Times when I experienced remmission of the symptoms.
I have had seb. derm for about 13 years on my scalp and eyebrows.
During the past few years, I have decided to try to actively get rid
of it.
I am of aware of recent two times when my seb. derm. cleared up
completely:
1.
I bought a shower filter that has a water softener on it. Around the
same time, I started using Nizoral for only two weeks. The seb.
derm. cleared up for over a month. Then, one day I went swimming in
a public pool that had alot of chlorine in it. About 20 minutes after
leaving the pool, I noticed that the symptoms of seb. derm. had
returned. The symptons then remained until about 4 months later.
Note: The shower filter may have lost its effectiveness somewhat
quickly, since, three people were using it on a daily basis.
2.
I went scuba diving in the Cayman islands for about 4 days. The
symptoms gradually started clearing up and on the last day I was
there, they were pretty much gone. I then returned to the Washington
D.C. area and the symptoms returned about 5 days later. I did not use
any Nizoral during this time.
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Some possibly relevant information
* I think my seb. derm started sometime around when I was 15. I am
now 24.
* I am very allergic(sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, etc,) to
mold. I did not figure this out until I moved away from home at the
age of 18.
*I have lived in about 3 different locations during my life. The
seb. derm. did not continually clear up during my time at any of
those locations. However, I have noticed certain fluctuations of the
symptoms.
* I had my tonsils removed when I was about 4 years old.
* I have a history of diabetes in my family.
Some possible contributing factors to my seb. derm.:
*The water at my house in the washington d.c. area. It is
very "hard". It leaves a white film on pots, etc. I have noticed
that the symptoms get better when I shower away from my house.
*The ocean water may have been a big factor when I was in the Cayman
Islands.
February 25th, 2004 at 8:16 am
That is so interesting! Some on the list may remember
that I posted some speculations about soft water a
couple of months ago. I went to New Orleans on
vacation for 8 days and was highly annoyed by the lack
of rinsability of the extremely soft water. My water
here in AZ is UNBELIEVABLY hard.
I noticed, however, that after about 2 days of
soft-water use, my skin was PERFECT! There was no
trace of sebderm. I wonder if the salt in the
softened water has a role in the healing, since you
noticed improvement after swimming in the sea. I was
unable to think of anything else that could have
"cured" me, aside from the humidity, and I haven’t
noticed humidity helping me before.
My magical "cure" gradually reversed itself over about
a two-day period after I returned to AZ. I checked
into getting soft water and it was going to be $300
for the softener machine itself and about $500 for all
of the plumbing b.s. that would have to be done to
connect the softener to my water main through the
attic, etc. etc. etc. I haven’t pursued it further,
but maybe I should.
February 25th, 2004 at 8:44 pm
May I ask what type of water filter and where did you purchase it?
I have been using a shower water filter that is supposedly takes the
chlorine out for about one month now, but have not seen any
improvements yet.
Thanks,
Lana