Comments on: How to Nuke Your Seasonal Allergies http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:03:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Laura Lee http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-47647 Laura Lee Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:36:40 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-47647 I started using the squirt bottle method and used up the little packets of salt. I have hopes the home-made salt mix will be as good. It will sure be a lot cheaper! I started using the squirt bottle method and used up the little packets of salt. I have hopes the home-made salt mix will be as good. It will sure be a lot cheaper!

]]> By: Scott Moon http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-32188 Scott Moon Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:35:33 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-32188 I've been using a hepa air purifier that I purchased 2 years ago and it has done wonders at home. I no longer wake up congested and I sleep better, as well. I’ve been using a hepa air purifier that I purchased 2 years ago and it has done wonders at home. I no longer wake up congested and I sleep better, as well.

]]> By: Food Intolerance http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-28977 Food Intolerance Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:41:45 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-28977 My girlfriend has tried this, and the "neti pot" method works :) Well, at least thats what she says, im not trying it ! My girlfriend has tried this, and the “neti pot” method works :)
Well, at least thats what she says, im not trying it !

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-28190 Brad Isaac Mon, 19 May 2008 13:28:05 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-28190 Maru, sounds like you have a chemistry background. Yes, by all means if there is too much salt, it's smart to back off on it. I find at different times of year more or less salt is tolerated. Maru, sounds like you have a chemistry background. Yes, by all means if there is too much salt, it’s smart to back off on it.

I find at different times of year more or less salt is tolerated.

]]> By: Maru http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-28181 Maru Mon, 19 May 2008 08:15:29 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-28181 1/2 tsp salt is too much for me. I use NeilMed's 8 oz. bottle (240 mL). When I weighed 1/2 tsp salt, it came up to 3.9 g. That's way too hypertonic for me (it stung). Physiological saline is 0.85% NaCl. For a 240-mL solution, that's only 2.04 g. I now pre-weigh my NaCl and NaHCO3 (baking soda; sodium bicarbonate) into several small sachets - ready for pouring into my bottle. It beats paying $18 for 100 sachets of merely salt and baking soda. And guys, the baking soda is only for pH buffering. 1/2 tsp salt is too much for me. I use NeilMed’s 8 oz. bottle (240 mL). When I weighed 1/2 tsp salt, it came up to 3.9 g. That’s way too hypertonic for me (it stung). Physiological saline is 0.85% NaCl. For a 240-mL solution, that’s only 2.04 g.

I now pre-weigh my NaCl and NaHCO3 (baking soda; sodium bicarbonate) into several small sachets – ready for pouring into my bottle. It beats paying $18 for 100 sachets of merely salt and baking soda.

And guys, the baking soda is only for pH buffering.

]]> By: John http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-6485 John Wed, 07 Feb 2007 05:54:18 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-6485 Jean-Louis: Vaseline is a petroleum product, and is extremely bad for the membranes in your nose. I would seriously stop using it. At least check it out on the web and see if I'm right. Thanks. Jean-Louis: Vaseline is a petroleum product, and is extremely bad for the membranes in your nose. I would seriously stop using it. At least check it out on the web and see if I’m right.
Thanks.

]]> By: Rick Roberts http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Rick Roberts Tue, 04 Apr 2006 04:36:07 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-612 Man, thank you for posting this! I had never heard of it. Your recipe is just a little too salty for me, though. I'd recommend to people out there who are getting that "swimming pool" sensation to experiment with the salt. Add or remove. We're all a little different. Man, thank you for posting this! I had never heard of it. Your recipe is just a little too salty for me, though. I’d recommend to people out there who are getting that “swimming pool” sensation to experiment with the salt. Add or remove. We’re all a little different.

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Brad Isaac Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:11:47 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-611 A lot of new stuff here. Hadn't heard of a lot of them. I'll probably just stick with the Neti, until the day comes, if it comes where it doesn't work anymore. A lot of new stuff here. Hadn’t heard of a lot of them.

I’ll probably just stick with the Neti, until the day comes, if it comes where it doesn’t work anymore.

]]> By: C K http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-610 C K Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:16:26 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-610 NeilMed product is great, and I've tried some of the others. Recommended by my allergist. Website is www.nasalrinse.com NeilMed product is great, and I’ve tried some of the others. Recommended by my allergist. Website is http://www.nasalrinse.com

]]> By: ES http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/03/how-to-nuke-your-seasonal-allergies/comment-page-1/#comment-609 ES Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:35:25 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=409#comment-609 After just snorting saline from a cup for a while, my husband transfered his sinus-infection-prevention allegiance to a bottle from Neilmed - it's like a condiment bottle, but made from clear material and with a round top. Plus, it has all of these packets of saline powder (salt plus baking soda) which make it a lot easier to keep the mix at the right proportion, avoiding the unpleasant too-saline saline effect. After just snorting saline from a cup for a while, my husband transfered his sinus-infection-prevention allegiance to a bottle from Neilmed – it’s like a condiment bottle, but made from clear material and with a round top. Plus, it has all of these packets of saline powder (salt plus baking soda) which make it a lot easier to keep the mix at the right proportion, avoiding the unpleasant too-saline saline effect.

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