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My dad has Parkinson's and has very poor-quality sleep. He also has had anti-snoring surgery in the past, and chronic post-nasal drip (which I also seem to have
by NoPedantsThanks 3y ago
My dad has Parkinson's and has very poor-quality sleep. He also has had anti-snoring surgery in the past, and chronic post-nasal drip (which I also seem to have). This article raises questions in my mind as to whether any of these are related.
Also interesting is this: "researchers were able to successfully modulate cervical lymphatics using phenylephrine (which activates α1-adrenergic receptors, causing smooth-muscle contraction)"
Phenylephrine is the so-called decongestant that has finally been called out for being a fraud in oral medications (and I can tell you from painful, painful experience that it is indeed a fraud). I was surprised to see that it allegedly accomplishes something in this particular application.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/decongestant-phenylephrine-ineffective.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/decongestant-phenylephrine-i...
- frankus 3y agoIIUC it’s the minimal bioavailability of it in pill form that’s the problem, but it works ok when injected.
- akdor1154 3y agoAlso works great as a nasal spray, which is getting coincidentally close to the original article..
- NoPedantsThanks 3y ago[dead]
- andy_ppp 3y agoYou could try other blood flow/nitric oxide enhancers, body builders use them to increase the pump https://www.ghostlifestyle.com/search?q=PUMP https://www.ghostlifestyle.com/search?q=PUMP. Or you could drink beetroot juice a few times per week. Who knows if this will work though. I have my suspicions that inversions are very good for brain health and blood flow and I sleep better if I do yoga before bed. I quite enjoy Sivananda yoga it’s fairly easy, reminds me of a beautiful time in their Ashram outside Madurai and you can see real progress because the basic routine is always the same. https://youtu.be/AN0fVx8gi8w https://youtu.be/AN0fVx8gi8w
- NoPedantsThanks 3y ago[dead]