Saturday, June 3. 2006
Get rid of stuffed or running nose without drugs
Nasal congestion, stuffy nose, runny nose – these are common problems experienced by everyone, usually many times a year. We generally disregard it, if it’s on moderate levels but can get very annoyed when they are strong and require our attentions.
Yes, you could use a nasal spray to depress it for a while. But there are some problems with the sprays:
- First, they are drugs (chemicals), might have side effects and are somewhat addictive.
- Second, they cost money.
- Third, you should have it with you whenever your nose drives you mad. This might not be the case every time, since you have to buy it first, and then carry it with you whenever you go (work, for example).
When I was little, one of my grandmothers has taught my father and me a very simple point massage technique that relieves nasal congestion fast and effectively, without leaving the bitter taste in your mouth. I wanted to share it with you.
Please look at the comments below the article to read about the many successes of this technique. Write about your results in the comments as well. (comments are moderated, so give time for them to appear).
I guess the massage is based on Chinese acupressure but I can’t be sure since at that time neither of us knew anything about it, and secondly, I’m not an expert at this now. There are only 4 easy points to massage, so it’s very easy to remember and always have it with you (in your head). Here how it goes:
- Perform the below routine 3 times:
- Perform 10 pressures on a cavity at the corner of the nostrils (point 1). You should almost close and open the nostrils when you do the round movement.
- Perform 10 pressures on a cavity just below the corner of the eyes near the nose (point 2)
- Perform 10 pressures on a cavity just below the ear, behind the earlobe (point 3)
- Massage the earlobe 10 times (point 4)
- After performing the above 3 times, you should feel immediate relief of your nasal congestion. It is advised to return on the above procedure again in about 10 minutes to make it more permanent or the congestion could return.
Additional instructions: The pressures are actually round movement. Look at the pictures for exact motion.
Update:See more clarification on the technique in my answer to a reader.
I hope these instruction will make you feel better next time you’ve got stuffy nose. Tell me if it helps you as much as it helps me and my family.
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I have a bad septum bend some of the docs have suggested surgery the rest have not . I have problens like constant running nose, thick jelly like liquid comin off my nose.. I do not know what is really happpening to me...I find a alergic kinda feeling especially when the cold runs down my throat to my chest ... do u know how I can get outta this feeeling pls help. thanks. My email is : nitesh439@hotmail.com
This technique originated/expanded from the Emotional Freedom Technique.
See: www emofree com
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Can you help me please as I am tired.
Regards
Rob
It never was like this when i was younger. It started when i was about 15 years old then it disappeared then came back when i was 20. I'm now 27 and nothing has worked either. The Doctors have prescribed alot of different remedies that don't work so I'm assuming they don't know what i'm suffering from.
I'm hoping i don't have to have surgery. Please advise. Thanks
fully out of your nose now. Did they have to pack it?
How long was it before you could breath out of both
nostrils?
help me get rid of it!!!!
em i no its reli annoyin wiv da nose problems. hd nose surgery on jan 30th and 2 be honest it hasnt reli helped much .on top of that the surgery woz reliii painful
no use..
but the solution was and for many other that i knew, was that you are alrejic to certain types of food. this can happen even if u dont know about it.
go for a check up, follow the diet and see what will happen
let the doctor explain, trust me.. this works!
im really stuffed up at the moment, and i would love to know what this is called
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┗━━┳━┳━━┛Lol!!!!!!!
Thanks for the totally unclear instructions!
i have had a runny nose since i almost can remember. and i m 42 . i found a solution to runny nose just put two silicon pipes one in each nostril and let it flow down .
i was really desperate it just could not stop
I however have yet to find something that works that I do not become immune to after using it twice!
You might want to get a bucket to catch the stuff.
Let me know if this helped you.
THANK YOU SO MUCH LARRY!!! It helped.
It was really helpfull for me.
Please respond if this product helps you
And how do you make it go through your sinuses and nose?
I'm going to go take a real fix - pharmaceuticals.
Maybe I'll try some snake oil or go by something expensive because a guy with a British accent is teling me to.
Get a clue people.
Sorry Matt, but "sinus cavities" are holes in the bones of your skull and -- let me be very clear here -- are NOT moved by this massage technique (or any other). Seriously, where do you get off lying to people like that?
Medical Student
The pseudoephedrine helps initially for about the first 3-4 days, then I become refractory to the effects (don't know why). Increasing the dose does not help.
I tried the exercise described above with mixed results. So I neither endorse it or discard its validity (yet). What helps me on a consistent basis (this will be your turn to be skeptical about me) is that whenever I have a clogged nose, I do 20-25 push-ups, and my nose immediately clears up, albeit temporarily (but oh man, what a relief!).
The physiologic basis for this is sympathetic stimulation. Increasing my activity level causes sympathetic nerve endings to release noradrenaline that causes constriction of mucosal blood vessels, thus reducing the swelling and relieving the blockage in the nose. Pseudoephedrine works in such a way that it displaces the noradrenaline from the presynaptic vesicles, thus enabling it to exert its action on the blood vessels. However, in my case, the medication quits working after several days.
So I guess after this lengthy post, one can offer a possible explanation as to why this exercise works. It could be that by physically applying pressure to the prescribed pressure points that one can activate sympathetic stimulation in the facial region (I still have yet to look at Netters to look at the anatomy - the superior cervical ganglion and its branches would be a strong candidate, I think - or it could be from trigeminal, not so sure now, it's been a while), or it could be psychosomatic, that the mind can still do things that we are have yet to figure out.
Anyway, this could be a good topic for research if it hasn't been investigated yet. That's my two cents.
I have had a completely stopped-up nose for the past five hours, I could not even take a single breath of air through it... After five minutes of exercizing, doing push-ups and sit-ups in the living-room at 1am, I can finally breathe!!
Granted, it will probably not be for long, but it feels wonderful to be able to pass a little air through my nose, and I am hoping to fall asleep before it gets bad again.
Great tip
(the massage did not help me at all btw)
i hope this helps
kind regards Jarry
with flonase i was able to dump all the afrin and "instant relief" sinus medicine in the garbage, and my understanding is that often people have cyclic sinus problems, so after being on flonase for a while it's likely you can go off again in periods of months or years, depending on your body.
I don't know this drug you're mentioning, so I can't state anything for sure about this.
(And please do excuse my spelling and colloquialisation here.)
Chek yo gramma, fewl!
Re:
"I can't beleive you've never heard of Flonase you are ridiculous. In my mind everyone the best way to get rid of sinus congestion is pseudoephedrine AKA sudafed. On another note everyone should be more aware of their spelling; come on people!"
Wahaha, this post totally cracked me up.
