As someone already mentioned - horseradish can help clear the sinuses. I have also found that eating something with mustard - a good brown mustard - has helped relieve my sinus and cold symptoms. Which seems to make sense since years back people used mustard plasters on the chest to relieve colds. The suggestion of good fresh air is also a good one. I think that sometimes when we are sick and stay inside - we end up just breathing the same "germy" air over and over again. Going outside and getting some fresh air - in moderation and dressed warmly - has given some relief in the past.
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This is a particularly bad cold, or whatever it is, going around. Murder on the sinuses. Maybe because, with the extreme cold, it is extra dry indoors?
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Feeling a little better, boiled some water with some vapor rub and breathed that in under a towel.
that is all we ever do for sinus issues!! Actually....without the vapor rub.....just moist hot steam. Then the vicks goes on after!
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DVOR my grandmother used to do the mustard plaster on my grandfather, that's how it was back in the day, treated at home, cured his pneumonia : ) Also she'd make a concoction with tea, blackberry whiskey and honey to drink.
Yup this cold going around is no fun. Have had mine 5 days now, started with a wicked sore throat and went into ears sinus's and then chest congestion, hardly can taste anything, but when I do the taste is off. One trick which really does work for coughing is putting Vicks on the bottom of your feet with socks at night. Heard this a couple of years ago and thought no way, but it works. Did make it to the market today and picked up a dozen eggs and the hot horseradish, going to make it tomorrow.
If Henry said he had a fever I'd be telling him go to the doctor because that would likely mean an infection.
But absent the fever there are many good suggestions here, I'm sure many that we have gotten from our parents and grandparents.
My grandparents who came here from Poland hardly ever used a doctor, like I said the mustard plaster cured my grandfathers pneumonia and she must have been doing something right he lived to one month shy of his 100th birthday. : )
Well I broke down and made the eggs last night, the second "hit" of horseradish did that up your nose out your head kind of thing Can say I actually can smell this morning.
Well I broke down and made the eggs last night, the second "hit" of horseradish did that up your nose out your head kind of thing Can say I actually can smell this morning.
UGGGG!!! I think the cure is worse than the ailment!
I'll stick with peppermint oil!
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