i got sick a few days ago & i have a stuffy nose. My throat was sore but that went away within a day. My nose on the other hand, is so stuffed up & wont stop running. i have finals the next 2 days and today i could barely concentrate because of my nose. It's annoying to have to get up and keep blowing your nose every 5 minutes. please help! oh yeah & i dont have any allergies so it's not that!
2006-12-20 04:00:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Try saline solution... I think it's called Ocean in a small nose spray bottle at your local pharmacy. I also use the "Medipot," which is like a Jeanie Bottle, you dissolve saline packets in warm water and then pour it in one nostril and it comes out the other... (watch out for "snotty" remarks when you're doing this in front of kids or significant other, "Your nose is running!") Seriously, it kills the bacteria in your sinus cavity... it works great, it's terrible to do, but it really works!
2006-12-20 04:06:43 · answer #1 · answered by ઈтєlly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sick too and I have been using a warm air humidifier and that has helped. I know some who have used Afrin 12 hour nasal spray and they said that has helped. Remember that runny nose is your body's way of getting rid of the germs from the cold. Just keep blowing your nose and use over the counter help only when necessary.
Drinking lots of water helps to thin out any mucus.
2006-12-20 04:08:01 · answer #2 · answered by DNA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your sinuses are clogged. try drinking a lot more fluids and also rub around your eyes and up to your eyebrow you should feel a notch rub it as hard as you can stand it and you should feel some drainage come down the back of your throat that is good. now steam up the bathroom and sit in there it will help loosen up the secretions.Do you have allergies? get checked. there are over the counter stuff ask the pharmacist if the other does not work. plus stay away fro caffeine it dehydrates you and makes the secretion thicker and possibly the headache worse. I am allergic to caffeine it gives me headaches. good luck if this does not work i have other answers.
2016-05-23 00:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
boil a small pot of water mixed with apple cider vinegar on the stove. When it has worked up to a good boil, stand (at a safe distance) over the pot and inhale the steam. Repeat until you feel that your sinuses are cleared.
2006-12-20 04:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rest and drink lots of water
2006-12-20 04:09:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decongestant and antihistamine
Likely side effect - drowsiness
You're probably not sleeping as well as you normally do, so take a nap when you can.
2006-12-20 04:06:15 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regurlar suddafed. I take 2 every 4 hours. (little red pill)
2006-12-20 04:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by prbabe1021 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take some antihistamines which should break it up. Once it's "loose" cough it up and spit it out!
2006-12-20 04:04:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