Hang on. Is this what we were talking about on the thread.. I forgot for a minute. No, that's right - we were discussing "alternatives" to common drugs for nasal congestion. And you suggested? A common drug for nasal congestion! Cheers dude. Helpful Insightful. Will keep that handy with the spelling tip. Lol
Oh yeah, also, I have to say - actually, the weirdest thing of all was to hear someone actually disrespected for not having heard of a particular brand! Lol, what kind of a crazy world has capitalism built, where this could become a way by which we judge others to be ridiculous. Think you might have taken a wrong turn on the way to the Flonase Representative intranet chat room! C'mon man, you're a brand plant, right? Trying to convert the cyber-hippy micro-market? You can tell us...
PS. In response to the actual forum topic - I tried it tonight after rainy-day-start-of-winter-type-sniffles, and it worked for me. Cheers Jacob. Now I have to go to work tomorrow!
Oh and I did the massage thing at roughly the same time as 'half-swallowing' with water, it worked a bit.
Though when i did sit ups for five minutes that completely cleared my sinuses, TAR BABE.
I am from India and I am suffering from nasal polyup from 3 years , I got operated in april 2006 but it didnt help.
Now I am unable to sleep at night ,need mouth breathing which create problem for me.
Please help me and tell the good medicine for vitamine c and bioflavoide( If i have spelled it correct)
Pl reply and help me
sharnpal
thanks for the posting about the pressure points
Don't put zinc in your nose!
Doing this regularly has been shown to cause nerve damage and taste loss. Once in a while when you're sick is ok, but be careful.
As for the pressure points - they work very well - just not long enough!
thanx for your help and advising us how to get rid of this problem
thanx once more
But seriously, congratulations!
The added benefit of flushing your nose with warm salt water with a neti pot is that it helps to clean out and invigorate your nostrils and flush out the bacteria and muck that builds up there. Try it every morning and evening and you will see results. This acupuncture technique may be helpful for cases when the nose is too stuffed.
The major aspect to control with mucus is diet. So much of western diet contains large amountsof sugar and starches which cause more mucus production in the body. Change your diet and many of the mucus problems will change with it. You can also have herbs like pepper and other "warming" elements which can help to clear your sinuses.
I had a question about the pressures; do you push and rotate or do you just hold and rotate on the pressure point. I'm asking because pushing on the cartilage of my nose and ear feels a little awkward. Also, about pressure point #2: should I just push on the bone at the bridge of my nose?
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Also, you should not push the cartilage of the nose and definitely not the ear's. In the nose, only the bottom part of the nostrils are being pushed. In the ears (point 3), it's the cavity just below the cartilage and the rotation is not wide, so you're actually more pushing and releasing the point when you do the round movements.
Point 2 is just below the corner of the eyes where the tears come out (where you take the stuff out of your eyes when you wake up in the morning). The rotation is done without lifting the finger but by moving the skin. It's once again more of a pushing-releasing kind of rotation and you should feel the corner of the eye when your applying the pressure.
Hopefully this clarifies how I do it.
I would love to see a video demonstration of this, as I am sure I'm doing it wrong!
Till I figure it out, I'm sticking with claratin and my tylenol sinus drugs.
Again, thanks a bunch!
~Spreadsheet Ninja
i always rub vicks on my chest and back and night before going to sleep and it works a bit but then my nose is still blocked.
Then I did what I normally do....about 25 pushups at my desk (its hidden) and it cleared up right away.
The stuffy nose came back, but not as bad as before.
Note: Keep a tissue with you when you do this technique....or it might get a little messy lol
1) the cheek bone near the corner of the eye opposite the stuffiness
2) the bone just behind the ear oppositethe stuffiness
i.e. if I am stuffy on the right side, I lay on my left side and prop my head up with the heal of my hand.
BUT, the other nostril, which was free before, got stuffed as a result. So I guess it's just gravity.
Thanks for the tip...
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Same thing happens when I go for a meeting (this is a pain). Everytime I go for a meeting I start getting nasal congestions. This is because I get nervous.
I just did the massage technique and it feels a little better but not perfect yet. I'll keep doing it every 10 minutes because I want something to work and I'm too cheap to buy product to allow me to breathe through my nose.
I think Eugene (post #13) above is onto something by thinking it's psychological. Just reading the instructions caused my nose to clear up slightly, but not completely.
It's fantastic!
The dairy industry is definetely out of control. What other animals drinks another animal's infant milk? It's simply retarded! Just because it doesn't kill immediately, doesn't mean it's good for you.
And one more thing: never listen or trust what goverment makes you beleive. Do your own research.
My doctor is trying to get it through my idiotic skull (in a much less blunt way, of course) that milk is bad.
If I could just get off the cheese.....
BUT the accupressure thing does work.
"i think everything" so please i'm desperate, thanks...celestial
and i'm all in support of raw, organic dairy products. but the pus-and-mucus cocktail that people buy from the stores that has a picture of a cow in a nice field on the carton yet in reality was ripped from a steroid-and-cow's blood-fed tortured animal in a factory makes me absolutely sick.
go vegan, go organic, or go suffer. you deserve it.
Most people are closed minded because that is all they have ever known.
I drink milk all the time and I haven't gotten sick in over 5 years (until today). And when I DO get sick its only for a day or two of sniffles and the occasional stuffy nose.
Stop shutting people away with your crude and offensive babble and try actually EDUCATING them instead of trying to shock people out of it.
With that said....I agree with what you are saying....just not HOW you are saying it.
Eating more veggies is important, indeed, but using the cows' diet as an example to giving up the calcium-giving dairy isn't quite so effective, considering cows and humans have rather different body systems. Not having enough enzymes, so you say, in our diet to digest those greens, nuts, and seeds you mention is not a matter of being a coward (you're the one who sounds more like the coward by throwing so many insults around on the internet, but I digress...), but more of, we tend to eat whatever the hell we want and don't pay much attention on its long term effects. Yeah, that's a fault of us humans -- but I really don't see any cowardice in bad eating habits like you do. It's more laziness and overindulgence than anything. And honey, not all non-vegans are sick and dumb, likewise not all vegans are healthy and smart; you're making rather inaccurate generalizations.
Also, I wasn't aware that milk clogged up your arteries. You're not confusing it with the fats and greases you find in fast food (which is consumed daily, at least in America. Of course this statement presumes you live in America, which may not be the case), are you?
You sound a lot like that website that claims tomatoes are Satan-spawn (tomatoesareevil.com for those who are curious. You can juxtapose), except your crusade is against dairy, your grammar is worse, and your argument is slightly easier to take seriously... but not by much, since you decide to be aggressive about it. Certainly people are going be upset, since you're PROVOKING them! But no worries, Mr./Ms. "No Snot", because they're not gonna reach you through the computer screen, am I right?
