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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / November 2005Warm water helps my nose unclog
Almost every time I get up in the morning my nose is completely stuffed up. I spend at least an hour every morning wipping and trying to unclog it. I discovered something that works pretty well: warm water. When it's so pluged I can't blow it out, I warm my nose up with warm water out of a shower hose for as long as 10 minutes. After several minutes of warm water the driping stops and the nose begins uncloging. Sometimes the water has to be very warm to work but it always seems to bring some relief. Usually I can blow it a little; enough to allow some air through. The big relief is when it stops filling up and dripping! Anyone else have this morning nose problem I have? I heard back in the 1950s there was something like a "nose warmer" a person wore in while sleeping cold weather and I wonder if there's still something like that around today that would help. I found a nasal gel last year which works great for me. AYR is the brand namd, it comes in a small tube. I bought mine at the foodstore or drugstore. Otherwise I have to use Simply Saline before going to bed at night. Any other brands of Saline make my nose burn or bleed. shirley I find that Ayr nasal gel and Simply Saline nasal gel both burn intially. Why is this? If it burns , is this drying me out more? Maybe you are useing too much or too often. Just dab a little on your finger then apply it inside your nose. I have done that accidently and mine burnt too. If I use Simply Saline I do not need the AYR nasal gel. The Saline seeems to rinse the dried particles out of my nose. shirley On 10/30/05 7:29 PM, in article dk431s$p8j$2@luna.vcn.bc.ca, "Roy Tony" <t2k@vcn.bc.ca> wrote: > Almost every time I get up in the morning my nose is completely stuffed > up. I spend at least an hour every morning wipping and trying to unclog [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > wonder if there's still something like that around today that > would help. Its better to drink hot tea before getting out of bed. > On 10/30/05 7:29 PM, in article dk431s$p8j$2@luna.vcn.bc.ca, "Roy > Tony" <t2k@vcn.bc.ca> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Its better to drink hot tea before getting out of bed. Dr Grossan? If you live alone whos gonna make it for you?  Signaturepreesi ~~~~~~~~~ "OMG! I forgot how envigorating fresh brewed was, as opposed to instant! Im sooo frigging wired!" ~~~~~~~~~ My Websites and Favorite Links: http://tinyurl.com/yvw45 AIM/SidekickII Name: PreesiGirl Skype: Preesi >> On 10/30/05 7:29 PM, in article dk431s$p8j$2@luna.vcn.bc.ca, "Roy >> Tony" <t2k@vcn.bc.ca> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Dr Grossan? > If you live alone whos gonna make it for you? Dr. Grossan will. He makes house calls. ;) >> Its better to drink hot tea before getting out of bed. >Dr Grossan? >If you live alone whos gonna make it for you? That's why God invented thermos bottles. On 10/31/05 6:27 PM, in article 6IudnVFFn8rrT_veRVn-vQ@comcast.com, "Preesi" <preesi@comcast.net> wrote: >> On 10/30/05 7:29 PM, in article dk431s$p8j$2@luna.vcn.bc.ca, "Roy >> Tony" <t2k@vcn.bc.ca> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Dr Grossan? > If you live alone whos gonna make it for you? You can prepare a thermos or have a plug in coffee maker . When you have an allergy or vasomotor rhiniitis, your body thermostat doesn't work properly so you congest , sneeze, hack in order to warm up. By dringk the hot tea you avoid this . Try reading FAQ and www.ent-consult.com. > On 10/31/05 6:27 PM, in article 6IudnVFFn8rrT_veRVn-vQ@comcast.com, > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > up. By dringk the hot tea you avoid this . > Try reading FAQ and www.ent-consult.com. Id rather have coffee. I dont need the Theophylline (from the tea) to make me super shakey and jittery. Signaturepreesi ~~~~~~~~~ "OMG! I forgot how envigorating fresh brewed was, as opposed to instant! Im sooo frigging wired!" ~~~~~~~~~ My Websites and Favorite Links: http://tinyurl.com/yvw45 AIM/SidekickII Name: PreesiGirl Skype: Preesi > Anyone else have this morning nose problem I have? > > I heard back in the 1950s there was something like a "nose > warmer" a person wore in while sleeping cold weather and I > wonder if there's still something like that around today that > would help. My aunt sent me a nose warmer when I was about 9. I thought it was for wearing outside, not to bed. Looked like a stocking cap for a Barbie doll but with really long strings attached. I'm not sure it would have stayed on in bed. I do have the same morning stuffiness you have, and since my last bout of pneumonia (the third in 1 1/2 years, frighteningly), I've discovered two things that help. One is sleeping in a recliner, IOW partly upright instead of horizontal. The drainage is so much better in that position that I don't even blow my nose first thing upon waking. The other thing that has helped is something that I discovered from being frozen with fever. Instead of tucking the blankets around me and leaving my face exposed, I started tossing the blankets over my head, so one fabric covered me head to toes. The result is that I make my own humidifier under there. Nasal passages are much more comfortable all night and then in the AM. Dunno what will happen when the weather gets too warm or my back quits tolerating the nightly position, but for now, it's nice to wake up ready to irrigate. On 11/5/05 7:53 PM, in article 1131249183.842029.71800@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, >> Anyone else have this morning nose problem I have? >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > or my back quits tolerating the nightly position, but for now, it's > nice to wake up ready to irrigate. Regarding sleeping on a recliner, that's difficult. If you look at the used furniture ads, or Craig's list, or in Thrift shops you can often find and adjustable bed that you can adjust to raise your back up, etc. that's better. > Regarding sleeping on a recliner, that's difficult. If you look at the used > furniture ads, or Craig's list, or in Thrift shops you can often find and > adjustable bed that you can adjust to raise your back up, etc. that's > better. Hi, Dr. Grossan. Is that your personal experience that sleeping in a recliner is more difficult than sleeping in an adjustable bed, or are you actually thinking of medical reasons not to use a recliner? My LaZBoy offers several features I don't think are available in an adjustable bed. First, it's leather and vinyl, so it doesn't hold dust. I dust the chair then use hot water to wash the one or two bedding items I use on it. Much quicker and easier than the several loads of wash and bending over required to clean regular bedding. Second, once the feet are raised, if I want to change the angle of my back, I just move to the desired position and stay there. I don't have to reach for a button or get out of bed to change the angle. Because of this immediate adjustability, when I wake up suddenly sitting to cough hard, the recliner back rises with me, supporting my back as I cough. I don't put my back out nearly as often when I am supported while coughing. Are there adjustable beds that duplicate all those features? Thanks for your input, Pell On 11/6/05 9:40 AM, in article 1131298829.996643.286860@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, >> Regarding sleeping on a recliner, that's difficult. If you look at the used >> furniture ads, or Craig's list, or in Thrift shops you can often find and [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Thanks for your input, > Pell If the recliner works for you , great. For the average person it may not and for a reasonable sum, a used adjustable bed can be obtained. Not the mattress though, that shouldn't be used. > On 11/6/05 9:40 AM, in article > 1131298829.996643.286860@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > for a reasonable sum, a used adjustable bed can be obtained. Not the > mattress though, that shouldn't be used. Can any mattress be bought to go on an adjustable bed? (I'm assuming you're thinking a used mattress isn't a good idea.) |
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