Nothing clears out the sinuses better than a power drill. No I’m not kidding.
Obligatory, I’m a professional sideshow performer. Don’t try this at home. If you do it wrong you WILL regret it
What about those things they have for sucking the snot out of congested baby noses?
I imagine they would work on anyone as long as the top is wide enough for the nostril.
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I was in the store the other day and saw they now make electric ones
There’s also this one if you’re feeling like a really uncomfortable moment with a friend.
Suction machines are used to remove excess mucus from the sinuses and throat in medical settings. The public should not use these machines because you can accidentally stimulate a nerve in your throat that can cause your heart to slow, beat irregularly, or stop.
A neti pot with boiled (not boiling) salted water is great! In one nostril, out the other, and after 10 crappy seconds, my stuffed runny nose is clear for hours.
A little baking soda to lower the PH takes away some of the unpleasantness. With the right PH, salinity, and temperature, you barely feel the water flowing. You can also add just a drop of baby shampoo to help clean out crusties.
Well, I didn’t, but now I won’t be able to stop thinking about it when I get a cold.
Thanks a lot, jerk, I was happy in my ignorance!
The knife hands person got me and now I’ve got you with this.
Another rabbithole to endlessly research. Thanks for the link!
No?
Every time I get a runny nose it’s all I can think about.
Get some surgical tubing.
One end up the nose, the other in your mouth. Don’t forget to spit before you have to swallow.
Maybe instead think about what you’d have to do with the receptacle that all this snot would wind up in once it’s full.
Try squirting salt water. No, really!:-)
I wonder why that works?
I use the neilmed sinus rinse almost every day and it has been life-changing. Last time I got sick there was no stuffy nose or runny anything because I just cleaned it all out it was phenomenal.
I just asked copilot. The salt water has a couple of benefits over pure water; it’s less irritating to mucous membranes, it thins mucus more effectively, and it has modest antimicrobial effects.
My guess would be that the hypertonicity of the salt water causes water to move out of your nose’s tissues through osmosis, reducing swelling, while the water clears out the mucus and stuff clogging it up.
Pure water would be bad, but salt somehow works, just like going to the beach (even if you are thousands of miles away:-D).
No lmao
That’s like the nose equivalent of ear candling. Just stick with the safer advice, would you?