Thanks for the fun argument to pick apart, by the way. I'm not doing it because you're advocating a vegan diet and I prefer to include meats and dairies in mine (actually, my best friends are vegan and vegetarian, and I'm perfectly willing to eat their foods), I'm doing it because the presentation of your argument is ridiculous, comedic, even. Some of these people seem to agree with you wholeheartedly, though. I can only shrug at that.
My technique only differs in that I find it's the small space behind each ear lobe that eases congestion, but it's more comfortable to massage from just bellow the ear lobe.
Fact is that you're looking for a solution for your nose and haven't found one (including drugs, I suppose) doesn't mean that the drugs and all other things you tried are crap. Better change your doctor and find a more competent one in this field.
It makes me want to scream "GRRRR" or "Banana!" and maybe even... the horrible word..."PURPLE!!!" I mean, come on, you actually want us to try that?!?, besides, since when have sinus medicine addictive, I mean, that stuff taste like crap, how do you get away with lies like that!?! GRRRRRRR you make me mad!!! If you want advice try Dimetapp it actually works (It taste like crap though!) I mean your technique just makes things worse!!! Listen People, If you want real advice, GO TO A PHARMACY!!!!!! DON'T LISTEN TO SOME LUNITEK WITH A WAB PAGE AND WHO CRITICISES ALL IDEAS BUT HIS ohhh wait... forget I said that, but seriously I can see why the nose stuff mite work, but what’s with the ears... is that supposed to be something out of a Harry potter book or some thing? But Maybe I'm being too harsh...or maybe it works on some people and not the others... the poor, poor others suffering and suffering of congestion...poor, poor others... or maybe not! So until next time I try... Its a load of CRAP!!!
P.S.
Why must you lie, it burns me so.
P.P.S.S.
How long ago was this old website updated... it looks old just like the nose trick
as far as it not working for you, do you honestly think one thing will work for everyone? again, if this is your mindset, you need to wake up. there are literally dozens of nasal medications because of the fact that oftentimes one won't work for a person and you need to see what will. i've tried about 5 different popular prescription meds for my nasal problems and not a single one did a thing for me.
also, the most ridiculous thing i see in here is people saying meds aren't addictive and aren't bad for you. as far as their addictive properties, that doesn't just mean psychological addiction guys. there's also physical addiction. just because it tastes bad does not mean your body won't attempt to compensate for what the med is doing to you. again, you need to wake up.
fact of the matter is, with the majority of meds out there, your body will attempt to compensate for what the med does. for example, with nasal decongestion meds, your body will try to increase mucous production to compensate for what the med is doing. this is the same concept where people consuming caffiene daily will build a tolerance to it. once you stop consuming whatever it is that's affecting your body, your body will go into a rebound effect, anticipating the effects of the med.
as far as meds not being bad for you, you people believing that are truly in the dark. take a look at the label of your meds. you'll see a description of what the med treats, which is usually one to two sentences long at most and typically treats one symptom of a problem. note it does not cure you, it only masks the symptoms being caused from the underlying problem. after all, if the pharmaceutical industry made cures for anything, they'd be out of a job. so, meds only mask the problems and do not correct the problem.
anyway, back to your label. now that you read the one-sentence treatment section, go ahead and read the side-effects, cautions, warnings, and so forth on the label. now, notice the med treats one thing, yet has several side-effects. now, how can you possibly consider that med safe?
all meds out there (and i do mean all meds) are specifically designed so that during long-term consumption, they eventually cause other problems. considering the side-effects typically take some time to kick in, you'd never suspect that 4 months after you started having headaches and began experiencing stomach problems that is was because of the asprin and acetominophen you were taking.
the pharmaceutical industry is the sickest, most twisted, money motivated industry out there. they don't care the slightest bit about your well-being, simply about how much medications they can get you on. if you saw the goals and objectives of these major pharm corps, you'd see what i mean.
as far as the technique mentioned above, though i haven't tried it personally, i'm sure it works for some but not for others depending on the underlying causes of your congestion and it's severity. however, though the technique is something i'd advise in comparison to meds, it's still just something to alleviate symptoms of your congestion, but will not eliminate the congestion itself.
congestion can be caused by any number of factors. from allergies in the air or food you consume, to even your own bodies physiology (narrow nasal passageways). you need to find the source of the cause of your nasal congestion and find a way to correct it, not just starting hitting pressure points or take meds. yes, there's more work involved in finding the underlying cause, but once you do, it's possible to find a permanent cure rather than a temporary quick fix. though not all problems may be cured in all situations, you can at least be aware of your triggers and find ways to be around them less, consume them less, etc.
i wish all luck in your quest to improve your bodies functions, but would just like to leave here asking you to please post informed responses instead of these "it didn't work for me so it's stupid crap" kind of garbage. i know it's not many posting those kind of ridiculous messages, but you know who you are. research, learn, then post something constructive or just leave it alone.
What I want to say to the Harry Potter guy is that you should open a web page if know a better way, maybe do something positive instead of dis the person who is helping us without demanding money.
You should also seek to expand your vocabulary by reading some of the other comments posted, it might just be me, but it seems that this techique is working for most of the people who try it. Maybe you're doing it wrong?
After reading this thread, I have tried this procedure twice.
I have just, for the first time in a LONG time, been able to blow my nose from both sides and my right nostril is now breathing (at the moment, a small amount)!!
Thank you for sharing this with me(us)!
I plan to redirect some of the cash I have been spending on drugs to your cause.
The method I used to use involved pressing your tongue upward on the roof of your mouth about 10 times and then using your thumb (since it covers the most area) on the bridge of your nose between your eyes to press 10 times. You put the thumb right between the eyebrows and push. I guess this rocks a bone back and forth. It does help. YMMV.
I tried you method Mason, but no luck. Everytime I raise my tongue I feel my nose becoming more stuffed.
I have also been trying the resting my head on my palm, but while sitting at a desk, not really working, so I definately will have to try that laying down.
Thanks all
Am so excited, it worked!!!! i want to scream, i gotta scream!!! am so happy!! thank you so much. in less than 20 mins, i dont have to breath through my mouth i can breath through my nostrils . God bless you so much for sharing this.
I am glad there is a remedy that helps people.
I am myself started suffering from congested left passage of my nose in the early morning hours around 4-5am even when the room temperature is about 70. I can't do the massage at that time because it is impossible I think when your body is sleeping. So does your massage helps when doing it before bed time?
Sincerely ,
Zea
I'm really excited that it helps so many people, thank you all for your comments.
This ACTUALLY WORKED! I am stunned.
