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Pam
| | Posted on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 16:35: | |
Hi Dr. Halevi, is there a way I can treat allergic rhinitis with your chopstick technique?
Thank you for your time. |
Shmuel Halevi
| | Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 13:55: | |
The treatment of points Li-20 Yingxiang for allergic rhinitis can definitely help with this disorder. In fact, I even recall one case that healed herself completely by the mere use of this point. How to do this, as well as other points that may be atimulated with the chopsticks for this disorder, are delineated thoroughly in my book. Hope this helps, Pam.  |
Igor (Unregistered Guest)
| | Posted on Friday, September 15, 2006 - 08:21: | |
I have read this thread and used a chopstick to treat the li-20 point and it did help me symptomatically. I still have this problem lingering without being able to get rid of it permanently. any advice please? |
P.T. Ferrance, L.Ac.
Username: Fer
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Friday, September 15, 2006 - 14:18: | |
Have you tried nasal washes with saline solution and a neti pot?
My Mother had good luck with having a few sessions of ear candling.
Good luck.
P.T.
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Igor (Unregistered Guest)
| | Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 - 07:57: | |
Thank you P.T. What is a neti poti? |
P.T. Ferrance, L.Ac.
Username: Fer
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 - 18:39: | |
A neti pot looks like a small teapot. I would suggest you use google or
some other search engine. There are pictures and instructions online.
Good luck.
P.T.
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Jonathan Griffin
Username: Jona
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 - 18:58: | |
Have you tried using the Grossan Nasal Irrigator?
You can find it on google it really works and probably the best 60 or 70 dollars you will ever spend. |
Shmuel Halevi
| | Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 - 19:03: | |
Igor, have a look at this link which resides on my web page:
http://www.acumedico.com/medical.htm#Allergies%20and%20Sinusitis
you have a full description of the procedure P.T. has suggested. I can only join in this recommendation, it helps tremendously, especially in sinusitis. Under this link you can also read about some other techniques that may as well relieve your problem
Good luck. |
Phil Macqueen
Username: Phil
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 - 10:06: | |
Hi, I saw the Neti pot a while ago and recently had an attack of the virals.
Dry itchy nose upper palate and didn't want it to go any further.
Not having a pot I improvised.
I used a small squirt bottle like for mayonnaise or sauce/ketchup.
Its better if its a squirty one with a rotating top so you can shut it off
Remove contents and wash it thoroughly.
Put warm water in it and half a teaspoon of salt.
Shake well
The tapered end allows you to poke one end up one nostril then the other.
Tilt your head over a sink and rotate your head so its like you are looking
over your shoulder. Gently raise the bottle and allw some of the salty water
to flow GENTLY up your nose.
Don't sniff and don't squeeze OR YOU'LL BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT!! (Only
kidding but it hurts if you do)
Allow the warm water mix to flow over the top of your palate and either
it'll come out the other nose hole or down the top of the palate and down to
the throat.
You'll gag if that happens so hurk it up and spit it out.
It sound yukky and it is a bit BUT IT WORKS LIKE MAGIC.
You get the hang of it after a while.
Warm it up again in the microwave for 5 or 10 seconds for the next go.
Don't do it cold, it hurts
Good thing is you don't have to go to Katmandu to get the real thing.
Zip down to the grocery store and "voila" for 10 cents or $1.00 you're "off
like a rat up a rope" as they say in Australia
Good luck Phil Macqueen Brisbane
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P.T. Ferrance, L.Ac.
Username: Fer
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, September 17, 2006 - 20:22: | |
I like Phil's idea but would suggest a very short taper on the part that
goes into the nostril. He may have been kidding about "blowing your brains
out" but it is a fact that the most exposed part of the brain is in the nose
and since everyone is different you don't really know just where this
location is in YOUR nose. So I would recommend a very short spout and
definitely just let the liquid flow.
I was reading a book on apple cider vinegar today and there was an
inhalation procedure for this problem also. Put 2" of apple cider vinegar
in a pot and let it steam. Inhale the vapors through the nose. If it is
too intense dilute the apple cider with some water to find the best
intensity for you. I think that this makes a lot of sense for someone with
sinus problems since during the inhalation process the vapor would also
(hopefully) make it into some of the sinuses. It might even be worth
experimenting with inhalations of something like eucalyptus steam or one of
the so called "Thieves" essential oil formulas that were supposed to be so
effective during the bubonic plague. I have used a drop or two of one of
these formulas in a little almond oil massaged over my neck when I had
swollen glands and they disappeared in a matter of hours.
Good luck and please let us know.
P.T.
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