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Every night when I lay down to go to sleep, my nostrils block completely. Within twenty minutes I am mouth breathing and really nervous about going to sleep. Does anyone have any ideas or advice?
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Posted , 6 users are following.
Every night when I lay down to go to sleep, my nostrils block completely. Within twenty minutes I am mouth breathing and really nervous about going to sleep. Does anyone have any ideas or advice?
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ooops64 arwen1972
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maggie99 arwen1972
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arwen1972 maggie99
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care4health arwen1972
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It would be very important to know how long you having this problem. Few weeks? month? years? Have you seen any DR?
Now for treatment, would help to know what causing it.
It could be allergy - have you done an allergy test?
Infection: have you got a cold recently?
Gerd - have you tried changing your diet?
Or something which called Vasomotor Rhinitis, or non allergic rhinitis. Basically it means they have no idea what's causing it.
Treatment for it is usually steroid sprays.
You could also try nasal irrigation, or nasal saline sprays. It's safe.
Don't use OTC decongestants! It causes rebound effect.
Safer decongestants: pseudoeffedrine: pseudofed original (not the PE)
If you have high blood pressure or heart problems, you should check with your DR if you can take it.
maggie99 care4health
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arwen1972 care4health
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care4health arwen1972
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Munchkin11 arwen1972
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care4health Munchkin11
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I'm hoping that someone would have some better news, maybe someone who gone through that surgery with more success.
Larches arwen1972
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Also, try looking for "how to clear a stuffy nose", "breathing technique to unblock nose" etc on Google and YouTube - there's a lot out there and it might just help.
Finally, have you tried a sinus rinse (e.g. neti pot)? I use one daily now with my own solution of pure sea salt and xylitol (yes, the natural sweetener), and it helps dislodge the sticky mucus that has built up overnight.
Good luck.
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