I seriously have not been able to breathe out my nose for the last few days and sleeping with my mouth open was pretty ick :/
It worked great.
I'll tell everyone I know.
For those who say it doesnt work must not be doing it right.
problems with speech/pronunciation, breathing thro the nose, nose that either keeps running all day or blocked, and having to pack tissue wherever you go..
this technique really works, at least for me.. no kidding.. kudos to the thread starter!
read through the numerous replies and thought i should contribute some since i've gained so much here..
heres my take on the part 4, earlobe : i believe it should be lightly tugging the ear/earlobe away from the head instead of massaging it.. the purpose is probably to shake the sinus cavities near the ear after massaging it
i also did your entire technique looking slightly upwards and rocking slowly left and right.. i was hoping it would facilitate the mucus from drippin down the throat.. not sure if its helpful tho.. just started this 20mins ago; 10mins into it and i got 1 nostril cleared.. after a continuous 20mins, i am almost cleared on both nostrils!!!
cant thank you enough for taking the time to post this on the web! as i am sure it is the case for everyone else who benefitted from this technique.. for the chronic sinus sufferer, this is truely a lifesaver!
it really worked i,m now feeling better.moreover you dont have to work much on it.i'm happy finally i've got something as a cure.
thank youuu!!
And for the person (Josh) who said it was B-O-G-U-S...just because you go to college does not make you smart. Don't knock it until you try it!
He used his little clacker thingy on four points on my face instead. Two above the eyebrow, and two just to the sides of each nostril.
I was suprised at how well it alleviated my symptoms and thought I would look further into accupressure and found this site.
For those who are skeptical...just give it a try...it doesn't cost you anything to do that. It can be done anywhere, without any special equipment or medications. If it works, the ability to heal yourself or at the very least alleviate symptoms is priceless.
well agian I have the cold , what can i do for my nose to just stop running compeltey and what can i do about avoiding an ear ech?
I need some relife it look like i will be sick for chirstmas also thank you .... I feel my ear wanting to go to that ear ech
Being a skeptic, I almost laughed at the diagram. Until I tried it. IT WORKED INSTANTLY. My nasal passages aren't completely clear but I'm at least breathing MUCH more comfortably now. Thank you very much for posting this and to hell with the nay-sayers.
I found that this massage didn't help me at all.What solved
my blocked nose and my sleep apnoe was taking an antioxidant pill once a day: vitimin C/E zinc and selenium etc.
It works marvellous for me.
It has to to with the nose arteries, keywords endothelium
inflammation, NO, CRP, apnea
good luck
-Tonia
You can relieve sinus congestion with massage, it may not be effective for every person but it does help. Also, a neti pot works wonders and can be used in congestion with sinus massage. What do you think people did centuries ago before they had decongestants? Western medicine is too new and too dependent on medication. People in India and China live to long ages and do not suffer from the same diseases that Americans do. You just don't see people over weight and dying of heart disease at the age of forty over in China. We have something to learn from Eastern medicine and if we would stop being so closed minded, we could feel a lot better when we catch a cold.
Your nose is a filter and sometimes bad things get past the filter and cause you to get sick, if you keep your nose clean, your chances of catching a cold are less. It's common sense that the Doctors WON'T tell you because they lose money when you are feeling good. If you weren't sick, they wouldn't get paid. What better way to make money than to keep people sick. Medication side effects are nasty and almost ALWAYS make you more sick in the long term. OTC cold medications are for TEMPORARY RELIEF, all you are doing is masking the problem. The only way to get better is to get the mucous out by massaging and cleansing the nose and sinuses.
Medical doctors are trained a certain way to diagnose and treat diseases. Our training in human anatomy, physiology and biochemistry is the basis of how we look at certain diseases, how they come about, what chemical imbalances are involved and what is needed to correct them. There is a good number of physicians who are going through the holistic route, and a good number of medical schools are introducing alternative medicine in their curricula.
The main thing is we rarely (or ideally should not) prescribe treatments without scientific proof. That is, the medications we prescribe have to go through extensive clinical trials for efficacy and safety. Anecdotal or testimonial proofs won't cut it for us.
That does not mean that unconventional treatments are not worth investigating. We are still open-minded clinicians who can see a trend and figure out the physiological basis for a treatment's effect.
Like you, I also have chronic nasal congestion (which have different causes and clinical presentations, but just do a research please and understand that there are anatomical and physiological bases for the different types). Pharmaceutics only provide me temporary relief, and I opted out of the surgical intervention due to a conscious decision regarding the odds of success (the odds are good, but I'm a paranoid physician who thinks that I'll be one of the unlucky 20% unsuccesful with the operation), and I'm afraid it might afect my own practice.
We don't have the answers to every diseases, but at least we follow a scientific and logical manner of inquiry and investigation on how to approach disease.
But then again, I'm talking to alyperson, and I understand where you are coming from with your frustrations. I wish you (and all people here) the best of health.
i just did it and i can acutally breathe
hope it stays away for a while
Good luck to everyone, and if it doesnt work for you, you may want to give it another try! Thanks
i just did it and i can acutally breathe
hope it stays away for a while
The pressure point tecnique does give some relief and I praise the people here who have taken the time to at least offer some help.
medicines don't last anytime for her. what advise or questions that we may ask a doctor on causing this, this is everyday. she is 8 months old and i fear when she sleeps,this wakes her up all thru the night and she can't really get a good night sleep. HELP PLEASE.
I don't know what you can do and for that I am truly sorry but REMEMBER, the squeaking wheel gets the grease
any way, there is one technique that i learned years ago that helps me a little bit. You run very hot water into the sink, and put a towel over it. let it sit there for a while and then stick your head under it so your face is close to the stem and there is no air coming out
I've been struggling with bad sinus's all my life, and stuffy nose's are the norm with me and I usually have to endure as meds don't work, this is the first time something worked so well. I currently have a cold, and my sinus's feel fine, it even slowed my coughing. I suspect doing this every few hours will shorten the cold lengh as my body will be expelling dead virus cells quicker thanks to the flush. We better be careful, the Pharmacy industry gets wind of this we may all get a visit from the men in black...lol.
All I can say is try it, it's harmless and you have nothing to lose, and a clear sinus to gain.
-Rift
It includes a application bottle and premixed packages of what I think is a buffered solution of sodium and baking soda. Here in Canada I found it as a new item at Shoppers Drug Mart (19.99) but there is a real good brochure with it that I found very interesting and here is the website listed on the box
NeilMed Sinus Rinse
www.sinusrinse.com
or
http://www.neilmed.com/
I have no affilliation with the company, just passing on the info and I have used it for a few days and I have some relief (not too much) so I thought I would pass it on
If you are taking a decongestion pill and it doesn't work and you have a lot of pain and your ears are plugged and your teeth hurt, go to the doc and get a antibotic, the natural way to go is good but it will not cure a bacterial infection and it will only get worse, this happened to me. I tried going the natural way to only have the bacterial infection spread to the back of my ears and this made it worse for me. I believe in the natural method of draining and if you can find a allergy pill they sell in the vitamin store that works for you that's good too but don't neglect the bacterial infection symptoms. Good luck and I hope this helped!
