Was this a wise decision and if so how long should I keep doing it?
2007-06-22 05:00:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
what are the side effects?
2007-06-22 05:08:07 · update #1
salty water is not a way of curing hay fever. It only opens the nose.
But beware of the concentration of salt. %0.9 is the physiological concentration. % 1-2 is ok. Must not be too much.
half teaspoonful of salt in a glass (200 ml) is ok.
Get well soon.
2007-06-22 05:07:33 · answer #1 · answered by kartal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use something called a neti pot that I got at an organic foods store. It's ceramic and looks like a small genie bottle. I mix a small spoonful of sea salt and warm water and pour it up one nostril. It comes out of the other nostril and it do this to both sides. Then I blow my nose hard. I do this in the morning and night everyday. This is EXTREMELY helpful and I recommend it to anyone with bad sinus problems due to allergies. I have not had a cold since I began using it.
2007-06-22 13:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by ally <3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone else mentioned using a Neti Pot. I highly recommend it as well. It doesn't cure hay fever, it just rinses your nose out so the allergans are sitting there, making you react!
A neti pot costs about 15 bucks too is all. A company makes a pretty reasonably priced nasal irrigation thing that you can use is call NeilMed and you just dump one packet into a cup of water (which is what the neti pot holds, as does their special NeilMed nasal irrigator ick!).
Anywho, check out these links!
National Public Radio with description and demonstration:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7108546
NeilMed sinus rinse
http://www.unimedprod.com/
How to use a neti pot with a ridiculous photo of a woman using one. Has good instructions though:
http://www.healingdaily.com/exercise/neti-pot.htm
I blow out with both nostrils with a quick blow 10 times into a tissue to get rid of the extra water in my sinuses....
So in regards to side effects. There aren't really any unless you don't blow completely (blow gently), sometimes you get a trickle of water out later. I also used sea salt for awhile, and just salt alone was a little harsh, so I use the little packets from neil med with salt and baking soda. I had far more side effects with allegra and claritin, including tiredness and go figure, allergies! I have fewer allergies now than I have in my life, and it is just because I got rid of the allergans in my nose. I HATE allergy medication and look back at my YEARS on it with a bit of horror. I was so tired all the time, and I had no idea that wasn't normal until I got off the meds. My nose bled a lot if I used the nasal sprays, and I had horrible allergies any time I tried to get of the allergy pills. Eventually they stopped working. Okay, enough rant about bad allergy meds :). Yay Neti Pot!
You are more than welcome to email me if you need instructions. I had a boyfriend using a neti pot at the time, and he helped me through it. Just use a cup of warm water to 1/4-1/2 tsp of kosher salt (no iodine), stir it up, and pour....... Good luck!
2007-06-22 16:23:02 · answer #3 · answered by Miss Vida 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purchase saline nose drops or find a recipe for how to make them. I was given one when my children were little because newborns should not use medications until they're older. This will relieve the symptoms but not cure it. I also heard about the special thing you pour up your nose and it comes out the other side. I heard about it on Oprah the people on there who had tried it said that it helped a lot.
2007-06-22 15:17:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not long its expensive replacing kettles if your putting them up your nose!!!!!
2007-06-22 18:45:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard it was a tube with a funnel inserted in one end, the other in the rectum, pouring in the fluid whilst standing on your head. Be careful not to sneeze whilst pouring in the liquid, though.
2007-06-22 12:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by MICHAEL R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Im not sure but at least you have somewhere to dip your chips in later
2007-06-22 12:03:28 · answer #7 · answered by Modbird 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rather unwise I think. I would keep to more conventional medications!
2007-06-22 12:03:55 · answer #8 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think some one was having ya life there bet that hurt wouldnt like to of tried it my self
2007-06-22 12:14:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
think someone was pulling your leg mate! if it was that easy then why do you think hayfever tablets would've been invented!
2007-06-22 12:04:07 · answer #10 · answered by Emma G 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