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Thread: Treating rhinitis - seems to work!

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    Default Treating rhinitis - seems to work!

    I suffer from non-allergic rhinitis and the only thing that has helped in the past is steroids, which have undesirable side effects.

    Read up about using capsaicin based sprays (pepper) and made an infusion of cayenne pepper with hot water. After straining it, I pumped it up my nose with a neti pot (actually an Emcur douche). Wow! That bloody hurts!

    However, a short time later, my nose stopped dripping and I could breath through it again. Itching has gone and head feels much clearer - well worth the initial discomfort. You can buy "Sinus Buster" online which is about £12 but my way is much cheaper, albeit messy

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    You can get pepper in a spray, that should cure you

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    Quote Originally Posted by veryWildbill View Post
    You can get pepper in a spray, that should cure you
    It's the same chemical, Bill, but I'd have thought the type the police use (if they do use it) is probably a bit strong to be intentionally inhaled!

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    Quote Originally Posted by spandit View Post
    It's the same chemical, Bill, but I'd have thought the type the police use (if they do use it) is probably a bit strong to be intentionally inhaled!
    Yes it hurts ;-)

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    Police pepper spray is 0.002% capsicum. Hurts like a...
    Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not Happy.

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    Clears your sinus's allegedly.
    Dont thank me, its what I do.

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