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[quote=Anonymous]I'm starting to lose it after having been sick for nearly 6 weeks.  Started with fever which resolved after 4 days, then developed terrible cough and laryngitis as a result, then post nasal drip. Lungs clear throughout, bloodwork normal. Cough has lingered and voice is mostly back to normal. Was negative for Flu A, B, Covid, RSV....Saw PCP twice during this time- went on prednisone, Amoxicillin (not even sure if it was bacterial but went ahead and tried), nasal spray, inhaler.  Some improvement but then nearly 2 weeks ago developed awful sinus congestion and ears became fully blocked.  Just finished round of doxycycline and having some improvement (a bit less congestion, facial pain, ears now popping some) but still have ear fullness and continued congestion.  Saw ENT after PCP thought it was time for further work out. ENT did scope and said everything "looked better than she expected based on my symptom description"- no active sign of sinus infection, voice box looking normal.  Saw her after had been on doxycycline for 5 days so either that is working or it has been viral the whole time.

I have NEVER had an illness like this go on for this long and I'm beginning to lose my mind.  How long is this sinus/ear stuff going to last? I'm doing all the things- saline rinse, humidifier, steroid nose spray, lots of sleep. Any other ideas or experiences with this? Do I need to just be more patient? Thanks in advance. [/quote]

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