Originally Posted By: Shannow
Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: mclasser
I hate taking any sort of medicine but had to ramp up the Claritin again
Try using a Neti Pot with a good nasal cleansing solution - both easily found on Amazon for pretty cheap. Neti Pot keeps my sinuses more open than Claritin. Can also use Claritan along with nasal cleansing. Can find videos on YouTube how to use a Neti Pot.
Second the Neti pot...here's mine, a 3 cup sauce bottle. Stand in the shower, insert in one nostril and squirt until it comes out the other. Give a good snort, and repeat other side...It stops me snoring in allergy season.
recipe is
Boiled water
a few drops of baby shampoo (surfactant)
2 tsp salt
1tsp baking soda (ph)
10 drops pure tea tree oil
8 drops iodine
YMMV, this does not constitute medical advice, just what I do every day or so.
Another good one we've used on the kids is to buy roadside honey, farmed locally, unpasturised....exposes the kids to the pollens around them in a pathway that's normal for the immune system to "understand"
Third the Neti Pot!! Mine is worth it's weight in gold!! I use it once in the morning and once at night. It's been a lifesaver for me.
I also cover my face with a bandana every time I mow. That's a lifesaver too!!