Darian (Springfield, Missouri) on 04/08/2007
About 5 weeks ago, I started having some pretty severe tooth pain in my left upper mouth. Less than a week after it started, the pain moved further and further up into my temples, cheek and eyes. I was able to treat the pain with just ibuprofen at first, however, by the end of the first week, it wasn't enough. For the rest of the period, my day started the same... 3 ibuprofen, 2 tylenol and 2 naproxin sodium tablets everyday. Then I had to add decongestants, allergy meds, and my usual daily multivitamin. On week 3, I went to the doctor. She told me it was a sinus infection, and put me on round one of antibiotics. No luck. On week 4, she put me on another antibiotic. Helped a bit, but I was still getting intense headaches of an evening in my left temple, cheek and behind the eye.
At the beginning of week 5, I found this site. I'm now 2 days into the ACV treatment, and can already tell an amazing difference. I've also done two sinus rinses so far with a warm salt water/baking soda mix, carefully injected with a nasal bulb.
For the first time in a month, I started my day today with my multivitamin and an extra vitamin C tablet (500 mg)... AND NOTHING ELSE. There is an occasional twinge of pain, but I am breathing clearly, and my head doesn't feel like it's in a vise.
After reading the other wonderful effects of ACV, I'm going to keep on trucking with it, and see if I can shed a few pounds to boot.
I am taking 1/8 cup of ACV, with 1/2 tsp of baking soda, water, and a tad bit of honey for taste, in an 8 ounce cup, 3x daily.
I will post a follow up in a few weeks. This will be a trial for my family. My wife suffers from several of the ailments that ACV is reported to help with, and if I experience results in this 1 week trial, I'm going to put her on it as well! Thank you for being here, EarthClinic!
Replied By Zookie (Baltimore, Md) on 11/04/2010
I have had allergies and sinus infection for 11 years now. 3 or 4 infections a year. Antibiotics have destroyed my body. Found this site, started using the apple cider vinegar twice a day with honey bout 10 days ago. Sinuses are clear with NO headache. Yessss!!!!!! This is a godsend for me. I will probably continue for the rest of my life. I still have my allergies, but at least im not all stuffed up and in pain. Hopefully no more drs for me. :-)