"She doesn't necessarily want it every time, and so it happens about once a month, but when it does, I inevitably get sick in the ensuing days. Even during the act (usually I spend anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes down there), I often have a reaction where I build up sinus pressure and can get a runny nose. It's difficult to diagnose sinus infections, and the symptoms usually pass after two to three days, but this last one lasted over a week."
"Keep track of three things for a few months-when your sinuses are stuffy, runny, or otherwise affected, when you give your wife oral sex, and when the kids are sick. However, you want to track this (a list, a calendar app, or a paper planner) is fine, but you need to be meticulous, and you should log everything to the exact day and keep logging throughout the entire duration. Do this daily."
Oral-genital contact can introduce bacteria, viral particles, or allergens that provoke sinus congestion, runny nose, or apparent sinus infections in the giving partner. Symptoms can begin during the act and persist for several days, sometimes over a week. Accurate diagnosis requires medical evaluation, and clinicians benefit from precise logs correlating sexual activity, sinus symptoms, and household illnesses. Daily recording of dates and symptoms for several months can reveal patterns. Trial use of a dental dam may prevent exposure and help identify causality. Consultation with a primary care physician or ENT can guide testing and treatment.
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