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[torakiyoshi]

Oooogh. I feel like a Banana Slug has crawled up my nose and declared war on a Giant African Snail. The result is about the right color, too

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[thewayne]

Yeesh, sorry to hear it! If you have access to distilled water, I'd highly recommend NeilMed Sinus Rinse: it's power-washing your sinuses, hopefully getting rid of any germs before they can set up camp and cause real havoc. I haven't had a cold in 5 years since starting it, though I do get sinus infections annually. The packets might be hard for you to get, I'd suggest stocking up on them if you can find a line. Most people get away with doing it daily, I do it twice a day, and since you deal with students I'd recommend you do it twice daily. I prefer this bottle over the more common Neti Pot as I have three fused vertebrae in my neck and just can't contort myself appropriately. The company has offices in India and Singapore, so you might have availability there

[torakiyoshi]

Thanks for the info, but I've never been able to get over the squick factor of any form of sinus rinse. I don't want to spend the following half hour face-first in the toilet. 😝🤢

The infection has moved out of my sinuses, though, and into my lungs, anyway. So while I'm still snotty, it's from a different source.

This, I'm used to. My brother and I used to get bronchitis every Christmas when I was a kid. Which is why, to this day, I hate the color pink. Children's amoxicillin is some seriously nasty crap!

[thewayne]

I freely admit the squick factor is not easy. I've learned that for me the trick is a deep exhale followed by swallowing while squeezing the bottle. It's very rare that I gag, and I have a very low gag reflex. But it is very effective, that I can vouch for.

[torakiyoshi]

I very nearly three up yesterday at the Christmas party when I chugged up a small lugi. I have an extremely low tolerance for body fluids.