Joker@sh.itjust.works to United KingdomEnglish · 19 hours agoA common nasal decongestant lacks evidence but is still sold in the UKtheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkA common nasal decongestant lacks evidence but is still sold in the UKtheconversation.comJoker@sh.itjust.works to United KingdomEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squaredavelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoI had a dive instructor who recommended snorting a bit of seawater if your nose was blocked and you couldn’t equalise. I’m not sure that’s good advice given the general contents of the sea, but it certainly worked :)
minus-squareBlackmistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours agoThe missus bought some salt specifically for saline rinse and they recommend not even using tap water in case it gives you an infection. Shudder to think what you might get from Skeggy seawater.
minus-squareHumanPenguinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoYeah at least if you live to far from the sea. tip some salt in the loo. Just be sure not to flush first for the authentic experience.
I had a dive instructor who recommended snorting a bit of seawater if your nose was blocked and you couldn’t equalise. I’m not sure that’s good advice given the general contents of the sea, but it certainly worked :)
The missus bought some salt specifically for saline rinse and they recommend not even using tap water in case it gives you an infection.
Shudder to think what you might get from Skeggy seawater.
Yeah at least if you live to far from the sea. tip some salt in the loo.
Just be sure not to flush first for the authentic experience.