thank you . was much needed . i used to spray it about twice or thrice daily and it almost became a habit . it was very hard to stop it but stopping this was worth it . all those trying to get rid of this , try this : use steam for about 5 minutes , walk or run or do any physical exercise and do pranayam ( breathing exercise ). i helps a lot
When I was a child of about 6 years my nose was broken in a school playground accident. The teachers just gave my sympathy and told me to carry on. Didn't even get sent home. They hadn't realised it was broken. I didn't realise it was broken until I was about 30 when I worked out that the restriction in my left nostril was matched by a bony lump in my right nostril. Because my septum had been broken, had shifted over at the base and not been set back in place when I was 6. I didn't have a problem until I was 20 when I had difficulty sleeping. Lying on my left side, my right nostril opened - bliss. Lying on my right side, my restricted left nostril would refuse to open. And I CANNOT sleep through my mouth. So I started to use Otrivine as the adverts had started playing on the TV. Instant relief from the symptoms. I used one puff up each nostril every night before bed for THIRTY TWO YEARS, WITHOUT SIDE EFFECT. The Otrivine didn't reduce in strength and I could breathe perfectly well during the day. However, last year I started to suffer from a nasal constriction in the back of my head whilst sleeping. Just dropping off to sleep my nasal muscles would relax and the back of my nasal passage would turn into a whoopee cushion! The noise jerking me back from the point of sleep every time, like Chinese sleep torture! On seeing the doctor, they once again tried to get me to use fluticasone, which I have tried before (for weeks) and is UUUUUUUUSELESSSS. And they inevitably put my problem down to rhinitus medicamentosa you mention "STOP TAKING THE OTRIVINE, IT CAUSES SWELLING!" they kept saying. Well, I've now stopped taking the Otrivine, and my nasal problem is back to where it was when I started taking it, 32 years ago, although the "whoopee cushion effect" does seem to have largely gone (thankfully). Now I have no choice but to manage the original problem of restricted capacity in the left nostril by just PUTTING UP WITH IT! Yeah, thanks NHS (NOT). I need a nasal reconstruction to put the septum back to the right place, so I can once again breathe freely in BOTH nostrils, but you won't prescribe it, and keep fobbing me off with useless fluticasone. And putting the problem down to me being stupid and causing swelling in the first place with the Otrivine, which is where you still think the problem is. But that is NOT CORRECT. YOU WON'T LISTEN. Problem NOT solved by stopping using Otrivine - which I still have to use once a while when my nose just refuses to open altogether for hours on end. VERY FRUSTRATING.
I can't believe something so dangerous is so easily accessible when things which don't cause harm or are of very little risk require a prescription or are banned outright.
Do one nasal cavity at a time. So spray one cavity, leave the other. The untreated side will be stuffy for a few days but you’ll be able to breathe through the one you’re spraying. Do that for as long as it takes, once that side clears up, leave the other side and you’ll be fine. Within a few days the one will clear up, then go on to the next. I was addicted for years, 10+ pumps a day. Horrible.
Try using it for 25 years continuously. Still was able to get of it. Im on my third week now. Thank god for supply shortage that motivated me to get of it. I'm hoping in 6 months I can stop the Dymestia.
I used sudafed sprays for about 7 years and got rid of the problem by having turbinate reduction and septoplasty. Huge difference in breathing. Now I only get occasional mild congestion. So mild that I know I can take the spray one day and don't need it again for weeks or months. I deeply regret not having the surgery done sooner. My surgeon never pointed out any risk to having my septum be too oxygen deficient. After surgery my septum healed in the usual amount of time.
I was 13years on Otrivin menthol... I did the saltwater self solution.. Take a old Otrivin pump spray, drill a tiny hole just under the cap, make some saltwater take a suringe and fill the pump.. and just go nuts until empty..do that 3 times a day for 3-4 days..and i was free from the habit.
