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- 1337d00d, on 02/11/2009, -6/+241I'm still gonna blow my nose if I feel like it
- bushout, on 02/11/2009, -1/+209I prefer to sniff every 5 seconds for hours until someone finally knocks me unconscious
- inactive, on 02/11/2009, -2/+143You are the original rebel. Rebel without a cold.
- belyle, on 02/11/2009, -0/+94Actually, I did know that. As a person with chronic sinus infections, I have even noticed that the more I blow my nose, the more likely I am to get an infection.
To the first person who commented: decongestants are hardly "not necessary." They do have to be used with caution (drink much more water than normal), but they aren't like over-prescribed antibiotics that are creating super germs. Decongestants merely dry up the mucous and slow its production so the user can breathe for awhile. It doesn't do anything to kill the virus or any bacteria, but it does vastly improve quality of life while having a head cold. - inactive, on 02/11/2009, -0/+86Never fart when you have diarrhea. Counterintuitive, perhaps, but research shows it to be true.
- inactive, on 02/11/2009, -1/+59You're a rebel.
- hblask, on 02/11/2009, -1/+52Just let the snot run down your face as you go out in public. You'll get over your cold a day sooner.
- JCH897, on 02/11/2009, -14/+63This article blows dick.
- Maynza, on 02/11/2009, -5/+52Ok, you enjoy not being able to breath for a week straight, I'll take some decongestants and feel great after 1 day.
- PapaBoojum, on 02/11/2009, -1/+35@Nauree
Since you were at Walmart, this is referred to as 'blending in with your surroundings'. - quiznos, on 02/11/2009, -0/+30I'd rather blow my nose than have it drain out the front. I suspect everyone I come into contact with will feel the same.
- UselessTrivia, on 02/11/2009, -0/+28Decongestants don't do anything to help you get over your cold. They just make it more bearable while it runs its course.
- chsmith, on 02/11/2009, -1/+29I probably should have read this two weeks ago...
- PhoenixReborn, on 02/11/2009, -0/+26What exactly does blowing one nostril at a time do? I don't think I ever do it any other way.
- wolfing, on 02/11/2009, -1/+27It's cool when you think your last fart was 'liquid', then you check it out and it wasn't ... phew!
- fredricko, on 02/11/2009, -2/+27Netti pots are wonderful.
- jparkinson, on 02/11/2009, -0/+23thats the way I always do it... that way you can hold down the other nostril and get some good force behind it.
- geesamba, on 02/11/2009, -0/+22Yeah! Really show that nostril who's boss!
- aduzik, on 02/11/2009, -0/+20There's a guy in my office who has constant sinus congestion. Every fifteen seconds or so he sniffs, and every three or four minutes he sniffs so loudly it's like fingernails on a chalkboard. So gross.
- UselessTrivia, on 02/11/2009, -3/+20KloroFormd: Your "body knowledge" argument is pretty ancient and it doesn't hold a lot of water.
Your immune system can be your own worst enemy. These things your body "wants to happen" are no curative treatments...they're side effects caused by your immune system fighting an infection. Nothing about having a fever makes a cold go away faster. In fact if you can reduce temp, your body runs more efficiently, allowing your immune system to work harder.
Not all symptoms are caused by your immune system, either, a lot are caused directly by what's made you sick. After all if the diseases didn't cause any symptoms or do any damage, why would we care about fighting them off in the first place? Hell in that circumstance I'd rather get rid of my immune system, since it would be causing me more problems than the germs. - WhiskeyThieves, on 02/11/2009, -1/+18In a related article "Never wipe your anus when you go for a dump"
- meed, on 02/11/2009, -0/+17blowing your nose bad? WTF! I for one don't simply blow my nose because I have a cold, I blow my nose because it is full of crap dripping out of it and I am having issues breathing thru it.
- inactive, on 02/11/2009, -2/+16As long as it doesnt blow nose. *crickets*
- ebcreasoner, on 02/11/2009, -1/+15Maverick. That word again. Aahhhh!!!
- khaos4k, on 02/11/2009, -0/+14The problem is moderation.
What they say: Eat this, it's good for you.
What you hear: Eat as much as you possibly can of this, it's good for you. - DrewPeacock, on 02/11/2009, -0/+13Decongestants and expectorants seem to work pretty well for me, at least as far as alleviating symptoms go.
Is there any reason to think they are counterproductive? - ousthouse, on 02/11/2009, -0/+13Screw that. These are probably the same killjoys that say not to stick q-tips in your ear.
