Quick congestion help

[BlackTigers]

I'm going out to dinner in about two hours, so time is not on my side here.

I'm gunked up pretty bad in my head, sinuses are getting slammed right now. Anyway to clear this shit out of my head quickly? I've tried eating hot things to no avail.

Any good quick meds or remedies? I don't want to go out sounding like this haha,.

 

[Jeff7181]

Hot things usually do it for me... can't just eat a spoonful of salsa... need to eat like half a jar over a period of time to give it time to work.

 

[Platypus]

Have some hot tea or take some pseudoephedrine.

 

[Tiamat]

pseudoephedrine, physical activity, hot spices usually do the trick

 

[xanis]

1) Go to your local pharmacy and buy some Mucinex D
2) Take the Mucinex D
3) ???
4) Profit

 

[bapace]

Get some Afrin nasal spray and sudafed/actifed (Try to get the stuff with pseudoephedrine in it. most places it is behind the counter now), Turn on the shower so it gets very hot and the steam opens up your sinuses, snort afrin (2 sprays in each nostril), and take the recommended dose of sudafed/actifed.

NOTE: This is a temporary fix, but should fix you up for 8 hours or so. Afrin can actually make you worse and dependent if you use it constantly

I almost guarantee this opens you up. The afrin should take effect really quickly. Take the nasal spray with you to dinner, and if you start clogging up again, go to the restroom and snort some more.

 

[MedicBob]

Humidity + pseudoephedrine = Cleared Head

 

[chusteczka]

Take a shower, stand for a while with the hot water spraying directly on your forehead for several minutes, relax the muscles in your forehead, inhale deeply through your nose while standing under the water to allow some of the water to be inhaled through your nose. The water in your nose will help clear anything that may be blocking the natural drainage of your sinuses into your nasal cavity. A cup of hot tea afterwards can also help.