Steroid nasal spray: it's a wonder drug.
More than one distinguished science writer of my acquaintance has suggested to me that this may be the placebo effect. But that's fine. I'll take the placebo effect. Just so it works and I can breathe like a normal person and manage to be more than 10 feet away from the nearest box of tissues.
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Is there an equivalent for ears? My ears have been blocked for a week following a nastastic sinus blockage. Yick.
Ew, yuck! I wonder if steroids would work for ears. I suppose the problem would be getting them to the eustachian tubes...after that, they'd probably work their anti-inflammatory magic.
I used to use Flonase but was then told by a dermatologist that steroid nasal sprays can lead to little burst blood vessels on the outside of your nose. So there is a dark side...
Hm, yeah, I knew it could have vascular effects, but I hadn't heard of that. Well, I'm going to stick with it for a while anyway. Because I like breathing.
Besides, don't you get the same effect from drinking too much too? People will just think you're the second coming of WC Fields.
Nah, the drinking thing is actually activated rosacea (says the person with rosacea). Alcohol is a major trigger for some people (e.g. my now deceased grandfather was a ruddy faced alcoholic - thanks for the rosacea, grandpa!), and the swollen nose is a sign of very advanced, untreated rosacea. WC Fields and Bill Clinton are kind of the rosacea poster boys, with Bill being the example of what good treatment can do for you.
Huh! Who knew?
Hey, have you heard about this weird new treatment that involves irrigating the sinuses each and every day with saltwater? It's supposed to be pretty uncomfortable, but very effective for allergies and sinus problems. Here's a link to an article...
Yeah, I've been irrigating, actually - gross, but seems to help a little. Actually, it's not even all that gross. I'm going to go do it now, in fact.
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