Sinusitis FAQ

peppermint essential oil

Question:

jill0…@aol.com (Jill0704) wrote:

Jill, Forgot to mention, if you have a warm steam humidifier/vaporizer, most have a medicine "cup"… excellent to put the essential oils here. Cyndi

Response:

Cyndi Craven wrote: > jill0…@aol.com (Jill0704) wrote: > Jill, > Forgot to mention, if you have a warm steam humidifier/vaporizer, most > have a medicine "cup"… excellent to put the essential oils here. > Cyndi

I agree.  I couldn’t live without my Duracraft-brand steam humidifier. It takes a while to get warmed up, but once it does, you can "perch" yourself over top of it and just breathe in the warm, moist relief for as long as you want without worrying about having to constantly reheat the water.  I’ve used eucaplytus oil in the medicine cup and it really does get things moving.  I’ll have to try the others you mentioned too. Thanks! Bill

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it will not hurt you and it is clearly helping you.  keep usimg it frequently and modestly as you are doing. also drink peppermint tea.  also try eucalyptus oil in steam and steam your face and breathe through your nose for ten minutes twice or more a day.  these things help a geeat deal.  good luck. Chuck Bauer Fax:   608-251-1703 Email:   Chuckba…@aol.com

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I tried to post this once, but it appears it didn’t work for some reason. A friend of ours was so concerned about my sinus problems that he sent over a small bottle of peppermint essential oil for me to try.  I am curious whether anyone else has tried anything like this or if anyone knows anything positive or negative about it.  At first, I tried just a drop of the oil under my nose (not *in* my nose), and it made breathing easier immediately, but for a very short time.  A couple nights ago, I was feeling particularly congested, so I decided to rub a little on my forehead where I felt most congested.  In less than a minute, my nose was running.  I understand it is possible to purchase a diffuser for this oil so that it can be put in the air at home, which sounds like it might be a good idea, but not sure I want to go to that expense until I have more information from someone else who knows more than I do about this.  All comments welcome.

Response:

I tried several of these oils when I was at my worst stopped up period. They did not seem to help much, but I found I could put a few drops in the bathtub, mixed with the steamy water, for very temporary relief.

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jill0…@aol.com (Jill0704) wrote: >A friend of ours was so concerned about my sinus problems that he sent >over a small bottle of peppermint essential oil for me to try.  I am >curious whether anyone else has tried anything like this or if anyone >knows anything positive or negative about it.  At first, I tried just a >drop of the oil under my nose (not *in* my nose), and it made breathing >easier immediately, but for a very short time.  A couple nights ago, I was >feeling particularly congested, so I decided to rub a little on my >forehead where I felt most congested.  In less than a minute, my nose was >running.  I understand it is possible to purchase a diffuser for this oil >so that it can be put in the air at home, which sounds like it might be a >good idea, but not sure I want to go to that expense until I have more >information from someone else who knows more than I do about this.  All >comments welcome.

Jill, There are other, inexpensive but very effective ways to use essentail oils and oils other than peppermint that are good for sinusitis. Try a facial steam bath… put very hot water in a large bowel with 3-5 drop of oil. Put a towel over your head, bend over the bowl and inhale the steam for about 5 minutes. Steam works really well for me for temporarily relieving my sinusitis symptoms. The oils help noticably beyond what the steam alone does. I like eucalyptus; rosemary is good if you suffer from sinus-related headaches, but others are good too and you can mix them. You can also buy less expensive, non-electric diffusers or even use a lamp ring diffuser, which is very inexpensive, and they all do the same thing. Actually, the lamp ring works better I think because you are heating the oil (with diffusers you’re heating water and oil). It’s quick. Oils good for sinusitis are: angelica, eucaluptus, rosemary, lavender, cypress, thyme, lemon, tea tree, cedar, ocean pine, mountain pine. If you can find a local source for oils, go and just inhale from the testers and see what seem to work best for you. Good luck. Cyndi

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