I once got addicted to these sprays for about a month then one day didn't use it at all and somehow managed to sleep with a blocked nose. Next morning I woke up with a free nose and didn't need to use the spray at all, since then I only use it once a day before sleep and let my nose free up by itself the next day
So can I use for 1 month? I'm so confused about it coz my doctor gave nasal drop to use for 1 month! But everywhere on internet it's advised not to use for more than a week! 😡 I am suffering from indecision now regarding this 🤔 I'm in a dilemma 😣😣😣
Been using Otrivine for 50 years and never had a problem because you aren't supposed to use it for more than 7 days. It says so in the instructions. And I've never needed to use it for more than 7 days.
I'm going to repeat here what I just told you in our group Vik for your followers to read......Our GP told my daughter to use Sudafed which she did for years. When pregnant with our last grandchild another ENT consultant told me to tell her to come off it. Problem was, she couldn't breathe at all through her nose and it was a nightmare to come off it after so long. Even worse we found it was the cause of her high BP which was a mystery why she'd developed it 😲
I suffer with heyfever badly every year I've tried many different sprays that do little to reduce symptoms I can't under stand why my nose constantly keeps running even out of season so so annoying
I became addicted to otrivin during lockdown now after weaning off my nose is blocked all the time I also suffer from throat tightness after talking to GP she refused to refer me to an ENT specialist because she decided that my condition is not so serious
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon 2 weeks have just passed since the visit to the ENT specialist, but not by nhs and I must admit that I finally have a good night's sleep
I'm someone who's in their early teens and addicted to otrivin (paediatric as it works just fine). I started using it since i was 7-8 years old, recently about 5-6 months ago my cold problem got a bit better and i stopped using it. However three months ago i got a severe cold (which is on going today as well, consulted many doctors but no better results) and one doctor prescribed otrivin, didn't specify how long to be used for or anything. So i have been using it everyday nonstop since then. Yesterday after getting yelled at by my ENT that i can have heart attacks and diseases as it will grow double in size i was forced to stop using it. Last night was truly the worst night of my life, couldn't sleep, was constantly disturbed. Finally at 5 am i decided to put one drop of otrivin, it didn't work. Same at 12 pm it stopped working as quickly as it used to for me just because i didn't use it as soon as it was blocked. I'm getting short of breath and have use my nose, it was so bad i got a fever. I have no idea what i can do it's like otrivin was my life support, if anyone knows anything about this please inform. Plus it's paediatric so it shouldnt be as bad as the adult one? All I want is for my cold to recover and so i can leave it on my own accord like i did six months ago, is it save to use it for let's say 2-3 more weeks? Lesser doses?
I used to use Xylometazoline drops very often for years since I was a teen. I've got addicted and it didn't unblock my nose for longer than a short while. Fortunately, I didn't develop any adhesion or perforation. I've managed to get off of it by using saline solution instead of drops to keep my nose lining from getting dry. It was super hard to stop using Xylometazoline, but it was worth it! Now, when my nose is congested, I use saline solution as drops or rinse my sinuses and do massages/exercises to drain sinuses showed by motivationaldoc :) not so convenient and spectacular as decongestant sprays, but natural and really helpful :)
That was a very kind thing to do. Thank you very much! I'm saving all of these to buy stuff to give away for my Newsletter subscribers. Again, so kind.
Jesus Christ you have scared the hell out of me. First time using nose sprays and now I have bad anxiety. I have a cold right now and because I have a deviated septum it makes it 10000x worse. Sudafed literally cleared my airways I’ve never felt such a clear nose before one side is normally blocked but after taking this nose spray it feels amazing I can breathe through both nostrils. I went to a specialist and he said to me. Imagine if you go to walk across the road and a big truck is blocking your way, this is your nose. He said I needed surgery. I went and RUclipsd the operation and it totally put me off. Never had a operation in my life. Is there something you can do to naturally cure it?
I've used it before bed for the last 35 years nearly every day...Some times I don't need it at all...I have no side affects ....It means I can nose breath at will.....But thanks for you sleep exercises
My partner has been using Sudafed for years. She has literally been sticking up her nose every hour for the last 7 years to clear her congestion. She's convinced there isn't a problem and won't go and see her doctor about it despite the health implications. I'm kind of at a brick wall with it now as you can imagine, this is quite an irritating noise to hear every hour for the last 7 years when I'm around her. Lest to say it has put a strain on our relationship more for the fact that she won't get help for the benefit of her health. Any suggestions?
