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   Nomdeb (nomdeb@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Jan-2026 09:43:21 JST Nomdeb

   So it's about a month now and here's my updated report (yes this is a TMI type post) about the advice my ENT gave me to add half a teaspoon of baby shampoo to my 1-2 x day nasal irrigation. IT REALLY GETS THE GOOP OUT! Still have post nasal drip from allergies (I was bright red all columns and max reaction for all when I had a recent skin test) BUT such an improvement in getting the goop out. I start sublingual immunotherapy next week. Hoping that helps quickly!

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     Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Jan-2026 09:43:19 JST Jeri Dansky

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     @nomdeb Good luck getting the allergies under control.

     Back ages ago when I had bad allergies to the entire growing world, per a skin test, I did get the in-office allergy shots. They worked wonders.

     And after a few years (I don't remember how many) I didn't even need them any more. I found that out when my office moved and it became inconvenient to go for the shots — and so I missed a few and realized I was fine.

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     Nomdeb (nomdeb@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Jan-2026 09:43:20 JST Nomdeb

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     It still irks me no end that insurance will cover weekly IN-OFFICE allergy shots, but not at home daily sub-lingual drops. I gather because FDA hasn't approved sub-lingual for allergies, but OFFS. I gather the sub-lingual are faster acting too. I don't think there's much of a price difference, and of course there's the disruption and cost of an office visit for injections. So ridiculous.

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     Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Jan-2026 10:38:40 JST Jeri Dansky

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     @nomdeb Good point about avoiding waiting rooms now. Here's hoping the drops work!

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     Nomdeb (nomdeb@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Jan-2026 10:38:42 JST Nomdeb

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     • Jeri Dansky

     @jeridansky thanks. I did a four year stint of them a few years ago and they helped a lot. But apparently in my case I should have kept them up. ☹️ I just kept ignoring that my allergies were getting worse and worse again. I am hopeful that this time will be the charm. I opted for at home daily drops even though not covered by insurance - especially as I do not want to be in an ENT waiting room for 20 minutes after each shot with people hacking away! 😵💫