, all these years of fighting these things, I guess I have some
knowledge to pass on. Hope it helps.

Marie thnaks i have gotten more useful info from you than any dr and i
did print those tips out ty so much.

well there is a mold that is very bad and can have lifetime lasting
effects even after the exposure to it is stopped, once in a house or
furniture the belongings including the house are no longer useful and
have to be destroyed, when building materials get wet even just once
this mold can form unnoticed and contaminate everything I am sorry I do
not remember the name of this type mold

I have heard it called black mold, but don't know if it is just in one
part of the country or what, thought it was more in the south more humid
climates, but have only seen articles on TV about it. The info I have
shared here is from personal experience and trial and error with myself
and my daughter.

You could always check with a building contractor or inspector, maybe
the health department about mold and see what they can tell you, if it
is found in your area, and how to check for it. If you own your home,
or rent, is obviously very costly if you have to repair or even destroy
the home, my God, would be horrible.

Good luck and I hope things work out for you.

Make sure you do not stop until you find out what is going on with him.
My son had outside allergies but his reactions weren't typical and his
numbers were off the charts. During the allergy testing they had to stop
it within 2 minutes because it moved up his back and onto his neck.
Before we found the right medication, he had black circles, horrible
headaches and his grades were dropping. His doctor took a chance and put
him on Xolair which hasn't officially been approved for severe allergy
patients. But because someone decided to think outside of the box and so
to speak "creatively write" the diagnosis and recommendations, my son
now lives a healthy lifestyle with minimum problems.
You have to be 12 to receive that medicine I think....