By the way the pressure points get a FAT A from me. Thanks
That should help a bit, sometimes.
Anyone else try this?*
*I am not responsible for anyone foolish enough to try this at home on him or herself. What do you think younger siblings are for, dummy?
I have a wierd issue though that overnight my sinuses dry up and even before I drink a glass of water when I stand up and start moving my sinuses drain like crazy. This keeps up for at least 5 minutes and then the passages feel stuffy. The accupressure help some but geeezuz I wish I could find the cure and at 68 years old, I am at the end of my patience
Thnkx
Ted
Even if this technique is "de-bunked" by people in the medical field, it's important to remember: theirs is the same field that makes billions of dollars everytime they prescribe you a drug - especially the ones that people become checmically dependent upon. There's no need to trust anything that claims to be a cure but at the same time, gives you another ailment.
Trust your mind over matter... or (like this technique) use your own matter to stimulate your mind for healing
This technique worked for me too, by the way. THANKS!
i need to know if it is safe to do it several times a day OR should i stick to doing it once a day ??
(i have polyps and hence need to do it more than once)
it may not work for you but are you the smae as everyone else? god, talk aboiut selfish.
for the nice ppl now-put luke warm tap water in a glass with about a teaspoon of salt, mix it up and gargle mouthfulls and make shurr they go rite to the back of your throat but dont swallow! and then spit out and repeat until the glass is empty. it kills all the virus bacteria causing your stuffed nose/cold and refreshes your symtoms.
I underwent a septoplasmy 3-4 years ago and this really did help...... but over the last few months it has been slowly reverting to the way it was before!
I noticed in one of the posts above someone else also mentioned having the op and after a while the stuffiness returned........I reckon this is probably because many "long term" conditions are down to genetically deviant septums and although an op helps in the short-mid term the fact that the septum continues growing throughout our life (yes it is true!) probably has something to do with the return of the symptoms.
Since my stuffiness returned I've tried all sorts of remedies and I have noticed that various massage techniques do indeed have a positive effect, excersise or anything else that produces adrenalin (as someone else mentioned above) is also helpful as is nasal rinsing, the "lying down with your head propped" method also has some validity and is almost certainly gravity related - however, I find most remedies (medicinal or natural) are on the whole pretty short term solutions.
I have been working on a good non drug based "all round" solution for some time and I believe I am pretty close to coming up with something fairly soon - I'll post more info here if anything comes of it.
BTW here's a link to a good description of how the nose works: http://www.otohns.net/default.asp?id=13085
For those who are wondering why one nostril may appear to clear more than the other I reccomend learning about the nasal cycle (it's on wikipedia i think). Generally people breathe about 85% through one nostril and 15% with the other, after a few hours the dominant side switches, so it's perfectly normal if you aren't breathing through both 50-50. This is proven. Hope this helps somebody.
Stuff like this never works for me but I'm really shocked after trying these pressure points. One side of my nose is still blocked but the other is so clear that it's kind of dry! I can breathe clearly and haven't had to blow my nose since. This is great. It may be not a total cure but if it was a 10 before it's about a 3 now. Thank you!
Maybe repeating the procedure a third time will finish it off.
jazz
i suffered from nose problems for 6 months long. lost my taste and smells. nasal spray, med and wash nose everyday help to gain 70% taste and smells. but the nose became stuffed and running at night and daytime when working in air cond. sleepless and tire all the days.
since my symptom is common cold, block and running nose, itcy and watery eye, the 2nd ENT doc recommended 'Clarinase 24hr'. it's effective. but really wish to cure using this massage technique. God bless!
Hundreds THANK YOU for this. i think only those who really suffer from stuffed and running nose will appreciate
My right nostril cleared (my left did not), but I just now noticed my stuffiness switch sides, so now my left nostril is clear and my right is stopped up. Weird.
I am going to see about getting one of those neti pots, too, to see if that helps.
in the shower as I have to move my head about
to get the right position for the water to drain. Exercise
definitely helps too (raise in blood pressure?) It's great
not to have to rely on sudafed. Thanks for the information!
Buh-bye.
one thing that works abit for me is like a form of 'Plumbing' for your nose. It pulls the mucus and snot stuff down and moves it around so that it doesn't clog up. I'm not 100% sure this really works or clears it up, but it does do something.
Step 1: Put your right thumb on the side of your right nostril
Step 2: Put your right index finger knuckle (not the knuckle you punch with, the one between your fingernail and your hand) literally inside your right nostril.
Step 3: Push your knuckle up your nose, moving it up and down. you should hear this weird sound.
Do this for about two minutes without stopping. Not much longer than 2 minutes, because it might bruise your nostril then it will hurt to blow your nose or even touch your nose.
Yeah, and putting some drops of water up your nose, lying back and then blowing your nose seems to help too.
I was googling last night and came across some an interesting study that was done on blowing your nose. The researchers got the participants to cough, sneeze and blow their nose, after they stuck some radiographic contrast medium up their nose (or thereabouts). Basically, they found that when you sneeze or cough, the mucus doesn't go into your paranasal sinuses (the cavities/sinuses near your nose) because not enough force is generated. But when you blow your nose, there's much more force and mucus can get into your paranasal sinuses. Bacteria or viruses in that mucus trapped in those sinuses might then cause a secondary infection. Anyway, they end with a note saying some volunteers treated with antihistamines reduced nasal mucus but they're not sure if using antihistamines early will reduce the affects of a cold upon the sinuses.
The actual journal article on it: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/journal/issues/v30n2/990760/990760.web.pdf
Heh, I'll still be blowing my nose, but maybe not so forcefully.
If you are addicted to nose spray, try this:
Buy an inexpensive saline spray for keeping bacteria down in your nose and get nose strips that you put on your nose, this will help keep your nostrils open while you sleep and are getting off of nose spray. Make sure you put the nose strip on a clean nose, washed with soap and water and dried well and put it on correctly. Sleep on your back elevating your head. This will keep both sides open, sleeping on one side or the other will usually cause that side to become clogged. I only had to use the strips for a few days until I was off the spray. You can take a decongestant pill temporarily until your nose heals from the nose spray, then you can wean off of those without rebound congestion. Once you get them cleared up, throw away any over the counter nose spray, unless it is saline spray. If you must, use decongestant pills which won't cause rebound, but only use them when you have a cold or are stuffy from allergies and need to decongest from the mucous. Use saline spray instead, most, if not all the time. It won't cause addictions or adverse side affects. Breathe deep often through your nose to keep mucous down. Bacteria and fungus won't thrive in an area that gets fresh air. That is why clogged noses harbor bacteria and fungus. If you have allergies, add an antihistamine while the allergen is in the air and quit when it is over. Saline neti pot nasal flushes are great for people with lots of mucous and helps flush it out.
