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Katt (Arlington, VA) on 02/18/2007
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Well Boy did I come down with a doozy this year. It recently got cold and started to snow so I figured that was the reason until I came across your site.The connection between ice cream and sinus problems came up. And what do you know just the night before and a few nights before actually I had been eating ice cream, Which I never eat but my roommate brought it home. I went and got ACV. I boiled it and inhaled it. I was so stuffed up I didn't even noticed or could tell the fumes were strong.Well after about 5 min after the inhaling was complete...The only word I can use to describe this action is Hocked.... I hocked up a good amount of phlegm through my throat.It was yellow and very thick. I can breath better but will still continue the treatment for the rest of the evening. Thanks for the tip.

Replied By Stephz (New York, Ny, Usa) on 03/23/2011

After a simple cold was exacerbated by two airplane trips and seasonal weather changes, it became a sinus infection after about a week. By the second day of the infection, I was experiencing terrible pressure in my face and pain in my teeth.

I don't usually get sinus infections, so I didn't know what to do. I'm young and healthy, normally take no medication, and am very wary of antibiotics. Usually home remedies do just fine.

Besides lots of sleep and fluids (water, broth, juice), and hot showers, I've tried a sea salt rinse, drinking Apple Cider Vinegar, and steaming with both water and ACV.

It seems each of these things brings some measure of relief, but I would say steaming with and drinking ACV were most effective.

I tried one of those cold, pre-mixed ACV drinks from Whole foods, chugged it all in one sitting, and literally minutes later, saw more productive nose-blowing.

I drank two double-doses of ACV "tea" over the next 24 hours - 8 oz boiled water to 2 tbsp of ACV, or 16 oz boiled water to 4 tbsp of ACV. I added as much honey as ACV each time, heated everything together on the stove, and sipped. I'm not a big fan of vinegar, but I found this ratio pleasant, certainly tolerable for most.

Felt lessened pressure in my face, and saw more productive nose-blowing. Mucous became more clear, less green.

I was a little nervous about steaming with ACV, but I went for it.

I used about 1/2 cup ACV, 1/2 cup water, boiled together on the stove. Once it came to a boil, I poured into a bowl, and inhaled with a towel over my head. You'll want to close your mouth and eyes, and there is a hot sensation, very slight burning. Just inhale gently and take breaks if you have to. It's not so bad. In fact, you may want to try it full-strength, I think I will next time, but then the burning will obviously increase.

I did this for 5 - 10 mins.

Did not create the productivity I was hoping for, but I can now breathe completely out of the nostril that had been blocked. I still feel pressure in my face, but it has lessened slightly, along with the tooth pain.

I'm drinking a big glass of water, (the ACV seems to dry you out just a bit) then getting a good night's sleep. Planning to repeat this technique, and hoping to see results in the next few days.

Replied By Glenda (Texas) on 07/13/2016

I have been coughing up yellow cold and coughing. This has been going on for some time. I am doing the stream Apple Cider Vinegar but I'm still coughing. I have taken cough medicine, sinus pills, saline spray and I'm still coughing. Does anyone have a solution? Oh, I have been to the doctor and I have done everything he said. Thanks for any info.

Replied By Mmsg (Somewhere, Europeb) on 07/14/2016

Glenda, read up on Bill Munro's inhalation method with h2o2. https://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/hydrogen_peroxide_inhalation.html

Replied By Michael (New Zealand) on 07/14/2016

Sinus infections are a pain. Maybe you could search out my recent posting on how to assist with Ear, Nose and Throat issues. I cover my life-long experiences there by adopting a multi-pronged attack.I think I posted it last month?!

Anyway, in short, it involves steaming inhalation over a saucepan (don't burn yourself! ) with, at the MOST, one or two drops of tea tree oil OR eucalyptus oil or similar.Do this twice a session, as the water cools down quite quickly. Then repeat in the evening. I put the bowl on a wooden breadboard on table and have a towel over my head to trap the steam.Breath gently in and out to let the steam penetrate the tubes. Be patient. Work at it like a project!

Then gargle with a warm saline solution you make up yourself. In my experience you must gargle for a minimum of 30 seconds several times to attain results and this takes a bit of practice. One half teaspoon approx. (more or less) in a cup or mug to take to the bathroom.Get the gargling as far back into your throat as is possible without gagging. This one is my all-time favourite. Remember that just because it is cheap and simple, does not mean it is no good- rather the reverse!!

A doctor once told me to gargle the same way with an asprin but to swallow the lot at the end rather than spitting out. Now there's a wrinkle! You first heard it here.

Load up on Vitamin B and C or something similar (flavonoids?)-you might have been short on that in the first place. Should you have been taking ehinacea?

Immune boosting may help relieve. Eat a healthy diet with five daily servings of vegies/fruit. Include fresh Garlic/Onion or take garlic capsules if you want to keep your friends a bit longer.Make a herbal tea of echinacea, goldenseal and liquorice but avoid the liquorice if you have high blood pressure. Also DON'T take my herbal advice if you happen to be pregnant!!! Otherwise, drink a cup three times a day.There are acupressure points that you could research. Also, my Ayurvedic breathing exercise is almost compulsory. Check out an Indian site for that one, as it must be done exactly right.

A great brew is my "Hot Toddy" of hot water plus a teaspoon of: lemon juice, honey, molasses, Apple Cider Vinegar, and a small tot of whisky or rum to get it all into the blood stream (optional! ). Do all the above and I would be very surprised if you didn't shift it inside a week!

Replied By Ji (Ontario, Canada) on 07/14/2016

Hay Glenda, Another easy thing to try is lemon juice. Mix the juice from one lemon(using a real lemon---not the bottled variety) in a glass of water. You can add a sweetener if you really feel the need, but in either case, a glass of this lemony water every few hours should do the trick quickly for the cough and help your immune system fight the infection.

Replied By Janet (In) on 07/15/2016

Glenda Please look at the videos portion of earth clinic for an instructional video on hydrogen peroxide inhalation. We have used it for years. Ted also says to take nac n acetyl cysteine every time you cough you will feel better pretty quick.there is an entire section on earth clinic on h2o2 and Bill Munro's method and what results many have had.

Diet ...I would not eat any grains or milk until you get passed it.

To cure an infection 1000mg of vitamin c with a pinch of baking soda at least 2 or 3 times a day. Take lysine 500 to 1000mg 4 one hour doses in a row in the am for 3 days at least. Can take it for longer.

Janet

Replied By Roberto Manuel Latorre (Kyle) on 04/29/2018

50/50 water & ACV is NOT recommended. More like 20-ACV/80-Water is better & more productive. Acetic acid is a potent corrosive in higher doses (drinking it is more or less OK to your stomach) and your mucous tissues are not going to thank you for it.

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