How EDS Affects the Ears, Nose, and Throat with Dr. Das (Ep 123)

[@bendybodiespodcast]

Have you experienced recurrent sore throats, tonsil stones, or sleep apnea with EDS?

[@b_uppy]

Sore throat, sleep apnea, failing to swallow fully so I cough, or have water swirl back out the mouth, the feeling of a sore lump on the front of neck/throat near the thyroid, hiatal hernia, sinuses with a permanent state of infection, and thin, single nostril thin discharge, etc have all been issues. Had tonsils removed as a child. Find I have fewer infection issues if I eat moderately spicy food a few times a week, especially around or before noon. My eyes water, too. I'm the only person I know that tears up from spicy food...

[@debidallacosta5736]

Thank you so much for all of this!!! I still remember the absolute relief, at the age of 18, of being able to swallow and breathe after having my tonsils, adenoids, uvula, and much of my soft palate removed. My uvula was so long that you couldn’t see the end of it, and my tonsils touched in the middle. This was of course before I had ever heard of EDS.

[@CP-xb4fj]

That was fantastic, thank you so much both! So much useful info. My nasal steroids are now in the bin and I'm going to go back to my Dr to talk about other options

[@suemahoney7330]

i learned so much! I find a long hot steamy shower in the morning and again at night helps my sinuses so much when I am fighting off a cold or trying to get over an infection. Thanks so much for this interesting video!

[@truecrimenana]

I'm in my 50s and have occasional tonsil stones. Also, my ENT a couple of years ago was surprised by the visibility of my adenoids!