Hopefully you can then get off OTC nose sprays for good, since they are addicting and harmful for long term use. Don't even use them for the three days as suggested. Use saline spray instead, or if you must, decongestant pills, only though until the problem is resolved. Also do the pressure techniques described on here. They work! Keep at it if you don't see initial results.
Last of all, I wish to thank God for people like Jacob. Jacob, thanks for being bold enough to offer us all a helping hand!
Can anyone suggest anything I could do to help - I've been to 3 ENT's and they have no Idea what to do.
Thanks-
Harried and Hopeless ...
I tried it again, cleared my left side but made my right worse, hang on its going away, oh, the snots still there, but i feel like i can breathe, but its like i have to breathe through my mouth to get enough air....
Thanks for sharing !!
I have runny nose everyday and sick of it. haven't tried this accupunture think.. later maybe..
The computer is an amazing tool. Such a shame it's filled with the dangers as well as the wealth of knowledge there is to be found.
Thank you for this helpful bit whomever you are.
I have been suffering from nose problems for about 3 + years now. Everytime i go to the doctor he perscribes me sparys. In the begining it wasnt all that bad, but now its gotten worse. I take the nasal spray almost every 2 hours just so i can breathe properly, or else it becomes stuffed and i cannot breathe. in the night time i wake up and use the spray everytime my nose gets stuffed. I loose so much sleep and its starting to get annoying now. I'm at the point where i practically live on this nasal spray stuff. I spend loads of money every month. I need some sort of help so i can get out of this nasal stuff. Please advice me of what to do, and i will be so greatful
thanks
I agree about the "doctor problem." I took asthma medication for about 2 weeks, went nuts and told my doctor that it was affecting my ability to process info. He told me that the medicine (steriod based) does not cross the blood-brain barrier. lol What an idiot! I stopped taking the inhailer and my problem disappeared! My asthma persisted until I had control of my diet (college), ate healthier, and found my Filippino hubby. Marrying an Asian won't make all problems better, but trying their practices just might help.
"Don't poopoo it until you eat it" (Homer Simpson).
I start at the top of my face between my eyes and work the pressure up and around my eyes, then down the sides of my face and below my ears. Next I put pressure between my eyes at the top of my nose and work the pressure outward across each cheek and toward my ears and down to my neck on each side. Finally I put pressure behind each of my ears and down through my neck. If I still feel congestion, I will put pressure at the top of the back of my neck and massage down to my shoulders.
This ALWAYS works for me. You just have to be patient and wait until you feel the congestion moving out. I practice this same technique on my husband and my two young kids (if they let me) when they are congested. We never have to take decongestants. It's GREAT!!!
DON'T KISS YOUR HONEY WHEN YOUR NOSE IS RUNNY,
YOU MAY THINK IT'S FUNNY
BUT IT SNOT
hey, couldn't hurt! Thanks for the good advice
I believe that the technique can work, but I don't think I'm doing it right. I'm having trouble understanding point 3(behind the earlobe).. do you mean behind the cheekbone and at the top side of the neck? or actually on the ear itself.
I'm sorry for the confusion, and I hope you're still replying to these comments.
Decunha
In other words, it's where the earlobe but on the skin.
regarding 'stuffy nose accupressure' natural remedy,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! It does help/work.
And for anyone who is trying to discredit the concept/idea, please relax and 'open your mind'.
I think I can finally go to bed!!!
However, I've since discovered a much more effective means of clearing my sinuses. I started a 21-day colon cleansing about 17 days ago, and on about the 12th day I noticed that my sinues were completely clear and have remained so for five days in a row. Since my sinuses have been problems for years, this is almost like a miracle. I highly recommend a natural herbal colon cleansing (not laxatives). The one I used is from GNC but I know there are many brands out there. I highly recommend this to anyone suffering from any ailments, particularly sinus congestion since it has cleared mine up dramatically. Plus I feel better in general, too.
The pressure point method and the salt water (half-swallowing)
technique did not work me.. unfortunately.
I quit smoking a year and a half ago after having smoked
for 7 years. I also got a dog soon after and ever since
I have had a stuffed up nose. I can NEVER smell anything
and rarely can I breathe through my nose. I have no idea
if my allergies have developed b/c I quit smoking or due to
my dog?!?!?! I don't want to take medications for the rest
of my life, so I will continue to try ALL these techniques.
Lying on my side, half-swallowing salt water, pressure
points, not drinking milk. Hopefully something will start
to work. Thanks for all your posts everyone.
thanks a lot !!!
I tried all the massage techniques and stuff but none of it helped unfortunatly. My situation is kinda wierd because I have a deviated septum, so my right nasal passage is somewhat smaller than my left. The odd thing though, is that my right nasal passage - the smaller one - is always more open thhan my left - the larger one. I've had congestion problems for about two years now, and I'm 14 years old, and I've never been able to solve my problem. I have allergies to pollen and dustmites so the doctor had given me some Nasanex but the problem with that is that when my nose is stuffy, the spray hits a wall of mucus and ends up collecting in one place instead of getting to the flesh of my nasal passage, rendering it useless. Allergy medicine is pretty useless too so I donno what to do. The nose/ear specialist had said that the deviated septum was very minor and didn't need surgery and said that surgery wouldn't make a difference in the way I breathe.
Please e-mail me with any suggestions if you have any: dabedabedou@hotmail.com
Just write something that obviously has to do with nasal congestian as the subject so I don't delete it. Thank you and good night.
take care,
S.T.
I am going to try some of the other soultions people described as well.. A combo might help me..thankyou..
I started out with one bendryl- didnt work, gargled with grapefruit extract and water..didnt work. later tonight I took a nice warm cup of Cayenne pepper and water, which worked for a mili-second then the clear mucus running from my nose started burning the skin around the outside of my to lip from the pepper. I was miserable. I had even taken some cough.syrup ealier with decongestion- only releived it for a second, (as long as the syrup was in my mouth)
I finally sat here about to pop two more bendryl after being up all night...and started surfing the net for an alternative and I found this and this worked, my nose is not running any more, I can breath, but one nostril feels a little stuffy yet. But compared to the misery I have been in all night, I feel wonderful. Not sure what this bug is, but its horrid, like my sinuses became inflammed, running clear fluid like crazy. THIS REALLY WORKED FOR ME. I'm scared to stop,....
you know, i'd equate this to those other ancient secrets from way back when. I don't believe in them and think their affects are purely placebo. It runs in my family, when my dad was in dental school a professor told him that the reason hypnosis had no effect on him was because he wasn't smart enough to be hypnotized . . . so there you have it. I guess people like us are just too dumb for your magic face-rubbing techniques to be effective!
