Anybody got a quick and miraculous fix for a clogged up nose?

[sjurba]

Murphys law strikes again. On the way to our long awaited chrstmas holliday,my nose clogs up, equilization is abit difficult and my head feels full of cotton.Anybody got any advice,warm milk and honey?

 

[podge]

Otrivine nasal spray, top stuff!

 

[sjurba]

Yeah,it works atreat,but it messes with my sinuses,keeping thatone as a last resort.

 

[devondave]

Or . . . there was a thread around here about snorting cocaine mixed with gunpowder.
Strike a light, stand well back, should do the trick.

Otrivine works too.
Edit: ah, read your last post, gunpowder it is then.

 

[Tody]

"Moellers tran" helps, but i think its to late now. I had to take on spoon every morning and didn't get ill in the winter. But you cannot get the good norwegian stuff here, not only tran, the jam, cheese (geitost) hmmmm. 7 months to go to visit my parents 9mandal) and i hope i don't forget to get some of the good stuff.

Tobi

 

[Jonny250]

maybe try using a netti pot - works for me during allergy season.

 

[bobdonny]

maybe try using a netti pot - works for me during allergy season.

Second that... neti pot and sudafed if necessary.

 

[scottwilson]

Third on the Netti Pot. I use one and I tell you what it works a treat.

My Theory.

I get nasty pains behind my eyes from what I believe is trapped air. When I equilize, small amounts of air gets trapped in the mucus and slowly builds up. After about 10 or so dives the air has built up and the pain is unbearable. If I use the netti pot before I dive it loosens the mucus and gets rid of the build up that way the air doesnt get trapped.

So far Ive only had 1 dive which I had to cut short after using a netti pot as I rushed the cleanzing. As an added bonus my ears dont stay blocked for long and I dont get the head squeeze headache I used to get.

Good times


As always its up to you to do the right thing for your body. dont take anything you read on a forum as a substitute for real medical advice and always read the label

 

[sjurba]

Never heard of this netti pot? been on the møllers tran stuff (cod liver oil) since september There is a rule of thumb here in Norway that you should take it in all the months with an R in it,but I ran out and went a few days without about a week ago...Probably why Im knoked out with a cold now.

 

[Jonny250]

You could always put the tran in the netti pot for a double!!

 

[Tody]

Oh my grandma and grandaunts told me to take it everyday at least a big spoon( if you are young a spoon with tran is very big), but on sundays it was only a teaspoon tran and some HB) (good stuff). I ordered some bottles today i hope i'll get them before new year t start a healthier life in 2011.

Tobi

 

[spaghetti]

I use Rinostil: oily drops with no vascular constrictors. This product is recommended by prof Malpieri (professor of hyperbaric medicine, doctor of Team Omer, Alberto March, Marco Bardi and countless other pro freedivers).

I don't know if it's available in Norway.

 

[sjurba]

Went for the old scuba trick;snarfing saltwater and hey presto!clear sinuses!
Had a really good dive today,10+ meters viz ,no fish though,one scallop.6c in the water and -3c in the air.

@Tody Any plans on going diving when you come over in the summer?

 

[Tody]

We will see sjurba. Next year, oh this year will be very busy (bryllup og bryllupsreise) and only six weeks of holidays and if you work in the wrong sector of the North Sea it is sometimes hard to get to norway. But I think I'm in Mandal in July. Lets stay in contact.

Ha de bra

cool video

 

[jon penrith]

A neti pot also known as a netti lota is the way to go.Look on the internet for Jala Netti which is the process.A netti pot is a small watering can type pot plastic/cermaic you takes yer choice.You put tepid water(preferably distilled mixed with salt.Preferably refined sea salt) and you shove the spout up one of your nostrils while leaning forward.The water fills the sinuses before draing out of the other nostril.Its a weird feeling when your not used to it, but it does the trick.As far as medication goes , only thing that REALLY works is DEXARHINA NASAL SPRAY.No longer available in the UKso I stock up when I'm in Greece.Its powerfull stuff as it contains steroid and should be used too much, but has saved an exotic spearfishing holiday.

 

[theonetruerat]

I realize that I'm a little late to this thread but.. . if you can get it Sinus Buster will clear up pretty much anything.. . .

Comes in original and now "Mild" (for wimps) Great stuff which will save a dive

 

[Salehthefish]

You can use salty water with natural salt and no additives in addition to that stay away from things like wheat, dairy products,and citrus fruits except lemon(These will increase the mucus in the sinus).

Check this plz Salt Water Flush - Nasal Saline Irrigation - Sinus Rinse
This is the netti pot NeilMed NasaFlo Saline Rinse Kit

 

[sjurba]

Thanks for all the help and tips! The problem is solved for the time being,and considering winter have turned the world white,Itll be pooldiving untill atleast the end of february...

 

[Pursuit]

Murphys law strikes again. On the way to our long awaited chrstmas holliday,my nose clogs up, equilization is abit difficult and my head feels full of cotton.Anybody got any advice,warm milk and honey?

As a temporary measure you could flush your sinuses by inhaling saltwater through your nose. Some people use a special solution. But it's better not to dive if you're having problems equalizing, you could make things worse.