What's the best way to clear up your sinuses?

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Syringer

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Originally posted by: archcommus
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: archcommus
Originally posted by: waggy
want me to take a picture of my nose so you see one?

i have tried diffrent generic OTc stuff. went to the doctor. he gave me stuff. that didnt work. Went in for sugery and that helped a lot.
Well if you needed something physically altered that is a totally different situation. Glad to see something helped you out, though.

Originally posted by: HotChic
Do you work for a nasal spray company or something?
No, but I have had really bad stuffy noses and nasal spray has always worked when oral decongestants never did.

just because it worked for you does not mean it will work for everyone.
Yeah. I know. That's why I simply said "I'd be surprised to see a nose it didn't work for." And I already see why yours would be different if you required surgery to really help. And I told the OP he was foolish for ignoring my suggestion because that should defintely be tried first before doing anything more complicated or painful. There's really no argument here, don't make one.

I have that stuff at home, works temporarily but comes right back.
 

Cobalt

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Cocaine. Only works temporarily though. So keep a decent supply handy at all times. Invest in one of those fancy snorter tools so you can snort on the go!












Happy Perknose? :)
 

archcommus

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Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: archcommus
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: archcommus
Originally posted by: waggy
want me to take a picture of my nose so you see one?

i have tried diffrent generic OTc stuff. went to the doctor. he gave me stuff. that didnt work. Went in for sugery and that helped a lot.
Well if you needed something physically altered that is a totally different situation. Glad to see something helped you out, though.

Originally posted by: HotChic
Do you work for a nasal spray company or something?
No, but I have had really bad stuffy noses and nasal spray has always worked when oral decongestants never did.

just because it worked for you does not mean it will work for everyone.
Yeah. I know. That's why I simply said "I'd be surprised to see a nose it didn't work for." And I already see why yours would be different if you required surgery to really help. And I told the OP he was foolish for ignoring my suggestion because that should defintely be tried first before doing anything more complicated or painful. There's really no argument here, don't make one.

I have that stuff at home, works temporarily but comes right back.
Yeah, it's supposed to be 12 hours, but the worse it is the shorter it lasts. If my nose is really stuffed up it seems to work for maybe 6 hours or so.
 

natep

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spicy chicken crunchwrap from taco bell
w/o sour cream, but lots of hot sauce.
 

uberman

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Originally posted by: spidey07
Ok....Listen up. Here is the single best way to clean out your sinuses. Not for the weak, but it is used by hospitals.

1) Get a squeeze bulb. The kind with a large bulb and long, thin tube. Same thing as is used to help newborn babies breathe. It's blue.
2) Prepare a warm solution of salt water.
3) With head tilted over sink to the side, insert tube through nose into sinus.
4) Give'er a big ole forcefull squeeze of salt water
5) Repeat 3 times for each nostril

Sinus cavity cleared.

I have not tried it this particular way. I have used a similar method. You mix salt and baking soda with warm water. Cup a handful of it and snort it right up. Blow it out and repeat a couple times. It's gross and sounds wierd but helps clean your sinuses.

The ratio for this mixture of salt, baking soda and water can be obtained from a pharmacy or hospital. It's pretty standard stuff.