What's Up Your Nose? ( Archived) (5)

I grew up without allergies of anykind. My health was always a source of pride. Apparently allergies can be developed over time, as evidenced in my sinuses begining cerca 2005. I have recently succumbed to a miserable attack of sinus infection, which prompted me to study natural remedies as a solution. I have an aversion to medicating th sytoms that I will not go into.

Here are some common natural solutions that I found tonight. I hope that you all would be kind enough to offer any personal insights to these or other remedies.

Herbal Tea boosts immune system, hot liquids help moisturize mucous membranes & cilia
¤Ginger
¤Echinacea
¤Lemon
¤Mint
¤Add Honey to taste if you'd like it sweetened Honey is a natural antiseptic.
Essential Oils can increase the effectiveness of steam, just a teaspoon in the hot water will help, or you can put a few drops on a sponge and leave it in your tub while you shower. Use a single oil, or a combination of 3-5, in the inhalation steam or put a drop on a tissue to sniff as you need to. You might also burn candles permeated with these oils at your desk or in your home.
¤Eucalyptus (prevents bacterial growth)
¤Peppermint
¤Sage (prevents bacterial growth)
¤Rosemary
¤Thyme
¤Geranium
¤Tea Tree
¤Basil
¤Juniper
¤Oregano
¤Pine

Massage Your Pressure Points to clear sinus congestion.
Begin by gently massing your forehead and cheeks with small circles, working from the center, above your nose, outward and upward. Then, with the pads of your thumbs, find the v-shaped notch about 1" away from your nose, on the underside of your eyebrow ridge. Apply firm pressure here, holding it for ten seconds. Release. Repeat three times.
Move outward 1/2" to an inch (this will vary according to the individual shape of your face) and find another slight indentation. Apply and release pressure here three times.
With the pads of your middle fingers, feel for bony indentations at the bottom, outer edges of your nose. Apply and release pressure here also.
With the fourth and middle fingers, apply upward and outward pressure at the top of your nose, between your eyebrows.
With these same fingers, apply pressure along the underside of the cheekbone. There will probably be some sensitive places here; do not use so much pressure that you experience pain.
Gently massage, with small circles, along your jawbone from your ear to your chin. Relax your face by yawing, then repeat.
Gently massage or apply pressure to the top of your head, especially right around the crown. You can recognize the pressure points by noting the especially tender spots; that's an indication that some attention is needed.
With a massage oil made of 5 drops of essential oils per teaspoon of vegetable oil, massage around your neck, behind and in front of your ears, and over your cheekbones, forehead and nose.
Better yet, call in a friend with a gentle touch to do these acupressure and massage treatments so you can rest and relax, giving yourself one more healthy boost.
Apply warm compresses to your face. Do this three times a day for five minutes. A small towel soaked in warm water, then placed over your face below and between the eyes, will help increase the circulation in your sinuses, which will also help speed up the movement of your cilia.
Irrigate your sinuses
Elevate your head when sleeping
Dustproof your bedroom

I didn't find any reccomendation, nor recipe for it....

But what if I blended some of the Essential Oils with a saline solution for irrigation?

Any ideas on that?

Just saline solution is whats best... Really sniff it up and cleanse the entire sinus's...Swimming in the surf is excellent for anything related but if you don't live near the ocean...just use a nose neddy

This has been bothering me for nearly two weeks now. Yesterday, I quit using any over the counter sinus medications. I did some steam thereapy. Since I didn't have any essential oils onhand, I used "Vicks" (it has eucalyptus). I drank lots of hot herbal tea. I did the pressure point/massage thingy. I did the saline solution irrigation several times. Today, I can breathe freely through my nose, and have only minor pain from sinus pressure, still continuing remedies.