Posted by NicholasD (209.83.94.78) on February 24, 2000 at 12:47:46:
In Reply to: It's capsaicin cream posted by Maryse on February 24, 2000 at 12:22:34:
sniffing pepper or putting a tablespoon full of horseradish in your mouth and let it stick to the roof of your mouth, the idea is to sneeze the headache away, I think these are too violent, the membranes are already very sore and no sense in irritating them further, steam helps sometimes, I told my ENT about the OraJel, he thought I was nuts, maybe so, but it is gentle, stings just for a second or two. When I first started playing with my nose, I was amazed at the number of intricate passages, some go up, straight back, down, and after awhile, you can learn which ones are blocked,just dab a little OraJel and wait a few minutes, the swelling seems to go down, then you can gently go in a little deeper, you can use the good side of your nose as a roadmap, that always amazes me, the good side is always clear and wide open, wonder if I good get a transplant?