I am 19 years old, have year round allergies, and for the past couple months I haven't been able to breathe through my nose for more than a few minutes at a time every few days. Whenever I am being very active, I can breathe, or occasionally when I'm sleeping I can. Other than that, my nose is always blocked, closed up, or something. It's not that there's mucus because I can blow my nose all day and nothing will come out. I've tried allergy shots, pills, nasal strips....the shot works about half the time, the pill doesn't really work anymore, and nasal strips are useless. I don't know what to do....I've even tried closing my mouth to try to force my nose open but all it does most of the time is make me unable to breathe...I don't smoke, don't own any pets, I don't go outside very often, and I'm not severely allergic to anything around me...HELP?!?!!?:conf used:
I am 19 years old, have year round allergies, and for the past couple months I haven't been able to breathe through my nose for more than a few minutes at a time every few days. Whenever I am being very active, I can breathe, or occasionally when I'm sleeping I can. Other than that, my nose is always blocked, closed up, or something. It's not that there's mucus because I can blow my nose all day and nothing will come out. I've tried allergy shots, pills, nasal strips....the shot works about half the time, the pill doesn't really work anymore, and nasal strips are useless. I don't know what to do....I've even tried closing my mouth to try to force my nose open but all it does most of the time is make me unable to breathe...I don't smoke, don't own any pets, I don't go outside very often, and I'm not severely allergic to anything around me...HELP?!?!!?:conf used:
Hi . Shelbykins .
Have you tried a steam head bath . Occasionally It helps clear up any congestion .
Perhaps peppermint or eucalyptus oil In a bowl or use the sink? Just place a towel over your head so that the steam and the essential oils do not escape . Just try and breathe the essence up through your nose .
I don't deal with oils so perhaps an expert on this site could recommend some to you .
Also watch your Intake regarding carbohydrates are you taking too many?
There's a lot of talk about an out of balance of what Is good and bad bacteria within the body . The more sugars and carbs a person digests the more It can feed the bad bacteria . This can lead to many blocks . A friend had similar problems regarding the bacteria filling the air sacs In the lungs and It effected how much air could he could breathe through the nose (especially at night times)
Two aspects: you have to teach your body to breathe through your nose then it will never ever get blocked and you have to attack the cause of the blockage.
I was a chronic asthmatic and learnt to breathe through my nose using Buteyko. I had four sessions and my life changed after the first one.
The constant catarrh and sputum was another problem. I never had a day when I didn't need a hanky. I then discovered that the two types of mucous reveal the cause. If you sneeze have runny eyes and the mucous is clear and watery, apart from when you have a cold, you are allergic to something in your environment: dust mites, pollen, all the usual culprits. If you have thick sticky coloured mucous, you are allergic to your diet.
The biggest diet culprit is the food that we should never eat once we get our grown-up teeth, that is why we become allergic to it over time. That is dairy produce. The second one that is not part of our natural diet and we find hard to digest is wheat. Other cereals can cause problems, but oats and rye are generally fine and wheat definitely isn't.
Two months ago, I started eating just a rasher of bacon for breakfast, having a small amount of meat or fish for lunch and rice with any sort of veg but mostly green veg in the evening. If I wanted a quick lunch when I was out I ate cashews nuts. I ate fruit all through the day, at first mostly fresh pineapple and red grapes!
I lost seven pounds in ten days and felt more energised. I used to be someone who couldn't walk past a biscuit tin or box of chocolates without having one and though my husband eats them and they are always there, I haven't wanted one. I also liked crusty bread and cheese was my favourite food all through my life. Neither of them have passed my lips, but I haven't missed eating them either.
I couldn't have ever guessed how easy it would be to change my life. I no longer use inhalers, I can walk uphill and never feel that my jeans are too tight! I haven't worked out what to do if I eat out, but educating friends will depend on whether it's a sit-down meal or barbecue. Last week's birthday barbecue wasn't a problem, there was plenty I could eat: any meat, rice and chick peas, salad, hard boiled egg, tomatoes. I had to miss the pasta salad and the coleslaw and wasn't bothered that I couldn't have cake.
Try, learning to breathe through your nose and cut the dairy and wheat from your diet. What have you got to lose but a bunged-up nose!
Excellent advice Catrin. Glad to hear it worked for you!
I was going to suggest to avoid dairy - most often the culprit in respiratory problems. Instead use oat, rice, almond, quinoa, coconut, or even hemp milk I saw just recently - soya may or may not be helpful. Avoid all dairy products including cheeses and yoghurts, and anything with whey in it. Remember many cakes, sauces, and products from the supermarket have it in - learn to read labels. Butter is probably ok, but only try it after you have strictly been off all dairy products for at least a month and maybe seen some signs of a difference. If there is no change after adding butter in, then that os OK - it is the fat content and it is the protein component that is the problem.
