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My 69 Year Old Husband Is Constantly Getting Upper Respiratory
My 69 year old husband is constantly getting upper respiratory infections, which begin as nasal/sinus congestion and almost immediately infect the bronchial tubes and sometimes quickly becomes pneumonia
His ENT MD thinks it's allergies, but to common things such as mold; He has him taking allergy shots every week. He also has determined he has a deviated septum, but doesn't think surgery will help. All of this, yet he continues to get ill every couple of months. Each time he is quite ill-terrible cough, congestion, etc which can last for weeks. I'm worried that it's an immune problem or something else in his system. Any suggestions?
His ENT MD thinks it's allergies, but to common things such as mold; He has him taking allergy shots every week. He also has determined he has a deviated septum, but doesn't think surgery will help. All of this, yet he continues to get ill every couple of months. Each time he is quite ill-terrible cough, congestion, etc which can last for weeks. I'm worried that it's an immune problem or something else in his system. Any suggestions?
