Please help: child with constant sniff

Hi,

I sent this post (see below) a couple of weeks ago but as have not yet received any advice I thought I'd try again. I would be incredibly grateful if anyone can point me in the direction of a remedy to try as my son is really suffering with this constant sniff and it's really getting him down.

Many, many thanks,

Florinda

Hi everyone,

my nine year old boy has a constant sniff that has been going on for months now. One diagnosis was that he had a sinus infection and was given antibiotics, but it didn't go away.

Another doctor thought she could see a nasal polyp and gave a steroid nasal spray, but two weeks later when she looked again, she wasn't sure if it had been a polyp after all.

Another doctor says it's an allergy and that the spray has to be used for months before seeing any result, but he used it for about 3 months and the sniff is still bad.

We have contemplated that it could be a tic, but our son says that it really does feel blocked. In fact one nostril sucks in when he sniffs, so it does appear there is a blockage. We've tried various self-help things to try to relieve the sniffing, for instance acupressure, inhalations and sniffing salt water, but any relief is very short lived. Sometimes it upsets my son so much he cries. If anyone can advise on a remedy or offer any other advise I would be so grateful.

Thank you,

Florinda