"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Dee Randall" > wrote:
>
>> "~patches~" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>> >
>> >> In article >,
>> >> ~patches~ > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>Here's the scoop on Naproxen - http://www.drugs.com/naproxen.html
>> >>>
>> >>>Personally I refuse to use any drugs unless absolutely necessary and
>> >>>that's coming from someone who routinely has 4 day long sinus attacks.
>> >>>For those I use dark light, heated grain packs, and lavender. My
>> >>>doctor
>> >>>is actually catching on that I won't use *any* drug unless absolutely
>> >>>there is no other choice solution. Chamomile tea or lavender tea is
>> >>>very
>> >>>good for headaches
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> For sinus attacks, have you tried a neti-pot with warm saline?
>> >> Works wonders for sinus allergy attacks for me! Stops them dead in
>> >> their
>> >> tracks, and also helps to relieve the irritated eyes that come with
>> >> it.
>> >>
>> >> Love my neti-pot! Instant relief. :-)
>> > What the heck is a neti-pot? My sinus attacks are allergy related.
>> > I've
>> > been using saline nasal spray but nothing seems to stop them.
>>
>> I think OTC saline spray has some sort of preservative in it -- besides
>> the
>> salt and water; I wonder why? I did have a proper ratio of salt to
>> water
>> to use in my neti pot, but also if the temperature wasn't body
>> temperature,
>> it killed my sinuses, would send me right up to the ceiling with pain.
>> Dee Dee
>>
>>
>
> Tsk! Making "tepid" water is easy.
> Stick your finger into the pot. If you cannot "feel" the water, it's the
> right temp.
>
> I found it also felt good if it was a bit warmer.
>
> The only thing that made it HURT was if I did not get the salt content
> right!
>
> The formula is 1 pinch per pot. Taste it and if it tastes like tears,
> it's just right. I use sea salt.
>
Yeah, right. 1 pinch per "what sized pot"?
Tsk! Yourself. I experimented with this neti-nonsense for several months,
and it always hurt. Some people just have more sensitive noses.
Dee Dee