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How to clear a stuffy nose?

badapdos
badapdos Posts: 132
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Allergy season has hit me. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BREATHE NORMALLY AGAIN ): I've already tried holding my breath and then breathing through my nose slowly, but that only provides temporary relief. I don't have a neti pot/saline spray :(

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  • Drenched_N_Motivation
    Drenched_N_Motivation Posts: 1,004 Member
    chew some very strong mented gum.
  • kstrunk1
    kstrunk1 Posts: 462 Member
    I love my nettie pot! That was what I was going to suggest.
  • kympow
    kympow Posts: 145 Member
    You could try Afrin...but do NOT use for more than 3 days. I typically use flonase or my nettie pot... maybe an allergy otc would work like Zyrtec, Allegra.... Do you have a humidifer?

    This of course is not medical advice.....
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    I love my nettie pot! That was what I was going to suggest.

    ^^^THIS

    I use the negative gravity one by NeilMed so it gently forces saline thru your sinus cavity.
    I was on several steroidal nasal sprays, allergy medications AND even prednisone for my allergies...Allegra, Claratin, Cingulair, Rhinocort, Nasonex

    Once I started using the netti pot, I didn't have to use the allergy meds. Haven't used any for 5 years now, Meds just alleviate the allergy symptoms, the netti pot actually flushes away the pollen from your nose that cause the symptoms.

    Good Luck! allergies are horrible!
  • ceaton80
    ceaton80 Posts: 37
    Daily saline cleanse during the season will help. Neti pots are good to, but my wife has had more success with that than me. I know quite a bit about this issue as I just had nasal surgery about 6 months ago....and that was no fun at all!
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