Remember that you must not cheat or the avoidance process will not work.
I have completely cut our dairy and have been avoiding soya for many years. My first objection to soya is because of its links to reproductive cancer as a synthetic oestrogen, my second because of the unethical production methods.
Thanks for the advice about reintroducing foods - I haven't done so yet, but then I have enjoyed by basically rice, nuts and veg diet, so haven't wanted to. I found Pitta bread in my supermarket made from rice flour. I love rye bread but when you read the labels here it always has wheat flour added, so bread has been out for two months.
If you have to shop in supermarkets, ask to see their ingredient lists in the bakery. They will have them for their own brand fresh bread on the shelf where you can't find a label.
i agree with nose breathing, if possible, and alongside abdominal breathing too, i.e. not raising your chest but your belly, as you breathe in.
also an interesting point, i think, is that the colon meridian, in acupuncture etc, runs up either side of the nose, ending at the top. hence if your colon is blocked or sluggish you can have a purely energetic block in your nose/sinuses, which is why there's no mucus.
my son would sometimes arrive at my house completely blocked and after acupuncture on a colon point on his hand, it would disappear immediately, to his surprise.
this is why what you eat affects your nose as the colon (5 a.m. - 7 a.m highg phase) stores the food for many hours- also why the colon can affect the lungs and asthma as the lung meridian precedes it (3 a.m. - 5 a.m. high phase) or flows into it, energetically, unless it's blocked. so diet is key, i believe, also tai chi would be very beneficial as this sends energy through the meridians in order. of course there maybe other causes too.
i sometimes massage meridian points on the eyes and nose and this may help such situations.
i'm not qualified in acupuncture or anything else by the way. persoinally i would avoid meds.
Have you tried Nasonex? You can see your GP about it and if all OK, get it prescribed to you?
I agree, nasonex is great, for years I put up with the same symptoms as you, blocked nose all the time, couldn't sleep properly, breathing through the mouth all the time having dry mouth and this upsets the co2 balance in your blood somehow, its not good, you should be breathing through your nose most of the time!
I was using all the nasal sprays from boots and asda for ages, till the doctor told me that was not good as can make problem worse!
Got Nasonex on prescription, need to give it time to absorb into your nose at frist but it totally solved my problem and I never have a blocked nose now! Just use it every few days to keep the dose up!
If the problems occur during exertion then it may not be the traditional allergic reaction.If there is no mucas and it happens all the time then it could be one or so polyps in the top of your nasal cavity. these are a form of allergic reaction but instead of your body releasing histamines the lump or polyp is another form of reaction. I,m not sure but i think it is a reaction to a change in your immediate enviroment. A visit to your GP is needed if this is the case.
Hope this helps.
Walk in peace.
Best to go to the doctor - i had systoms like this for years until i went to the doc last year. Turned out i had a deviated septum ( not sur eof spellling) where basically i had a growth in the top of my nose which restricted my breathing. A simple operation ( 20 mins and overnight in hosp had me right and ready to breathe freely again.
The doc should know literally by looking up your nose.
Hope this helps - wish someone had told me about it 10 years ago !
Buteyko Nose Clearing Exercise
1. Sit back, upright and relaxed on a dining room chair.
2. During this Nose Clearing Exercise keep your MOUTH CLOSED at all times even after the exercise is finished, if you open your mouth you have ruined the exercise and you'll have to start again.
3. Mouth closed !!!
4. Breathe OUT though your nose (recomended) or your mouth if you have to.
5. Now HOLD your breath by pinching your nose.
6. Gently move your head back and forward (nodding)
7. At this point your Mouth is closed, you're holding on the out breath and you're nodding your head.
8. Keep going untill you feel a slight discomfort and the need to breathe (DO NOT keep going to you go blue in the face and fall off your chair, this is not good for you)
9. At this point, let go of your nose and take a in breath in through your nose keeping your mouth closed.
10. Thats it, one bigish breath in and then breathe a bit slower and calmer for the next couple of minutes sitting very upright in your chair.
11. Repeat if necessary keeping your mouth closed at all times.
(From Buteyko Scotland's website)
I also had bad allergies and I was healed with YL essential oils, lavender and for respiratory problem i used peppermint and R.C. blend. They are so amazing, i tried a lot of staff befor but nothing was good for me until this
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