How to keep moist?
Question:
Just out of curiosity, did they do anything to your turbinates during the sinus surgery? Jacki Barineau <jacki…@nettally.com> wrote in message
news:jackibar-ya02408000R2507992208490001@news2.nettally.com… | Hi, everyone! I’ve noticed that since my surgery my nasal passages are | extremely DRY. I can do the irrigation, and about 15 minutes later | everything’s all dry and crusty again. Is there some kind of product that | will take care of this? I was wondering about putting some Vit. E oil on a | Q-tip and at least getting the outermost part of the nostrils moistened – | would that hurt anything? | | I live in Florida where it’s extremely humid, but it’s also very hot so we | run the A/C all the time, which decreases the humidity in the house! Plus, | I’m allergic to mold and am supposed to use a dehumidifier to prevent mold | growth… Is a humid environment essential for nasal moistness? | | Thanks for any suggestions! | | — | Jacki | jacki…@nettally.com | http://www.supernet.net/~jackibar/
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In article <GmTm3.56060$AU3.1375…@news2.giganews.com>, "James" <beemo…@aol.com> wrote: > Just out of curiosity, did they do anything to your turbinates during the > sinus surgery?
He did something to the middle turbinates only – something about tying them together to make more room? On the CT scan, one was being pinched off and the other was enlarged. I think he was going to try to make them both about the same… Does this have any bearing on things? Thanks! — Jacki jacki…@nettally.com http://www.supernet.net/~jackibar/
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My suggestion would be to carry a bottle of saline spray with you everywhere and at least every hour spray, especially since you just had surgery. Good luck and happy breathing.
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Some things I’ve had to do since my sinus surgery: Use distilled water for nasal irrigation. Tap water has chlorine and other junk in it. Maybe don’t irrigate so often so the mucous can start to work. Stay away from certain foods and drinks. I switched to decaf coffee and stay away from red wine–both dry me out. The idea is to get the mucous flowing so it can moisten your throat and nasal passages–he said as he sits here snorting. Wayne
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In article <19993-379E71FC…@newsd-152.iap.bryant.webtv.net>, thegatekeep…@webtv.net (Mary) wrote: > My suggestion would be to carry a bottle of saline spray with you > everywhere and at least every hour spray, especially since you just had > surgery. Good luck and happy breathing.
Thanks, Mary! Good idea! — Jacki jacki…@nettally.com http://www.supernet.net/~jackibar/
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In article <#b5vE4T2#GA.271@cpmsnbbsa02>, "Wayne" <wayne-pie…@email.msn.com> wrote: > Some things I’ve had to do since my sinus surgery: Use distilled water for > nasal irrigation. Tap water has chlorine and other junk in it. Maybe don’t > irrigate so often so the mucous can start to work. Stay away from certain > foods and drinks. I switched to decaf coffee and stay away from red > wine–both dry me out. The idea is to get the mucous flowing so it can > moisten your throat and nasal passages–he said as he sits here snorting. > Wayne
Thanks for the tips, Wayne! I actually use glass-bottled spring water (Mountain Valley) due to my Multiple Chemical Sensitivity – so it doesn’t have all that "junk" in it 
Take care, — Jacki jacki…@nettally.com http://www.supernet.net/~jackibar/
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Hi Jacki If the saline spray doesn’t help, Ayr makes a saline gel. It might last longer than the spray Nadine
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For some reason I can’t respnd to you directly; please email me; EOP
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Jacki, We make a moisturizing nasal solution, Pretz. It’s a little different from the plain salines on the market, as it contains glycerine & Yerba Santa (a plant extract which helps moisturize). You can read more about it at: www.parnellpharm.com/pretz.htm I would be happy to send you a sample (or anyone else on the NG) – just let me know. Sincerely, John Parnell Parnell Pharmaceuticals Jacki Barineau <jacki…@nettally.com> wrote in message
news:jackibar-ya02408000R2507992208490001@news2.nettally.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, everyone! I’ve noticed that since my surgery my nasal passages are > extremely DRY. I can do the irrigation, and about 15 minutes later > everything’s all dry and crusty again. Is there some kind of product that > will take care of this? I was wondering about putting some Vit. E oil on a > Q-tip and at least getting the outermost part of the nostrils moistened – > would that hurt anything? > I live in Florida where it’s extremely humid, but it’s also very hot so we > run the A/C all the time, which decreases the humidity in the house! Plus, > I’m allergic to mold and am supposed to use a dehumidifier to prevent mold > growth… Is a humid environment essential for nasal moistness? > Thanks for any suggestions! > — > Jacki > jacki…@nettally.com > http://www.supernet.net/~jackibar/
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Hi, everyone! I’ve noticed that since my surgery my nasal passages are extremely DRY. I can do the irrigation, and about 15 minutes later everything’s all dry and crusty again. Is there some kind of product that will take care of this? I was wondering about putting some Vit. E oil on a Q-tip and at least getting the outermost part of the nostrils moistened – would that hurt anything? I live in Florida where it’s extremely humid, but it’s also very hot so we run the A/C all the time, which decreases the humidity in the house! Plus, I’m allergic to mold and am supposed to use a dehumidifier to prevent mold growth… Is a humid environment essential for nasal moistness? Thanks for any suggestions! — Jacki jacki…@nettally.com http://www.supernet.net/~jackibar/
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My ENT suggested just using saline spray. Carol – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Jacki Barineau wrote: > Hi, everyone! I’ve noticed that since my surgery my nasal passages are > extremely DRY. I can do the irrigation, and about 15 minutes later > everything’s all dry and crusty again. Is there some kind of product that > will take care of this? I was wondering about putting some Vit. E oil on a > Q-tip and at least getting the outermost part of the nostrils moistened – > would that hurt anything? > I live in Florida where it’s extremely humid, but it’s also very hot so we > run the A/C all the time, which decreases the humidity in the house! Plus, > I’m allergic to mold and am supposed to use a dehumidifier to prevent mold > growth… Is a humid environment essential for nasal moistness? > Thanks for any suggestions! > — > Jacki > jacki…@nettally.com > http://www.supernet.net/~jackibar/
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