Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Breathe

 After getting through the entire spring without any real symptom of my allergies, it's a little annoying that they came back for the fall. I'd sort of hoped I had outgrown them. Maybe that was unrealistic, though.

Last night the sniffling and sneezing just wouldn't end, regardless of what I took. So tonight is an improvement on that score, anyway.

2 comments:

semiconscious said...

i think i've mentioned it before, but can't recommend highly enough a simple saline nasal spray/rinse. the brand i use is called hydrasense: https://www.hydrasense.com/home/

much relief with zero side effects, & more effective than any of the tons of stuff i've tried over decades. i realize it's a very subjective thing, but really worth a try if you haven't (never went full neti pot (https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-use-a-neti-pot), but this's basically the next best thing)...

anyway, glad your feeling a bit improved for now. i no longer get it nearly as bad, but, what with it being pollen central out here, i still have days...

Ben said...

Thanks for the advice on the saline nasal spray. I did pick some up afterwards. Just the CVS store brand. It has helped me through a couple of difficult nights. Which seems paradoxical, from a runny nose standpoint. Why look a gift horse in the mouth, though?

The air may be changing. I won't say for sure that the worst is over, because I don't want to jinx myself, but there is an improvement.