- jotux, on 02/11/2009, -1/+13Didn't you know? They contain CHEMICALS!!!!!
- Locnar, on 02/11/2009, -0/+12so I should use my sleeve?
- DefaultGen, on 02/12/2009, -0/+12I HATE PEOPLE WHO SNIFF.
- VoteGOP, on 02/12/2009, -1/+13OMG, another person on the internet was sick two weeks ago??? WOW!!!
- YinofYang, on 02/11/2009, -1/+12Hm. It seems everything we do has negative consequences.
Eat a lot of this...it's good for you. No, now don't eat it. It's bad for you.
Take this, it's good for you. Oh...no...don't take this, bad stuff.
Wash your hands often...oh...well... - Narcism, on 02/11/2009, -3/+14Or wipe your ass after taking a dump.
- MrInfallible, on 02/11/2009, -1/+12You gonna use full stops when you feel like it too?
- one1plus1one, on 02/11/2009, -1/+11There she blows.
- arbulus, on 02/11/2009, -1/+11You're a maverick. You're not going to win Miss Congeniality.
- eastshores, on 02/11/2009, -0/+10I guess they suggest that rather than blow your nose.. we should allow stuff to drip all over ourselves.. or wipe our nose so many times that it resembles a piece of raw hamburger steak.
- bffoley, on 02/11/2009, -2/+12I hear good things about those, but my wife tried one once and her review of the experience was "Now I see why people consider water boarding torture".
- gheissenberger, on 02/11/2009, -0/+9That is why i snort it in instead of blow it out.
- diggduggDOOM, on 02/11/2009, -1/+10I'm all about the nasal irrigation. A little warm saltwater poured up one nostril (and hopefully out the other) does wonders.
I know. It sounds like a silly hippie remedy, but it's worked better than any other over-the-counter decongestant I've ever used. - pbhj, on 02/11/2009, -0/+9Hmm "The Claim: Never Blow Your Nose When You Have a Cold " except that's not the claim - the claim is don't hold your nose and blow (like when you're equalising sinus pressure or when changing altitude/ambient pressure). It's about technique, not about not blowing. You have to blow one nostril at a time, which is kinda what I do, a sort of side to side with my hanky whilst blowing - certainly don't hold my nose closed and blow as that would not allow any snot out.
Will add this to the advice not to sneeze/cough into your hand (as that transfers germs easily) but instead use your sleeve. - bpd115, on 02/11/2009, -1/+9Read the article. Sneezing and coughing do not increase the pressure in the sinus cavities.
- cronin4392, on 02/12/2009, -0/+8except that cooking doesn't make you hungrier...
- deviantsteve, on 02/11/2009, -2/+9Don't get all mavericky on me
- christof53, on 02/11/2009, -3/+10Why do we sneeze then, if pushing out mucus is bad for you?
- skintigh, on 02/11/2009, -0/+7KloroFormd:
No. Your immune system does not cause most symptoms, the infection does, and does so because evolution has favored that symptom as a way to spread the disease: coughing, sneezing, runny nose, explosive diarrhea, hemorrhaging blood from all your orifices, etc.
Oh, but the exception to that may be fevers. I've always suspected it's best to leave a fever be, up to a point, but I'm no doctor. - Suzilla, on 02/11/2009, -1/+8Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or medical professional of any kind. I am, however, a classically-trained, professional singer (among other things) and colds are THE ENEMY of all singers.
I think the article's title is bad advice. Yes, there are probably situations that dictate you shouldn't, but I don't think that applies to every situation.
The problem with not blowing your nose is that the only other place the mucous can go is down through the throat and into the lungs. (The "hawking up loogies" approach might help a little, but ample, bacterial-bearing sinus fluids will still make it down your throat while doing this.) If the cold started in your chest and spread upwards blowing your nose is not likely to help. If, however, the cold has started in your head/sinuses and hasn't spread downward yet, you want to contain the cold, restrict it just to the sinuses. Blowing is probably your best bet (along with aggressive gargling with either a weak betadine solution or weak (2-3%) hydrogen peroxide solution (stuff you get at the grocery store.) The gargling seems to set up a "fire-break" of sorts, blocking the spread of whatever is causing the cold. - wolfing, on 02/11/2009, -0/+7I thought the same thing, it's how I do it, so since the article says it's the correct way, I'm ok
- ToastPop, on 04/17/2009, -0/+7Can I still pick my nose?
- Mudbeast, on 02/11/2009, -0/+6vitamin D schill!
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