Current Mood: Sickly

I’ve got a confession: I don’t do sinus issues. I’ve had allergies ever since I could remember; as a child, I think my parents bought stock in Benadryl. Seasonal allergies are getting worse as I’m getting older, and the current season change is killing me. It may have progressed as far as a sinus infection, but I don’t think so, since my erm… mucus is clear. But I digress.

Since I’m very anti-snot, my current state of health disgusts me highly. So, as soon as hubs came  home, I made a trek to the drug store and asked the pharmacist what she recommended. She told me Zyrtec, and I told her that I’d already taken it, to no avail. So the pharmacist said “Oh, then you need an antibiotic.” Peeshaw. I don’t need an antibiotic… yet. So I picked up a box of SinuCleanse and asked the pharmacist what she thought about it. She agreed, and explained to me that the fluid goes into one nostril and comes out the other via gravity. I’ve been using lots of nose spray (I admit, it says not more than two doses in 24 hours, and I’ve been using three and still stuffed up), so I figured I could handle some saline in the sinuses. The drainage has to be better, right? So I got the neti pot and a box of decongestant and went home.

I opened the package. And lol’ed.
I said “Do I rub it and ask the genie to clear my sinuses?” Hubs replied, “I hope the spoon isn’t for digging.” After the initial giggles, I read the directions: You put lukewarm water in the pot with a packet of cleanser (baking soda and salt), stir (weren’t they thoughtful with including a spoon?), then lean your head to the side over the sink. You stuff the spout in your nostril, it comes out of your other nostril, you snort out the remains then blow your nose. Voila, clean sinuses! So I followed the directions. But I think the intended use was for people without full stoppage… I could feel the water go in, a couple of drips came out of the other side. I could feel the pressure but… no flow. So I removed the pot and snorted. Yeah, I did the snot rocket. And tried again. Now a few drops were coming out… and then no more. More snorting. More pouring. Couple more drops, and some was running down the back of my throat. Yuck! So I gave up on the dosage and blew my nose. I was clear! For… five minutes. Now, as I’m writing, I’m stopped up again.

I can’t really say that it worked, or that it didn’t. But it was an amusing situation nonetheless.