| I got carried away. I have 14 sinus buster tips here | | | | when the sinuses dry out for any reason. If you find |
| that may help you avoid serious sinus infections, | | | | you get nosebleeds at night or wake up with them, |
| sinusitis or other sinus problems. It's a myth that sinus | | | | then the air may be too dry in your bedroom. The |
| infections are only seasonal. Sinus infections can occur | | | | most common cause of nosebleeds is lack of |
| more often in winter when houses are closed up and | | | | moisture - air that is too dry. Some people use |
| not getting the proper ventilation. But seasonal | | | | humidifiers but these can cause mold and moisture |
| allergies affect people more often in the spring and | | | | problems in your house also. So that would be a last |
| summer months. Some people suffer all-year-round. | | | | resort. You'd want to get the kind that is 'bacteria |
| Many don't know why. | | | | free'. |
| 1. Make sure your home is ventilated as much as | | | | 8. Some advice has been to take hot showers, but I |
| possible in the winter months. Air it out when you | | | | would only recommend this unless you have proper |
| can. Use air cleaners and especially use an air cleaner | | | | filtration, otherwise you're inhaling chlorine fumes and |
| in your bedroom at night. | | | | whatever chemicals are still left in the water. You can |
| 2. Use daily saline nasal irrigation. Use nasaline or the | | | | try inhaling steam with distilled or spring water over |
| neti pot. Don't add baking soda, hydrogen peroxide or | | | | the stove with a towel over your head but irrigation |
| anything else to the solution. There is a lot of | | | | would be much better. |
| misinformation floating around the Internet; these | | | | 9. You can use hot compresses to relieve some of |
| substances can irritate and even damage the lining of | | | | the swelling and help increase blood flow. This may |
| your nose and sinus cavities and if you think you had | | | | not be good if you have a sinus headache. |
| problems before, you could certainly have then now. | | | | 10. If you suffer from allergies and it's allergy season, |
| Saline solution only. A sinus buster! | | | | try to give your sinuses a break. Keep your windows |
| 3. If you have to travel or don't have access to | | | | closed at night. The peak time for many allergens is |
| irrigation, then carry some saline nasal spray with you. | | | | between 5 P.M. and 10 A.M. |
| It won't reach the sinus cavities but it will provide | | | | 11. Whether you know you suffer from allergies or |
| some moisture in your nasal passages. It may not | | | | don't know if you have any try to reduce the stress |
| reach your sinus cavities however. Use it several | | | | on your sinuses at night. Use hepa air cleaners. Use |
| times a day. | | | | hepa vacuums when you vacuum. Use dust mite |
| 4. Drinking iced drinks like iced tea and any drink | | | | mattress and pillow case covers which are relatively |
| containing ice will not help and can actually aggravate | | | | cheap to help keep the allergens under control. Wash |
| your sinus problems. However if you have a full | | | | your sheets and other bedding in hot water often. |
| blown sinus headache, you may find a cold, all-fruit | | | | 12. Get tested for allergies including pollen and dust |
| smoothie made with fresh and frozen fruit, will help it. | | | | mites. |
| 5. Make sure to get enough sleep. Prop yourself up | | | | 13. Avoid inhaling dust, new or old household dust; |
| on pillows to restrict sinus drainage from entering | | | | avoid smoke and all fumes. |
| your lungs at night. You don't want to get | | | | 14. Quit smoking if you smoke and avoid all smoke |
| pneumonia, | | | | from anyone who smokes in your household. Ask |
| 6. Get plenty of exercise, especially outdoors to get | | | | them to smoke outside. |
| good blood flow to the sinuses and clear your nasal | | | | These are just a few of many sinus buster tips that |
| passages. | | | | can help you get rid of sinus infections forever. Using |
| 7. Make sure your bedroom air isn't too dry at night. | | | | these tips should help get you on the path to perfect |
| Air it out in the daytime if possible. Problems occur | | | | health. |