Hello:
i just picked up some Alkalol and decided to give it a try. the bottle
said that it can be used at half or full strength. i started
conservatively and probably put just uner 1/3 Alkalol - 2/3 warm salt tap
water. this i used with a neti pot. Wow! I had to end up weakening it
further. I can't imagine ever using this stuff at full strength. Has
anyone?
I did feel somewhat good afterwards but it may just be the numbing
sensation which was short-lived.
Harry Avant - 07 Dec 2005 20:08 GMT
This may sound strange but I use it full strength all the time, but
not like most. I have an old nasal spray bottle (Afrin type) filled
with Alkalol. When I get up in the mornings my nose is usually sort of
stopped up and I use a short spray in each nostril to thin out the
gunk. No it doesn't burn or sting. I have used it with saline nasal
rinses, both rubber bulb and a water pick and it really did sting used
in that way.
It is a great mucous thinner and for me in the mornings a way to
unclog without blowing and getting the resultant nosebleeding or going
to the time and fuss to do a warm saline rinse.
Harry
>Hello:
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>I did feel somewhat good afterwards but it may just be the numbing
>sensation which was short-lived.
augustwestern - 07 Dec 2005 20:24 GMT
> Hello:
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> I did feel somewhat good afterwards but it may just be the numbing
> sensation which was short-lived.
I find that 3-5% of Alkolol works good for me. Too much is too irritating.
Murray Grossan - 08 Dec 2005 04:51 GMT
On 12/7/05 9:15 AM, in article
af5f33e745ff56fd0bab75b2c02570f6@localhost.talkaboutsupport.com, "loxaluck"
> Hello:
>
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> I did feel somewhat good afterwards but it may just be the numbing
> sensation which was short-lived.
Everyone is different.That is why I recommend starting with two tablespoons
of Alkalol to the 500 cc of the Hydropulse - way more dilute than what you
used - and gradually working up to four tablespoons,but stop at what feels
right, still quite dilute but the pulsatile irrigation is different so a
more dilute solution is best.
Lateralus - 13 Dec 2005 05:26 GMT
If you irrigate with this product, what if you swallow some of it????
Lateralus - 13 Dec 2005 21:26 GMT
Doc do you mix the breate ease with the alkolol?
Murray Grossan - 14 Dec 2005 05:25 GMT
On 12/13/05 1:26 PM, in article
1134509165.681980.291430@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "Lateralus"
<mwgoldie67@cox.net> wrote:
> Doc do you mix the breate ease with the alkolol?
Most patients like to add one or two tablespoons of Alkalol to the 500 cc of
Breathe.ease solution. You get a better thinning of the mucus and the nose
feels "fresher".