I had my nasal cavity "roto-routered" (for lack of the proper medical term).
It's comical to visualize that.
My doctor growing up had suggested that that "roto-rooter" approach wasn't really worthwhile in the end, as he had noted patients needing to get it done "routinely" more often than not, and that it also carried risks. Now I honestly never investigated further, you just got me starting to think about it now, more than a decade later. I should do some research.
I also had allergy tests done, but it was only a basic test in the end, I think. It only had like 20 different allergens and only ragweed showed up in the realm of significance to them, and even then on the low end... though I remember seeing many smaller bumps that were below the threshold, but not every single test had even that reaction. It's supposed to be normal, which would make sense considering at least some immune activity is always occurring around foreign stuff getting pricked into your skin, but I can't help but wonder if that's enough when combined with perhaps overactive sinuses?
When I had that allergy test done is was during the search for causes to the start of potential hearing loss. I think they actually diagnosed it as a middle-ear issue, having to do with the tiny stapes bone, but it may have been inconclusive. Can't remember now. But anyway, they also started wondering about allergies and the impacts that could have on the Eustachian tube. Put me on flonase but I never got into the habit of taking that every single day.
And I swear I am super allergic to my dog lol but yet the tests a few years back put the dog dander allergy test result below the minimum response level, same with the cats. But I've always known that, at minimum, my eye allergies are high with cats and to some extent dogs. Past family dog I had during the time of the test I had mild reactions too but only when really roughing and forgetting to wash hands. But I feel like my current dog has me going non-stop. I need to look into more testing and make sure I cover everything...