I did use it for 10 years. Only once a day before sleeping. Then your nose has about 16 to 18 hours in a day to get normal again. But after using antibiotics for another reason, I noticed my nose passage was getting better and I switched to a less harmfull spray
Hi mate, it says to use the spray 3 times a day, I only really need it at night so would I be able to use it for 3 weeks as technically it's the same amount? Thanks mate appreciate your work.
i have been using otrivin for 5 years in a row every night before and after sleep . felt like a crackhead but overcome it recently dowing following thing to heal what the dr above just said 1) do neti kriya (drain sinus with hot saline solution but water on one nose 👃 and drains frm other repat both sides 2) do sutra(thread) neti put some flexible rubber pipe in your nose and take it out from your throat 3) do kapal bharati yogic breathing and bhastrika yoga
If i used 1 drop of otrivine every other night, why would that be bad? Remember u said the effects last 8 hrs so...thats 15 hrs in the day with oxygen in the nasal mucosa before dropping otrivine into nose again before bed time or more hrs if ts every other day
My nose sometimes blocks off when I lie on either side, but is wide open when I lie on my back, but I cant sleep in that position. Do you know what this thing is called and how to solve it?
Wow, I had no idea. Although, I don't use sprays. I use my netti pot with saline irrigation and it seems to provide relief. Hopefully that is okay. What about taking the Sudafed tablet?
I use Rhino sone-p that contain Naphazoline Nitrate, Ephedrine HCL. I am addicted of this nazal spray from last 1.5 years. I only feel nasal blocked due to cold. When the winter starts I suffer a lot sneeze even touching the cold water. So my problem is with cold. What you say I should use these nasal spray or some anti allergic tablets?
Literally been using otrivin for like 5-7 yrs almost everyday before i sleep... i cant sleep without taking it or else i just cant breathe. *What do i do??* help plz🙏🏻
What do you think about Rhinostat? They make bold claims about treating rhinitis medicamentosa but it seems to be another decongestant spray. I can’t find any literature about it so was wondering if you had heard anything in your work.
It is just decongestant, you are right. perhaps you could start the steroid nasal sprays and slowly just take less of the decongestant until you are able to stop it completely.
Do you have a recommendation for the most efficient nasal dilators (mechanic), both visible (for the night but more efficient), and not visible (for the day)? I used to stick the cylindric rubbers from pens into my nose at night, but it seem to cause an inflammation and decoloration inside my nose. Oh, just seen them in your other video, thanks.
I used Sudafed for years, eventually had rhinoplasty. I developed a cold maybe 6 months after and used otrivine. I have gone back again to old ways and now taking otrivine daily. Spoke to pharmacy and prescribed dymista, ideally don’t want to be on steroids is there an alternative? I’m gonna be using otrivine night time only for sleep until dymista kicks in (only on second day)
I use fluticasone propinate, but I have a dust mite allergy and some my nose just closes right up and Afrin is the only thing that opens it. I don't take Afrin for more than 3 days, like the box says, but I hate the cycle of just feeling stuffed up sometimes with nothing I can do about it. Could there be another solution for me?
I've been using Sudafed daily for two years now. My nose is completely blocked without them. I have all year round hayfever because I'm extremely allergic (and I have a deviated septum). I guess I'm in the vicious cycle now... but I can't breath without it :( Any long-term solution? Can I get surgery to fix this?
Can you help me how to stop using this, I've using otrivin for 8yrs now and even if i try not to use it i couldn't breath.it seems like a maintenance to me and I can't live without it
When I was young my parents had me taking Sudafed everyday for almost a decade. Could that be part of the reason I have chronic sinus problems going into my 30s?
