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65rosessamurai
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A while back, there was the subject of some of us Forum members having no sense of smell, or taste.
As I pondered about how many CF'rs (and even a few non-CF'rs) who were without the sense of taste or smell, I thought of what things I did to keep my sinuses clear.
My hypothesis is that one of these measures may bring back the senses of taste and smell. I thought as an experiment, for those of whom have no sense of smell (or taste), try one, or all of these methods to see if it happens to work for you:
1) Gargling with warm water with a little bit of salt.
2) Running warm water with salt through the nose passage. (Warning: It may sting a little, or a lot!)
3) Eat spicy foods (Curry Rice is one recommendation).
4) Eat foods with Chinese Mustard. (Caution: very spicy, will give a quick rush!)
5) Eat foods with Wasabi. (Caution: This stuff will give a quick rush, too!)
For me, I use a gargling medicine available in Japan, which looks like Iodine (orange stuff), and most cases, it really does the job, but can burn when I'm close to catching a cold.
I started with running salt-water through the sinuses, and at first, it stung, but after awhile it was actually helping. Supposedly the salt will prevent the inflammation of the sinuses, and absorb the water, etc. collected in the sinuses.
I heard from someone that Curry Rice, or similar spicy foods, will cause the sinuses to sweat, causing a runny nose, but is flushing out the sinuses. It also was said to be a preventative measure to avoid catching a cold.
I am curious as to whether these measures work for anyone, other than me, and I'm also curious whether anyone else has heard of these methods before. Other than some possible burning of the sinuses, which will go away in a few minutes, I figure this is basically safe, and natural. However, the disclaimer is to do it on your own will.
As I pondered about how many CF'rs (and even a few non-CF'rs) who were without the sense of taste or smell, I thought of what things I did to keep my sinuses clear.
My hypothesis is that one of these measures may bring back the senses of taste and smell. I thought as an experiment, for those of whom have no sense of smell (or taste), try one, or all of these methods to see if it happens to work for you:
1) Gargling with warm water with a little bit of salt.
2) Running warm water with salt through the nose passage. (Warning: It may sting a little, or a lot!)
3) Eat spicy foods (Curry Rice is one recommendation).
4) Eat foods with Chinese Mustard. (Caution: very spicy, will give a quick rush!)
5) Eat foods with Wasabi. (Caution: This stuff will give a quick rush, too!)
For me, I use a gargling medicine available in Japan, which looks like Iodine (orange stuff), and most cases, it really does the job, but can burn when I'm close to catching a cold.
I started with running salt-water through the sinuses, and at first, it stung, but after awhile it was actually helping. Supposedly the salt will prevent the inflammation of the sinuses, and absorb the water, etc. collected in the sinuses.
I heard from someone that Curry Rice, or similar spicy foods, will cause the sinuses to sweat, causing a runny nose, but is flushing out the sinuses. It also was said to be a preventative measure to avoid catching a cold.
I am curious as to whether these measures work for anyone, other than me, and I'm also curious whether anyone else has heard of these methods before. Other than some possible burning of the sinuses, which will go away in a few minutes, I figure this is basically safe, and natural. However, the disclaimer is to do it on your own will.