tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post5997151294783801908..comments2024-03-22T03:19:38.110-04:00Comments on Forever In Hell: My Brain Is Freaking Me Out AgainPersonalFailurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-50826359649597914072015-03-14T05:24:01.668-04:002015-03-14T05:24:01.668-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697802184840929366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-68151789469634864982011-06-16T06:07:01.793-04:002011-06-16T06:07:01.793-04:00i have the same problem when i have a cold. i can ...i have the same problem when i have a cold. i can NOT sleep if my nose is plugged up - i use Afrin like it's an addiction for 3 or 4 days, whenever i get a cold. otherwise, i'm DEAD from no sleep.<br /><br />[also: NyQuil, the Nighttime sniffling sneezing how the FUCK did i end up on the kitchen floor medicine!]<br /><br />also also: have you tried a vaporizer? or even just running the shower on full hot and sitting outside breathing the steam?<br /><br />i hope you're better now?<br /><br />[if you have CVS that you can get to, and can find the extra money, they do pretty cheap flu shots. i don't know how much, exactly, but i know they're cheap. and when i get a flu shot, i have a LOT fewer colds. instead of once a month, it's more like once ever 6 months. if you can't find the extra money, find out how much the shots are and email me.]denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-50994994061961647982011-06-14T01:02:43.754-04:002011-06-14T01:02:43.754-04:00Have you tried a neti pot or other nasal irrigatio...Have you tried a <a href="http://www.webmd.com/allergies/sinus-pain-pressure-9/neti-pots" rel="nofollow">neti pot</a> or other nasal irrigation tool? You don't have to get one of the expensive ceramic ones. I found a cheap plastic one at my local pharmacy.Rhoadanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375561352677522227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-61965858108847817372011-06-13T13:05:57.445-04:002011-06-13T13:05:57.445-04:00As an Otolaryngologist, as well as a person who so...As an Otolaryngologist, as well as a person who sometimes experiences the same problems:<br />1) The proper use of Afrin (Oxymetazoline 0.5%) nose spray can work wonders. 3 Sprays in each nostril, 3 times a day, for NOT LONGER then 3 consecutive days without at least one day without it.<br />2) Use of Saline (NaCl) nose spray. 3 sprays in each nostril , NOT LESS than once every hour while awake. This last is usually overlooked by many medical professionals. It is impossible to "overdose", saline is very inexpensive, and it contains no drugs.<br />Your perception that you have too much mucus is actually because the normal passage of the mucus you create every day when you are healthy slows down considerably when you have a cold or an allergy attack, thus drying out your secretions much more, making them "stickier", dryer and much harder to swallow them, as you do when you are healthy.<br />Hope these observations are of some help!Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10797750710657979526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-82743636120434916282011-06-13T12:50:42.233-04:002011-06-13T12:50:42.233-04:00My brain apparently feels that if we're going ...My brain apparently feels that if we're going with mouth breathing, it would rather die.PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-5780180025923198562011-06-13T12:11:48.903-04:002011-06-13T12:11:48.903-04:00I have sleep apnea and one of the things the docto...I have sleep apnea and one of the things the doctor told me was to do everything I can to get over nasal congestion when I have a cold.<br /><br />Yep, the brain needs oxygen.Andrew Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495983897864604830noreply@blogger.com