Oh, darn it

[pez]

So, I've tried antihistamine, cold&flu pills and sinus decongestant, but I still can't use my nose and now breathing through my mouth still feels like I'm not getting enough air, as if I just walked a lot of stairs. What should I do?

Comments

[impressioniste.livejournal.com]

Try boiling some water, and then inhaling the steam?

Not directly-directly, as that would burn your face, but put some boiling water in something and try to breathe some of the steam? :( You can put a towel over your head.

Do you have vapor-rub stuff there? It's like an ointment that comes in a jar? It's mentholated.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

It'd help if I could actually breathe in a tiny little bit of air through my nose, just to get the steam/mentho stuff in, but it's like, completely and utterly blocked. orz

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

I couldn't sleep well at all. T_T

[impressioniste.livejournal.com]

The rub I'm talking about goes on your chest, not up your nose 9D;;;

;A; Feel better, though.

[elyndys.livejournal.com]

I'd try inhaling some steam too, maybe with some olbas oil in it - even if your nose is totally blocked, maybe the steam will help loosen something so it'll come unblocked? Like, er, melting it from the outside sort of thing. I know Dave has tried it successfully before.

But if you're worried because of the nosebleed thing, I'd probably try and see the doctor. Don't want to reopen anything...

[animegoil.livejournal.com]

Um... this sounds like you should seek professional help... or search the webz viciously for an answer....

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

But if it's vapour rub it's designed to be breathed in anyway, whether you put it on the chest or elsewhere? XD;

[impressioniste.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, but sort of ... in a diverted way. Not directly sticking it up your nose XD;;

Actually, I did stick some up my nose, one time. When I was on a really repulsively rank floor in the hospital. The nurses said that's what they did when they had to go in a gag-me stenchy room. :|

I'M SURE YOU NEEDED TO KNOW THAT :DDDD

Can you take a really hot shower for a while? That usually helps me.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

XD;;;;;;;;;;;;

Not at work, no...

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmmm I'll give it a go. >>

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

<--- is searching! XD

[impressioniste.livejournal.com]

Bleh@ at work. :(

[crissixx.livejournal.com]

try um, nose spray? or inhaling steam?

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

I've been trying steam. Nasal spray probably isn't a good idea for me, my nose lining is kinda sensitive and it might trigger nosebleed of doom!

[crystalusagi.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better soon. *bighug*

[akerushin.livejournal.com]

Try saline nasal spray to irrigate your nose.

[akerushin.livejournal.com]

They use it at the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat hospital I work at and say it works, so it should clear your sinuses... Temporarily?