Posted by wendy b. on April 13, 2003, at 20:03:23
In reply to Re: Help for post crying bout headache? » jane d, posted by Phil on April 11, 2003, at 16:24:29
Allow me to just interject:
I use this stuff, URL below (I don't buy it here, I just wanted to show you a pic), mixed with HOT water, about half and half, with a nasal douche that is much less scary-looking than the one in the photo you show, although I'm sure yours works fine...
http://www.hocks.com/htm/oral/3825106.htm
The gizmo I use doesn't have to be used in the shower. It's a little pink plastic tube (about 5") with a turned-up end (this goes in your nostril) and the other end of the tube has a hole in it (like a bong). I will try to find a picture of it somewhere and send the URL.
How to:
Fill the tube half with the Alkalol and half with hot hot water (it'll still end up being only tepid-warm, cuz the Alkalol is room temp). Stand over the sink, cover the hole on the end, stuck the other end over your nostril, don't push, while plugging the other one, and tip your head back, going "guk, guk, guk," like Popeye, out loud, in the back of your throat. As soon as you feel the liquid go down to the roof of your mouth, tip forward over the sink, unplug the nostril, and let it all run out. Repeat on the other side, and then BLOW the s___ out of your nose, and you're clear. Or else I repeat it on both sides, if I'm really stuffed up. It really really helps when I have a sinus headache and/or am badly stuffed up, which is fairly often. Accupuncture helped my allergies, but it's muy expensivo...I heartily recommend the fine art of nasal douching, and yes, it takes practice, and yes, some may go down the back of your throat, but it's mentholated (not too much), so it's kind of pleasurable.
The stuff smells divine, and it's really CHEAP.
OK, any questions (from anyone but Phil, who already knows how :-] ) on technique?
Nurse Wendy
ps: In a pinch, in the shower, cup your hands and let them fill with as hot water as you can stand, and snort the water up into your nostrils, but not too much or you'll get that weird feeling like at the pool when you inhale water by mistake. Then blow the s___ out. Remember: practice makes perfect.pps: Liability warning: no warranty, express or implied, is indicated in this account. Results not guaranteed. "Don't necessarily believe everything you hear. Your mileage may vary. The only posts I take responsibility for are my own. In a crisis, please also get help in person. It's good to give as well as to receive. (...) Please be civil."
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