I was addicted to otrivine for 15yrs+. I raised concern with GP because i have a snoring problem. I was then referred to ENT (kings cross at the time) but the consultant said i do not have sleep apnea and snoring sounded very mild and insignificant. Although partner doesnt agree. The Consultant did prescribe drops. I think Fluoxitine 🤔 but i missed doses and never returned to GP for renewal. I have since moved to Sudafed spray and taking this daily. I wake up at night with dry nose and dry mouth, unable to breathe properly. Partner and I are sleeping separately due to snoring becoming worse. Do you suggest i ask for a referral and sleep study perhaps?
So can I use for 1 month? I'm so confused about it coz my doctor gave nasal drop to use for 1 month! But everywhere on internet it's advised not to use for more than a week! 😡 I am suffering from indecision now regarding this 🤔 I'm in a dilemma 😣😣😣
Hi Vik Veer, I have been diagnosed with nasal polyps last year and advised to remove them. I have heard from many people that even if you remove it, it does come back and now im upto a point where the block nose is affecting my daily life. Would removing polyps be a permanent solution?
Neti helps with rock salt. Early morning neti with light warm water, use pinch of rock salt in it. Then in day time use "Anu tail" by dhootpapeshwar or sri sri ayurveda(composition is light and nice). Make this a daily routine, it's the only way. Suffering the same thing
The way it works is that the chemical inside the medicine constructs your nose veins, which ends up shrinking your chonca, therefore letting you breathe easily. The thing is, it can constrict your veins that connects to your brains and damage them. It can also cause chronical problems because your chonca Always gonna need that medicine. I know that my friend's father was using that medicine for more then 10 years and his vein that connects to the brain has got damaged. Quit if you can. And remember that what you're addicted isn't the medicine itself but the oxygen. Fix problem will be the removal of your choncas.
During covid I used otrivin twice but a large dose until I felt it in my throat. My nose was unblocked for quite a long time. Could it be that otrivin caused a great loss of the sense of smell?
I have been using this specific meficatoi for up to 3 years every sing night I was curious to see if sudafed was goob because my nose gets very blocked after not using it
I’m watching while being in pain because of allergies with my nose all clogged from everywhere in my face, I can’t breathe by my 2 nostrils😭😭I gotta use otrivin Is tiger balm any harmful if I use it for 7 days?
Dear Vic, hope it’s ok to ask a question. I use a nasal pillow with my CPAP and I have got used to it now. However during the night, I inadvertently take it off. Is there anyway to prevent this from happening?
Hi doc, im from philippines I have a nasal polyp grade 3.He gave me methylpred my sense of smell got back.. every 15 days i go to my doctor for follow up check up in my 2mons of medication still my smell loss again and until now i cant smell again. what should i do? hope you can help me.
Hey, you mentioned in a prior video that tongue retaining device reduces apnea index by 50 percent, why not 100 percent if the tongue is held out of the airways, what else would be causing @ possible obstruction?
sadly - very rarely is it just one problem that causes sleep apnoea. often a combination. hence why a device will only help with one problem, not all..
Back in March 2021 I lost most of my smell due to covid. I currently smell at around 30-35% on a good day and taste around 40% on a good day. I have been doing smell training with essential oils, taking zinc, omega 3, cod liver oil, etc... My ENT prescribed me Avamys (fluticasone furoate) to take daily. I also bought a probiotic nasal rinse (Lactococcus lactis W136 mixed with saline solution) to prep my nose before i use the spray. Im just wondering if there is anything else I can do to help improve my odds of getting all my smell back. I would be great if you could make a video on this because i know there are many people in the same boat as myself. Thank you
I've been using this everyday for the last 6years. I can't breath out of my nose without it. It's horrible I'm suffering so much with lack of sleep and stuff because of this problem worth my nose always blocking. I use it like 3 times a day
I use it for monthes everyday 3 or 4 times, did it affect your heart? my heart is so fast and in pain sometimes and now I feel like my lungs can't breath, while my nose does breath, doctors told me to get off that spray and gave me other sprays but they don't help
QUESTION for VIK.. Do you recommend dipping a Q-tip with povidone iodine diluted to 0.5% with purified (bottle) water and rub the inside of your nose on a daily basis to protect from Covid? Thanks - Wayne T. , Los Angeles
I literally can't breath through my nose without these.
