Quote from Diggler:

Hi guys,

Glad to see people still posting away, good to hear from people.

I've been very busy recently trying to come to some logical explanations.

However, in order to confirm some of my theories I really need the help of everyone else on here so I can compare various cases.

Please can you tell me if you suffer from, or have suffered from in the past, any of the following conditions / complaints:


· Hay Fever
· Allergic Rhinitis
· Seasonal Rhinitis
· Other allergies (food?)

· Sinus Problems (runny nose, etc)
· Blocked Nose upon waking (in just one nostril also?)
· Post Nasal Drip
· White Coating on tongue
· Tonsil Stones
· Mucus in ears (ears that 'pop' or 'crackle' when swallowing)

· Dry mouth

· Asthma
· Eczema
· Psoriasis
· Hives
· Joint pains

· Acne - Face or body
· Oily skin
· Dark Circles under Eyes

· Rash after consuming alcohol (hands, face or body) or increased heart rate, bloodshot eyes

· Other unexplained rashes on body / dry skin

· Recurrent Indigestion
· Heartburn
· Acid Reflux


Please, please, please take the time to do this for me, it's really important that i get a picture of other peoples conditions, so I can add some weight to my theory before I continue.

Thanks guys, I would really appreicate it.

Best wishes.

- Some sort of allergies (not sure why, sometimes I just get uncontrollable watery eyes, runny nose, etc. Doc gave my zyrtec which I only take as needed, maybe 1-2 times a month)
- allergic to Mangoes (get small blisters on lips if I eat them)
- Blocked nose – one nostril – almost constantly
- white coating on tongue always
- no more tonsil stones (had tonsils removed Jan 04 the old fashioned scalpel way, didn’t help any but left me with a yearning for more vicodin :)
- Ears that pop or crackle, this is probably almost as big a problem for me as my bb. Really bad for me, went to a bunch of ents for this a few years back. Basically said my Eustachian tubes are screwed, the term was ‘bilateral patuous patent Eustachian tubes’ or something like that. Actually when I started having these ear problems in '97 is when I started getting bb.
- occasional acne
- oily skin
- occasional irregular heartbeat, maybe once a month it feels like it skips for a few seconds, been to doctor but couldn’t find anything.

I used to post here a lot, you can probably search for my previous posts to see everything I've tried myself, believe me I've been there.

I do notice that the only time it doesn't seem to be a problem for me is in a bar, don't know if it's from me drinking alcohol that kills the bb, or because I'm not so stressed about it and it isn't making it worse. But I rarely get the nose rub or similar reactions at a bar as compared to at work.