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Flush your sinuses with baby shampoo. It’s the only thing that has relieved the pressure long term for me. https://www.bcm.edu/news/new-ways-to-flush-sinus-inf

by aantix 6y ago

Flush your sinuses with baby shampoo. It’s the only thing that has relieved the pressure long term for me. https://www.bcm.edu/news/new-ways-to-flush-sinus-infection https://www.bcm.edu/news/new-ways-to-flush-sinus-infection

joshspankit 6y ago
Please take this as surprise and curiosity: HOW IS THIS A THING?? Have you noticed any side effects? Do you have to use sterilized water? How do you do the actual flushing??
- fao_ 6y ago
  "There is a risk of infection if the water is not sterile or the device is not cleaned after use. If the device is used improperly this can be harmful.[4] In fact, proper application suggests the use of boiled water or saline water. In 2018, a patient was reported to have contracted Balamuthia mandrillaris after one month of using tap water filtered through a Brita water purifier for nasal irrigation.[5] Rare cases of fatal naegleriasis have occurred due to nasal insufflation of the amoeba Naegleria fowleri (the "brain-eating amoeba") from untreated tap water. In 2011, two people died from Naegleria fowleri infections tied to using Neti pots containing tap water.[6]" https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Nasal_irrigation https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Nasal_irrigation
- aantix 6y ago
  It burns a bit the first time you do it. But that pain gets easier with each flushing, which leads me to believe that the pain is a result of inflammation and not because of some set of vulnerable nerves that I'm agitating. It genuinely helps. Do it for a few days consistently and watch your sinus pain diminish long-term.
  - joshspankit 6y ago
    Thank you for circling back on this. It’s just stunning to me. I’m seriously considering trying it now.
    - aantix 6y ago
      One last thing, read this article about it: https://omaha.com/livewellnebraska/how-i-beat-my-sinusitis-by-snorting-baby-shampoo/article_f5086ea0-b9a6-5a9c-9fc3-f96090a4ac1e.html https://omaha.com/livewellnebraska/how-i-beat-my-sinusitis-b... "I didn't notice anything at first, but, gradually, my sinuses started popping, and mucus flowed down the back of my throat in big gushes. The baby shampoo broke through. I baby shampoo-ed my sinuses for a few more days, and now I feel better than I've felt in several years." I had a similar experience in the beginning with a sort of "pop" while I was rinsing in the shower. I thought I had broken something. But I don't remember experiencing any facial pain after the "pop". It was quite possible that it was the sound of the biofilm breaking down? I don't know. But I have not experienced it since, and I've done many baby shampoo flushes since then.

by aantix 6y ago

joshspankit 6y ago

Please take this as surprise and curiosity: HOW IS THIS A THING?? Have you noticed any side effects? Do you have to use sterilized water? How do you do the actual flushing??

fao_ 6y ago
"There is a risk of infection if the water is not sterile or the device is not cleaned after use. If the device is used improperly this can be harmful.[4] In fact, proper application suggests the use of boiled water or saline water. In 2018, a patient was reported to have contracted Balamuthia mandrillaris after one month of using tap water filtered through a Brita water purifier for nasal irrigation.[5] Rare cases of fatal naegleriasis have occurred due to nasal insufflation of the amoeba Naegleria fowleri (the "brain-eating amoeba") from untreated tap water. In 2011, two people died from Naegleria fowleri infections tied to using Neti pots containing tap water.[6]" https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Nasal_irrigation https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Nasal_irrigation
aantix 6y ago
It burns a bit the first time you do it. But that pain gets easier with each flushing, which leads me to believe that the pain is a result of inflammation and not because of some set of vulnerable nerves that I'm agitating. It genuinely helps. Do it for a few days consistently and watch your sinus pain diminish long-term.
- joshspankit 6y ago
  Thank you for circling back on this. It’s just stunning to me. I’m seriously considering trying it now.
  - aantix 6y ago
    One last thing, read this article about it: https://omaha.com/livewellnebraska/how-i-beat-my-sinusitis-by-snorting-baby-shampoo/article_f5086ea0-b9a6-5a9c-9fc3-f96090a4ac1e.html https://omaha.com/livewellnebraska/how-i-beat-my-sinusitis-b... "I didn't notice anything at first, but, gradually, my sinuses started popping, and mucus flowed down the back of my throat in big gushes. The baby shampoo broke through. I baby shampoo-ed my sinuses for a few more days, and now I feel better than I've felt in several years." I had a similar experience in the beginning with a sort of "pop" while I was rinsing in the shower. I thought I had broken something. But I don't remember experiencing any facial pain after the "pop". It was quite possible that it was the sound of the biofilm breaking down? I don't know. But I have not experienced it since, and I've done many baby shampoo flushes since then.