Thank you Vik. Finally a comprehensive answer on why should you not use it too long and what happens
thank you . was much needed . i used to spray it about twice or thrice daily and it almost became a habit . it was very hard to stop it but stopping this was worth it . all those trying to get rid of this , try this : use steam for about 5 minutes , walk or run or do any physical exercise and do pranayam ( breathing exercise ). i helps a lot
When I was a child of about 6 years my nose was broken in a school playground accident. The teachers just gave my sympathy and told me to carry on. Didn't even get sent home. They hadn't realised it was broken. I didn't realise it was broken until I was about 30 when I worked out that the restriction in my left nostril was matched by a bony lump in my right nostril. Because my septum had been broken, had shifted over at the base and not been set back in place when I was 6. I didn't have a problem until I was 20 when I had difficulty sleeping. Lying on my left side, my right nostril opened - bliss. Lying on my right side, my restricted left nostril would refuse to open. And I CANNOT sleep through my mouth. So I started to use Otrivine as the adverts had started playing on the TV. Instant relief from the symptoms. I used one puff up each nostril every night before bed for THIRTY TWO YEARS, WITHOUT SIDE EFFECT. The Otrivine didn't reduce in strength and I could breathe perfectly well during the day.
However, last year I started to suffer from a nasal constriction in the back of my head whilst sleeping. Just dropping off to sleep my nasal muscles would relax and the back of my nasal passage would turn into a whoopee cushion! The noise jerking me back from the point of sleep every time, like Chinese sleep torture! On seeing the doctor, they once again tried to get me to use fluticasone, which I have tried before (for weeks) and is UUUUUUUUSELESSSS. And they inevitably put my problem down to rhinitus medicamentosa you mention "STOP TAKING THE OTRIVINE, IT CAUSES SWELLING!" they kept saying. Well, I've now stopped taking the Otrivine, and my nasal problem is back to where it was when I started taking it, 32 years ago, although the "whoopee cushion effect" does seem to have largely gone (thankfully). Now I have no choice but to manage the original problem of restricted capacity in the left nostril by just PUTTING UP WITH IT!
Yeah, thanks NHS (NOT). I need a nasal reconstruction to put the septum back to the right place, so I can once again breathe freely in BOTH nostrils, but you won't prescribe it, and keep fobbing me off with useless fluticasone. And putting the problem down to me being stupid and causing swelling in the first place with the Otrivine, which is where you still think the problem is. But that is NOT CORRECT. YOU WON'T LISTEN. Problem NOT solved by stopping using Otrivine - which I still have to use once a while when my nose just refuses to open altogether for hours on end.
VERY FRUSTRATING.
I used otrivine maybe 7 years straight !! .. omg i feel like I can't live without it !!
Man this is God gifted invention my nose 👃 block I can't sleep but after purchasing the product in cough & cold it's help me a lot
Man I have used these nasal sprays for 2 years strait, I can't stop 😫
Same but I think Sudafed works better than otrivine
Me too
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I can't believe something so dangerous is so easily accessible when things which don't cause harm or are of very little risk require a prescription or are banned outright.
Do one nasal cavity at a time. So spray one cavity, leave the other. The untreated side will be stuffy for a few days but you’ll be able to breathe through the one you’re spraying. Do that for as long as it takes, once that side clears up, leave the other side and you’ll be fine. Within a few days the one will clear up, then go on to the next. I was addicted for years, 10+ pumps a day. Horrible.
I’m going to try this method and see if it helps. I’ve been using the nasal sprays for years too and don’t want to get a surgery.
@@yutaeshin111 did it work out well for you?
Try using it for 25 years continuously. Still was able to get of it. Im on my third week now. Thank god for supply shortage that motivated me to get of it. I'm hoping in 6 months I can stop the Dymestia.
I used sudafed sprays for about 7 years and got rid of the problem by having turbinate reduction and septoplasty. Huge difference in breathing. Now I only get occasional mild congestion. So mild that I know I can take the spray one day and don't need it again for weeks or months. I deeply regret not having the surgery done sooner. My surgeon never pointed out any risk to having my septum be too oxygen deficient. After surgery my septum healed in the usual amount of time.