P.S. stop wasting everyone's time with cures that have no proven scientific basis.
thanks
~Elaine
I have had this horrible pressure in my head, clogged sinuses and achy for days.
The homeopathic remedies I used were helping with all the sypmtoms but not releasing the pressure.
I did this massage just now and immediately, tons of drainage and had to blow my nose a lot.(I know....gross)
Nothing was coming out before.
I can breath very clearly and the pressure is gone.
For the past 2 weeks, it seems, I've been going to bed with a stuffed nose not being able to get any sleep with it until it's the morning hours (8-9 a.m) and then my nose will clear up leaving me to sleep until 12:00 p.m. because of the lack of sleep the night before.
The technique doesn't work the whole night though, because when I wake up in the morning, I still feel really tired.
The water going threw the sinus thing didnt work either, just burned alot.
doing 25 pushups worked! I can breath threw one side of my nose now
was blocked for about 2 weeks and I tried everything.
THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you !!!!
but the problem is they only last for about 5 minutes!
i'm thirteen, and get really bad blocked noses, does this mean it will happen throughout my life?
i hear 'snorting' up water through your nose works, so i'll try that
I think i've found what works. Stay of the Dairy
I read this post a while ago and none of the things here helped.
Then i was ill for about a week and was in bed not eating but realised my nose cleared up!! Thinking it be a coincidence i had breakfast and after a few minutes it all came back...
since then ive listed a few things that makes my nose go wiered. People its all about diet..
milk
egg
orange or any pure juice apart from apple (so far)
smoothies
cheese
this means however breakfast is far less eventful!! any ideas as to what else to eat??
Quincy
Have you tried quinona (high in protein) like oatmeal, cooked with apples or bananas & cinnamon delicious & so full of nutrients.
My nose is still stuffy after not eating dairy for 3 weeks. And the massage doesn't seem to do it for me either.
This is the worst technique iv ever seen!
So I tried steam (albeit, without the towel), and it didn't work, and then I tried more steam, and it still didn't work. So I googled and found this page.
Well, the good news about the exercise is that you can be pretty discreet with it! I did the exercise at my desk and nobody gave me a second look.
I wasn't sure if I was doing it right, so I kinda did a few variations just to make sure. A few seconds later my nose started to leak, and I actually managed to blow my nose - including the blocked nostril that I've been trying to blow all day!
Now the nostril that was runny is completely clear. My blocked nostril was clear for about a minute before getting blocked again, but I'm going to do the exercise again in a couple of minutes for good measure.
Thanks for the tips! I agree with some of the comments, though. A video would be great!
Next up...can anyone give me a remedy for body aches, and tell me how to rid my body of the everlasting lethargy associated with cold and flu?
Anyway just here to give my compliment.
It worked for the first time itself got to do after 10 mins
Thanks for posting it
thank you so much for posting this!I'm off to share this brilliance with the rest of the office.
Thanks anyway
To anyone that it didn't for: try again in a slightly (or significantly!) different place. The right spots will feel a little weird when you press or massage them--kinda like an airspace or valve you didn't know you had. That is, except on the ear lobe itself. I haven't quite figured where that comes in.
So I followed the directions to a tee- and it sorta semi-worked. I felt pressure easing and for a few minutes I could certainly breath easier. However, the relief was no complete or lingering. Still, thanks
thanx it worked!!! ever cool!!!!!!!!!!!
and I can already feel the drainage breaking loose. thanks
for the wonderful tutorial. I'll keep this one in mind!
Also- another method I've used successfully is a teaspoon
of apple cider vinegar. Only for my most painful
sinus headaches, since its not very tasty, but when you're
that desperate for relief, it actually works really well.
Takes about 15 minutes but you feel better that you did before the headache took hold!
For those who couldn't cure thru this technique, perhaps can try to look for a good traditional chinese med doctor. a good and suitable prescription help a lot.
also he coundn't move his natsruals yeah so he still having the runny
nose lol
i am not a big talker on these things but can u help him
matt, about nasal domination: maybe. i do know, that one night i woke up, and could actually FEEL the blockage roll from the back of one nostril to the other. all of a sudden i could breathe out of one nostril that I couldn't.
it's extremely frustration. i'll try the massage points.
to those who are having problems upon waking up: there may be a dust mite issue where you sleep. happens all the time. get rid of the dust and dust mites, you'll really clear up the problem.
also, to those recommending products to buy: i thought the point of this blog was simple and free cures you can do anywhere you are without having to carry a product with you.
salt and 1/2 cup of water and mixed. I took that solution and put it into an eye dropper. Then I drop about 2-3 drops into my nose (each nostril) and breathe in heavily. You should be able to taste salt in the back of your throat. I gaurentee this will stop a runny nose. I wish you all the best I know how it feels once I went an entire YEAR with the same cold. X-}
and plus I'm a speedskater and I could really need
some help, could you solve my probelm please.
http://improbable.com/2008/09/04/guardian-column-126/
Is this really proven? amazing! it is pretty interesting, I wonder who came up with it in the first place and who prove it and how exacly those movements alows your nasals to clear...Oh well!
~Me
Rob
i tried out the massages, and even though after 30 seconds of acctually being able to breathe through my nose it got stuffed up agin, when you do the 4 point massages repeatedly, it does really work, im not catching flies now! thankyou!!
this is working fantastically.
now i can breathe!
The Neosporin on a q-tip DOES work. I feel like I'm getting my life back after years of this.
Also a homeopathic company called New Chapter makes pills called Sinus and Respiratory. The pills taste like a hit of wintergreen when you bite into them (I cannot swallow) which temporarily opens up your nasal passages all by themselves. But taking it everyday was helping me, and the Neosporin put me over the top. It contains: garlic, oil of oregano, echinacea, elderberry, goldenseal, something called andrographis paniculata, green tea leaf, astragalus, melissa leaf, myrrh, wintergreen extract (!), ginger, eucalyptus, peppermint, meadowsweat extract and something callled purple willow. And for me it works.
Again, thank you to the OP for this article.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING!
Thanks
In these cases, only surgery can improve nasal breathing.
and its a life-saver. only been a few minutes and i feel a lot better. better than any medication too. thanks a lot
AMAZING!!!!!
