Bad Sinus Infection

My sinuses were bad as a kid. My parents used to take me to a chiropractor. I don't know how or why but it did work.

I think it's time you take her to see an Ear Nose Throat doctor.
An ENT should be able to take a look at all that's going on in the vicinity of your daughters sinuses and see what's going on.
Bring along any info (xrays, reports, tests results) from pediatrician, allergist and even the dentist.
Anyone can develop or out grow allergies at any time - so changes from allergy tests 2 years apart don't surprise me.
Allergies are seldom fixed in stone - they can change up fairly rapidly.
I've had sinus infections so bad that they swelled and caused pain in my teeth.
But I have no idea how a kids sinuses, a pulled baby tooth and an emerging adult tooth interact.
Maybe she has a deviated septum or a polyp or some problem where her sinuses can't drain well which allows bacteria to fester and gives her chronic sinus issues.
See what the ENT has to say about it.
I hope she feels better soon.

Sounds very frustrating. You know your children, and if they always cough with a sinus infection, it's obviously worth mentioning. I think sometimes doctor's offices rebel a little when parents come in saying they already know what's wrong, though. Maybe the last 20 patients had allergy-related things so the staff are predisposed to assume that everyone is reacting to the pollen of the week? (Oaks, maples, ragweed, whatever?) So perhaps you could check your phrasing and say, "It could be anything, but I think it's important to mention that there's a strong family history of coughing with sinus infections" instead of telling them what you "claim" (your word) the problem is.

I doubt the Zyrtec and Flonase cured her allergies. They treat symptoms, not causes. Allergies are a form of auto-immune response, reacting to a non-threatening item in her environment. But people do outgrow things as their immune systems mature or as climate changes alter the seasons just enough to not have all the same things out in the air at once.

I'm not sure what you mean by the "tooth was flushed" but I imagine that pressure or inflammation from one problem can squeeze the nasal/sinus passages enough to trap some bacteria up in there and create a good breeding ground for germs. The mouth and nasal cavities aren't connected near the teeth, but certainly stuff going down her throat from either a mouth infection, excess salivation, or post-nasal drip can cause throat irritation and coughing. This is a discussion for dentist/oral surgeon and an ear/nose/throat specialist.

Antibiotics can take a long time, and it's frustrating to only be 1/3 of the way into the plan and not yet see results. But if she has a dental issue or allergies going on at the same time, the antibiotics aren't going to help that. I think you need to find out if this is one problem or several.

So one of my kids had sinusitis. I had no idea what this was. He does not have allergies (another one of my kids does).

So with this sinusitis, he had an annoying cough. It was not post nasal drip exactly, but kind of like it. He didn't have to be lying down to cough (which is kind of the telltale sign of post nasal drip coughs in my house after a cold). He just had this annoying cough that wouldn't go away.

He ended up having to go on antibiotics, for a while - it was hard to get rid of. I think it can be. It's not like full fledge allergies. I don't know a whole lot about it. He had it for years. Only certain times of the year.

My son with allergies actually is much worse, but treating it with the fluonase and allergy meds is far more effective.

I agree - see ENT if the antibiotics don't do anything in the 21 days.

I will say, our doctor said that sometimes those 21 day antibiotics are not as effective as the shorter duration ones.

Good luck I hope you figure it out

i'd be frustrated too. my in-laws' doctor does that- every single time i take them there for a cough she insists it's 'post-nasal drip from allergies' and that's all she'll treat them for. if i want the friggin' COUGH to be treated i have to take them to urgent care.

i have no clue what caused the infection (and no one else here will either.) for my kids i took 'em to an ENT specialist so i could get to the bottom of this sort of thing more quickly. they both were prone to ear infections so it just made sense for us.
khairete
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When I have a sinus infection or sinus pain, sometimes one, a few, or all of my upper teeth on that side hurt. The best drug free spray my son and I use is called Xlear. Google it and read some Amazon reviews. It's awesome for this kind of problem.

I did get a terrible sinus infection from a root canal gone bad. I’d probably see an ENT.

Do you have an pediatric ENT? You should. Get an appointment. This is the person you should be seeing for a while until your daughter's condition gets better. Make sure that this doctor listens to you about what your daughter is like. You know for a fact that your daughter doesn't always have a fever with a sinus infection. A doctor who ignores that isn't the right one for you.

If things don't get better, a CT scan is in order. My son suffered from sinus infections and we had to use some really powerful antibiotics for a while. Hated it! The medicine tasted so bad. But sinus infections are nothing to play around with. I had to have sinus surgery 8 years ago. My health was so compromised because of infection that we could not clear. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. So make sure you keep on it.