For how long have u used sudafed?
How much does it cost
I was 13years on Otrivin menthol... I did the saltwater self solution.. Take a old Otrivin pump spray, drill a tiny hole just under the cap, make some saltwater take a suringe and fill the pump.. and just go nuts until empty..do that 3 times a day for 3-4 days..and i was free from the habit.
I once got addicted to these sprays for about a month then one day didn't use it at all and somehow managed to sleep with a blocked nose. Next morning I woke up with a free nose and didn't need to use the spray at all, since then I only use it once a day before sleep and let my nose free up by itself the next day
So can I use for 1 month? I'm so confused about it coz my doctor gave nasal drop to use for 1 month! But everywhere on internet it's advised not to use for more than a week! 😡 I am suffering from indecision now regarding this 🤔 I'm in a dilemma 😣😣😣
@@nhzulkar me too😭 he told me i need to use for two months, did you end up using the spray??
I have been addicted to this since 2016, after 7 Years of daily spraying
Has your nose shape changed?
U still alive bro? I heard it has serious side effects?
Been using Otrivine for 50 years and never had a problem because you aren't supposed to use it for more than 7 days.
It says so in the instructions. And I've never needed to use it for more than 7 days.
I have been using a form of nasal spray for over 15 years, daily. Mosly before bed, but there are worse periods when I use it more times per day.
I'm going to repeat here what I just told you in our group Vik for your followers to read......Our GP told my daughter to use Sudafed which she did for years. When pregnant with our last grandchild another ENT consultant told me to tell her to come off it. Problem was, she couldn't breathe at all through her nose and it was a nightmare to come off it after so long. Even worse we found it was the cause of her high BP which was a mystery why she'd developed it 😲
I suffer with heyfever badly every year I've tried many different sprays that do little to reduce symptoms I can't under stand why my nose constantly keeps running even out of season so so annoying
I became addicted to otrivin during lockdown now after weaning off my nose is blocked all the time I also suffer from throat tightness after talking to GP she refused to refer me to an ENT specialist because she decided that my condition is not so serious
I'm sorry to hear that. why not try again or use fluticason propionate over the counter? see my nasal spray video
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon 2 weeks have just passed since the visit to the ENT specialist, but not by nhs and I must admit that I finally have a good night's sleep
Great advice, thanks for posting.
Glad it was helpful!
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon can allery immunotherapy effectively treat allergic rhinitis , as in keep inferior turbinates from enlarging?
Would using the otrivine once every night be dangerous? Once before bed time only?
Yes, definitely.
Otrivine every night is dangerous, sorry. I say about 6 weeks between courses
I'm someone who's in their early teens and addicted to otrivin (paediatric as it works just fine). I started using it since i was 7-8 years old, recently about 5-6 months ago my cold problem got a bit better and i stopped using it. However three months ago i got a severe cold (which is on going today as well, consulted many doctors but no better results) and one doctor prescribed otrivin, didn't specify how long to be used for or anything. So i have been using it everyday nonstop since then. Yesterday after getting yelled at by my ENT that i can have heart attacks and diseases as it will grow double in size i was forced to stop using it. Last night was truly the worst night of my life, couldn't sleep, was constantly disturbed. Finally at 5 am i decided to put one drop of otrivin, it didn't work. Same at 12 pm it stopped working as quickly as it used to for me just because i didn't use it as soon as it was blocked. I'm getting short of breath and have use my nose, it was so bad i got a fever. I have no idea what i can do it's like otrivin was my life support, if anyone knows anything about this please inform. Plus it's paediatric so it shouldnt be as bad as the adult one? All I want is for my cold to recover and so i can leave it on my own accord like i did six months ago, is it save to use it for let's say 2-3 more weeks? Lesser doses?
Dr. Eric Berg may help with his online yt videos. Cruciferous vegetables may help, like kale, broccoli etc.
How are you now?
