and that element is lying down long enough. (See my previous post first, if you haven't read it already.)
Last night we took the kids to the next block over, which is famous for its Christmas light display among all of the houses. And one night each season (last night being the night), many of the homeowners welcome visitors with sweets, hot chocolate, warm cider, coffee or eggnog (some even offering adult additives!) The word has gotten out, apparently, as the street was crowded with not only local neighbors, but the surrounding streets were overflowing with parked cars as others came to view the sight.
But before we left I needed to re-apply my newfound sinus reliever, which had lasted for almost 24 hours. But I did not have the time to lie down for long. And I found the benefit was not nearly as, well, beneficial.
So, you must not only use it. You must also use it to optimum effect!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Afrin ROCKS!
As a long time sufferer of sinus congestion due to allergy related issues I have periodically had sinus infection issues to deal with. If you have ever had a head that felt ready to explode, you know of which I speak!
I remember a moment in time about 25 years ago when a young doctor recommended Afrin for nasal congestion. For some reason, I promptly forgot about it, and have used various other remedies with less or more success, depending I suppose on the level of congestion that I was experiencing.
A few months ago I had a sinus infection that just would not quit and the urgent care physician put some over-the-counter nose drops in that cleared the congestion within minutes. Blessed relief! So I went to the drug store and bought some more, but in a few hours time the congestion returned, worse than before. I seemed to remember having lived through this experience way back in the beginning of time. But when I couldn't sleep due to not being able to breathe, I used the drops but awoke several hours later totally unable to breathe through my nose.
Fast forward to yesterday, when, once again I found myself in a doctor's office with unbearable congestion. This time it was my own doctor. She suggested the use of Afrin spray. Having remembered the original recommendation of a couple decades back, and having more faith in my doctor than an urgent care physician, I decided to try the Afrin spray.
Being an extremely frugal type, I bought the generic Rite Aid brand of Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride .05% spray. The label said to use it every 10-12 hours (which sounded better to me than the shorter term relief of some other products). But having been sleep deprived for days due to the congestion, I thought that I'd wait until the evening to try it.
About 8:00 PM last night I followed the directions on the bottle and to assist in its distribution, I laid down on the bed so that gravity would be working with me, rather than against me.
Within about 15 minutes or so I could breathe easily. And I was able to sleep (and breathe) all night. As I write this, it is about 1:30 PM (17 1/2 hours later), and I have not had to re-apply the medication.
Afrin ROCKS!
For the record, the drops that caused the huge rebound effect were Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 1.0%
I remember a moment in time about 25 years ago when a young doctor recommended Afrin for nasal congestion. For some reason, I promptly forgot about it, and have used various other remedies with less or more success, depending I suppose on the level of congestion that I was experiencing.
A few months ago I had a sinus infection that just would not quit and the urgent care physician put some over-the-counter nose drops in that cleared the congestion within minutes. Blessed relief! So I went to the drug store and bought some more, but in a few hours time the congestion returned, worse than before. I seemed to remember having lived through this experience way back in the beginning of time. But when I couldn't sleep due to not being able to breathe, I used the drops but awoke several hours later totally unable to breathe through my nose.
Fast forward to yesterday, when, once again I found myself in a doctor's office with unbearable congestion. This time it was my own doctor. She suggested the use of Afrin spray. Having remembered the original recommendation of a couple decades back, and having more faith in my doctor than an urgent care physician, I decided to try the Afrin spray.
Being an extremely frugal type, I bought the generic Rite Aid brand of Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride .05% spray. The label said to use it every 10-12 hours (which sounded better to me than the shorter term relief of some other products). But having been sleep deprived for days due to the congestion, I thought that I'd wait until the evening to try it.
About 8:00 PM last night I followed the directions on the bottle and to assist in its distribution, I laid down on the bed so that gravity would be working with me, rather than against me.
Within about 15 minutes or so I could breathe easily. And I was able to sleep (and breathe) all night. As I write this, it is about 1:30 PM (17 1/2 hours later), and I have not had to re-apply the medication.
Afrin ROCKS!
For the record, the drops that caused the huge rebound effect were Phenylephrine Hydrochloride 1.0%
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