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Does anyone who has chronic sinus infections see a link to oral sex?

Asked by JLeslie (65447points) July 27th, 2009

I have a theory that there is some bacterias out there that might be sexually transmitted that are causing persistent infection, but are not being identified. I am not talking about the classic STD’s like chlamydia, and gonorhea, although it has come to my attention that a doctor in NYC is finding Chlamydia on nasal swabs, but maybe something not identified.

If you have tried to treat your sinus infection with antibiotics, felt cured, and then when you were intimate with a partner got sick again, this would be an interesting finding. To test you have to abstain from performing oral sex during the antibiotics and at least a week after finishing the antibiotics to make sure you are staying free from infection, and that it is not that the antibiotics simply did not knock it out on their own. The positive is maybe if this is the case, you can treat your partner too, but know the medical establishment is probably not on board with this.

I wonder about this sexual connection with several diseases/problems like Crohns disease, unexplained reoccurent vaginal infection, infertility, and more. I have a friend who finally was cured of her sinus infection once she was divorced, but she also tried a new antibiotic at the time, so hard to know. I also know someone else who had significant relief of her chrons disease for over a year, and then started sleeping with her husband again and had a very bad flare up. Both could be explained away without considering infectious causes from sexual contact, but it is interesting. Or, how about how women get UTI’s from new sexual partners. If you think back you probably didn’t have that happen when you were a teenager. And, I would be curious are you getting a UTI while using a condom, or only when you don’t?

I’m interested in any opinions you might have or any stories that might relate to the topic.

I am not a medical professional, just trying to gather some information.

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