ok, this may sound a little odd, but hear me out.

for the past few days, ive noticed that my head is stuffed up (nose) and im blowing a ton of snot rockets. also, when i get off work at the B&M my ears feel cloudy, like im in the mountains pre-altitude pop. no loud music or noise at the shop either.

now ive never had allergies (aside from food related) before this, so i cant say for sure that it is/isnt that. my eyes are fine. pollen is out a bit, getting that lovely yellow coat to every damn thing.

ideas? im confused...
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Hows the ventilation?
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Could just be a head cold, if it was me I'd take some OTC allergy stuff just in case. Going to see a doc would be a good idea as well.
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Mold?
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Sounds like my sinus infection I just got over. What color is your snot rockets?
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Try using a sinus rinse or a netti-pot
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It might help. I occasionally get stuffed up after smoking (I blow the smoke through my nose) and the sinus rinses help me. Just follow the directions carefully.
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i cant for the life of me retrohale. tried.

venting in that place...not too bad. theres a scrubber in the other room (2 room setup with walk thru) and we usually keep the front door open and fan on. im starting to think i have some kinda weird cold that isnt a normal cold for me. usually i only get sick once a year, and its bad when i do. that, and the fact i had no other symptoms made me think allergies.

im too young to have allergies!
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my son is 5 and has allergies.
:-)
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Allergies are non-descriminating.
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I've noticed when I've smoked cigars, my head becomes stuffy also. I use a sinus rinse, and it really helps
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I never had them when i was younger, and all of a sudden i developed them, spring time is torture ...

and i second the Netti pot or saline rinse, it helps a lot. make sure you follow the directions.
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Allergies are something you can have all your life; grow out of; or develop as an adult.
It sounds like you may have a little head/sinus cold going on. I love my netti pot. It's weird to get use to the water flowing through your nasal passage, but you'd be amazed at how well they work.
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I may get stuffed up after smoking but it is usually because the smoking has aggravated my allergies or I have a cold coming on. If I am healthy then smoking does not cause me any problems (other than draining my bank account :-))
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Sounds exactly like the head cold I'm getting over as well. I went to the Minute Clinic at CVS and the nurse-practitioner said it was a combination of Sinusitis (Sinus Infection) and Ear Infection in one ear (right, canal only not drum). When I blow my nose I can feel air pushing out the infected ear, but not the good ear. I was prescribed an antibiotic (Z-Pack), cough suppressant (Benzonatate), and an ear drop.

I put off the Dr visit for nearly a week trying to fight it with OTC with no luck. Even with antibiotics it's taken the better part of a week to get 95% better, and I'm still blowing my nose 10-20 times a day. There are a few people in my office who have let the same thing make its way into their chest and ended up with full-on bronchitis. I wouldn't try to fight it on your own. See a Dr or a Nurse Practitioner ASAP and hit it hard.... prescription antibiotic, ear drop, cough suppressant (if necessary) and 1-2 days solid rest.
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Best solution unless it's spread and you feel it in your chest.

I have the worst sinuses and still get sinusitis all the time. Sinus irrigation helps tremendously.
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I, too, live in Chucktown and can tell you the pollen is thick around here. My entire family and most of my staff are suffering from some level of sinus/chest allergies with snotty symptoms. You are never too young and you can all-of-a-sudden start experiencing allergies. I never had them growing up and around my mid-30s, I got sinus infections all the time. Welcome to spring time!
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good news/bad news i guess. not allergies, so im not getting old and you guys can quit eyeing the B&M job...

ive never been sick like this before, all head & stuffiness so it caught me unawares.

but, just for fun i did pick me up a pipe in the store and now I am happy to list that under bad habits now...

jamie, come on in sometime. if you see the tattooed guy with a nose ring, thats me. be happy to give you the friendly store discount on some sticks!
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Got it. I'll see you in the near future.
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Try this: http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13013
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