Thank you for sharing this method. it really helps.
It doesn't really relieve my congestion, but it does seem to relieve the pressure associated with it, which is at least 50% of the battle. Wheny my congestion gets really bad it's unbearable, it feels like someone is blowing up a balloon inside my nasal, the pressure is insane.
This technique seems to relieve that pressure a good bit. My nose is still stuffed up and I can't breathe but at least the pressure isn't noticeable and if I try not to think about it I can carry on fine.
thanks!
Tahnk U
the sentence:
...and i still use this met helped alot.
real sentence
...and i still use this method today. It really helped alot.
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!
I dont know what to do. It has been going on for almost a week.
If anyone knows what else i could do, please tell me! :/
I found out though something to get rid of it for a while but it's kind of disgusting. :/
Put your finger over one of your nostrils and blow. BUT BUT BUT, get a tissue first and put it under the other nostril.
Snot will come out of the nostril and keep blowing, do it with the other.
And then it goes away, but you'll have to keep doing it. :/
on the buss to college a old wowan smelt really strongly of of powder and old which messed up my nose then i read this.
thaks.
My cousin is a Dr. and believes in pressure points for headaches.
Exercise clears up my sinuses too.
Thanks for the advice. YOU ROCK!
Cheers,
T
Thank you so much darling!
So now can you cure my ichy eyes? ;D
I tried this and had instant relief. I never saw that coming...I don't know how long it will last, but don't really care. I can breathe!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!
p.s i already tried to today it worked beautifully thank you so much
I have been to all types of doctors over the years and each tells me to stop using the nasil spray's ive been using to keep myself free and clear.
We all no have painfully annoying it is to feel like you have cement in your nose, but if im honest my only real issue is sleeping, for the past 25 years ive slept with my mouth closed, so i have a nice big dose of spray before bed and i sleep right through with no issues.
I went to see the best ENT consultant in the West Midlands (he was recomended by about 12 different people) it cost me £185 for 20 mins, plus another £110 for him to use a special camera to look up my nose (yes, i do feel robbed) He gave me 3 different types of steroids (costing £108 total) and said i was never to take the nasil spray again-he actually took it off me and threw it away in-front of me!
1st day-started my steriods, i got through the day quite well, it wasn't until about 10pm that i started clogging up. I went to bed around 11pm and it was really blocked at this point....by 5am i was still awake with no air coming in or out of my nose. I then got dressed, went to my nearest 24 hour super-market and bought more of my be-loved nasil spray, 2 pumps up each side and i was clear as a daisy.....i was aslepp by 5:30am.
So......go and buy yourself a bottle of Vicks Sinex and breath free people!
This acually works! its amazing. my nose is cleared up i can breath!
yay!
but what i do (just to warn you, this will sound strange, but trust me, it'll work) is i'll take something with a very harsh smell, like tartar sauce, and i'll just take a big wiff of it. yeah yeah, i know, it's smells AWFUL, but really clears up your sinuses for a while. I hope this helps
also, you could try the same thing with spicy peppers if you don't have any tartar sauce available. i think tartar sauce works better, but peppers are worth the try
I think this worked for me but i got to wait and see if the results are good enought:)
n' by the way what are you
A doctor
Physician
WHAT.
thank you.....
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......... i got a stuffy nose and i keep feeling like i gotta sneeze but i dont and it keeps happing any way you can help i tried that nose thing didnt help =[
swallowing made me feel like I was drowning. I was
skeptical that this was going to work, but it did! I
was actually almost giddy and laughing when I
started to breathe from my nostrils again.
sweeeet. now i can get some sleep.
l l
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P.S, Peas find a real cure to nasil inflamed noses.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I am coping this to keep in case anyone else needs it.
Thank You...
Thank you so much for sharing!!
Thanks bro!
I have a terrible head cold less than a week before Christmas.
Surfing for some sort of natural non-drug relief and found this. Somewhat sceptical, but tried it.
And lo and behold, my nose isn't stuffed up nearly as bad. I tried this method first at about 2am last night and was able to fall asleep for the first time in 2 nights.
For me the secret seems to be in taking a little time to make sure I've got the right "spot" - for lack of a better word.. I feel around a bit and just know when I've hit the correct "spot".
Thanks for this. It's brought some relief and I can still drive and function normally - as opposed to the zombie-like state that taking antihistamines and decongestants would leave me in.
1. The ears have nothing to do with it. I suspect massaging those points is just a way to pass a little time until the first two steps work (if they do).
2. The reason this MIGHT work for SOME people is that if you can apply enough pressure to the bottom and then the top of the vomer bone (which runs from your hard palette to the bridge of your nose) to minutely shift that bone. The motion of the bone shifting is sometimes enough to get the sinuses to move.
BUT - THIS SHOULD NOT BE DONE BY ANYONE WHO HAS HAD NASAL SURGERY OR WHO HAS POLYPS, SERIOUS BLOCKAGES, OR A DEVIATED SEPTUM. You could really hurt yourself, and it probably won't work anyway.
And that's the truth. To the so-called medical student: do your research before posting. You are wrong to call this a fake that never works. It's like most other
remedies - works for some, not for others, and can be dangerous to a few.
My main concern is to be able to breathe through my nose at nights when sleeping, and the only solution that I have found (on my own through trial-and-error) is to have the room that you sleep in be cool (temperature-wise) and, if it's not too cold outside, open the windows and open your bedroom door to get a breeze going through.
I have suffered from nasal congestion for quite some time. I realized that the reason why I have nasal congestion is because my room is way too stuffy. My sinuses clear up when the temperature is cooler, especially with a nice breeze.
So this is what I do to get a good night sleep:
1. During the day, in my bedroom, I open the windows.
2. During the night, only if it gets too cold, I close the windows.
3. I turn on my ceiling fan, cool-mist humidifier located next to my bed, and also turn on a small low-noise fan pointed in the direction of where my nose would be on my bed while I sleep. The small fan is close enough to my bed to clear up my sinuses but far enough to not give me the chills at night. You may have to experiment a bit to get the correct location. I also go underneath my blankets when it gets too cold.
It takes some experimenting and getting used to, but in the end, it works.
The cool thing is, when I wake up with clear sinuses and a good night's sleep, my sinuses remain clear throughout most of the day.
Good luck!
Surrounding yourself with steam is your best bet- so go to a gym which has a eucalyptus-steam room.
Another old method for blocked up nostrils- salt water- swish it around/gargle- don't swallow- and spit it out.
but the most effective ive done so far is going to the beach. swimming in salted water and breathing salted air on the shore really gives lasting results.
thank you
Hate it when a sore throat leads to a blocked nose. But this remedy certainly works.
Thank you.