For the past month Cal has had to deal with horrible ringing in his ears along with throbbing pain. This coinciding with the start of busy season has made it even tougher on him. He has been to the urgent care several times where he was prescribed both an antibiotic and a steroid. They helped while he was taking them, but as soon as he stopped, the pain and ringing returned. He was extremely frustrated when he called me earlier in the week hoping for advice on what to do next. I felt terrible for him as he had always taken longer to recover from illnesses, especially sinus related, then the rest of our children. I did some quick research and soon found out that the ringing can be helped by listening to white noise. The articles said that it would neutralize the sound and reduce the anxiety that tinnitus can cause. I suggested it to Cal and was extremely happy to hear that it had helped quite a bit.
Today, I got better news from Cal. He had found Mucinex Sinus Max at the pharmacy, and it had made a huge difference for him. His sinuses started to drain right away and the ringing in his ear had subsided without the white noise. The draining sensation felt extremely weird in his sinuses and neck, but he didn't mind as he felt so much better.
Overall, I was thrilled that Cal was on the mend. His recent illness reminded me of all of the times that I had to take him to the doctor for the exact same issues. There were times that he would be on a steroid and/or antibiotic for three weeks or more before he felt better. In 5th grade he missed fourteen days of school in one month because of illness due to sinuses. Because of his past history, I was extremely glad that he had kept his appointment with the ENT next week even though he was feeling better. I was also happy that he did not have an asthma attack with this illness. Those were always the scariest and I was glad that they were a thing of the past.
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