Monday, February 18, 2013

DO THE MATH

HUBBY'S FLU/VIRUS + MY "WEATHER'S CHANGING" SINUS HEADACHE = PISS-POOR BLOG FODDER (or at least, not anything you really want to hear about)
  
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6 comments:

PLane said...

Just got back from the dentist where I saw a posting about using salt-water to gargle twice a day and saline spray once a day during flu season (dentist says he does it year-round) to help kill off viruses before they're able to cause problems. He said he keeps a bottle of saline spray in the shower and uses it every morning. Posting also recommends drinking hot beverages to rinse away the nasty little bugs. Would be worth a try!

February 18, 2013 at 10:16 AM
PLane said...

Just got back from the dentist where I saw a posting about gargling with salt-water twice a day and using a Neti pot(or saline nasal spray ) once a day to kill viruses before they set in and make us sick. Dentist says he keeps a bottle of saline spray in the shower and uses it every day. Posting also recommends drinking hot beverages. Sounds simple enough to give it a try.

February 18, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Hill Country Hippie said...

I thought that was what those flu shots we got were for!

February 18, 2013 at 10:28 AM
PLane said...

The flu shots help, but they don't give 100% coverage, and there are so many other viruses (including colds) out there. The posting indicated that salt-water gargle and nasal irrigation would help prevent most viruses. Nothing is a complete "magic bullet", but I'll see if I can find more information.

February 18, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Hill Country Hippie said...

I do, however, drink hot tea all day during winter, and use saline spray to keep my nasal passages open, so perhaps that is why John is sick, and I am not. At least, not yet.

February 18, 2013 at 10:32 AM
PLane said...

Here's a link that has the info the dentist posted. http://webswagger.com/blog/?tag=h1n1-prevention
You might be right about why John got sick and you didn't!

February 18, 2013 at 10:44 AM

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