I used to use Xylometazoline drops very often for years since I was a teen. I've got addicted and it didn't unblock my nose for longer than a short while. Fortunately, I didn't develop any adhesion or perforation. I've managed to get off of it by using saline solution instead of drops to keep my nose lining from getting dry. It was super hard to stop using Xylometazoline, but it was worth it! Now, when my nose is congested, I use saline solution as drops or rinse my sinuses and do massages/exercises to drain sinuses showed by motivationaldoc :) not so convenient and spectacular as decongestant sprays, but natural and really helpful :)
Thanks!
That was a very kind thing to do. Thank you very much! I'm saving all of these to buy stuff to give away for my Newsletter subscribers. Again, so kind.
Thanks a lot for your helpful information 👍
How many months break should you take after using the product 7 days?
Jesus Christ you have scared the hell out of me. First time using nose sprays and now I have bad anxiety. I have a cold right now and because I have a deviated septum it makes it 10000x worse. Sudafed literally cleared my airways I’ve never felt such a clear nose before one side is normally blocked but after taking this nose spray it feels amazing I can breathe through both nostrils.
I went to a specialist and he said to me. Imagine if you go to walk across the road and a big truck is blocking your way, this is your nose. He said I needed surgery. I went and RUclipsd the operation and it totally put me off. Never had a operation in my life. Is there something you can do to naturally cure it?
Can you please make a video about balloon sinuplasty that explains the pros and cons of the procedure 🙏
I've used it before bed for the last 35 years nearly every day...Some times I don't need it at all...I have no side affects ....It means I can nose breath at will.....But thanks for you sleep exercises
My partner has been using Sudafed for years. She has literally been sticking up her nose every hour for the last 7 years to clear her congestion. She's convinced there isn't a problem and won't go and see her doctor about it despite the health implications. I'm kind of at a brick wall with it now as you can imagine, this is quite an irritating noise to hear every hour for the last 7 years when I'm around her. Lest to say it has put a strain on our relationship more for the fact that she won't get help for the benefit of her health. Any suggestions?
After using it for 5 days. When can you use it again?
I did use it for 10 years. Only once a day before sleeping. Then your nose has about 16 to 18 hours in a day to get normal again. But after using antibiotics for another reason, I noticed my nose passage was getting better and I switched to a less harmfull spray
Should i get a surgery or start using steroid sprays? Does surgery have a risk too?
I have been using them for forty years, I wish someone had told me. :-)
Hi mate, it says to use the spray 3 times a day, I only really need it at night so would I be able to use it for 3 weeks as technically it's the same amount? Thanks mate appreciate your work.
no it doesn't work like that. sorry.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon Thanks mate appreciate it.
do a video on cobblestones - chronic throat issues
are there any nasal sprays that you can use everyday that open the nose?
i have been using otrivin for 5 years in a row every night before and after sleep . felt like a crackhead but overcome it recently dowing following thing to heal what the dr above just said
1) do neti kriya (drain sinus with hot saline solution but water on one nose 👃 and drains frm other repat both sides
2) do sutra(thread) neti put some flexible rubber pipe in your nose and take it out from your throat
3) do kapal bharati yogic breathing and bhastrika yoga
Otrivin has saline nasal spray and other types. Is saline nasal spray bad for long term use?
Is patanase and astelin good and safe for allergy?
If i used 1 drop of otrivine every other night, why would that be bad? Remember u said the effects last 8 hrs so...thats 15 hrs in the day with oxygen in the nasal mucosa before dropping otrivine into nose again before bed time or more hrs if ts every other day
The nasal membranes develop a dependence for it. It's addictive one way or another
Can i use otrivine once or twice a week?
What are the chances of getting empty nose syndrome from inferior turbinate reduction surgery?
My nose sometimes blocks off when I lie on either side, but is wide open when I lie on my back, but I cant sleep in that position.
Do you know what this thing is called and how to solve it?
Wow, I had no idea. Although, I don't use sprays. I use my netti pot with saline irrigation and it seems to provide relief. Hopefully that is okay. What about taking the Sudafed tablet?
Honestly don't know about the tablet. will have a look and see. saline irrigation is fine, just don't swallow it all
I use Rhino sone-p that contain Naphazoline Nitrate, Ephedrine HCL. I am addicted of this nazal spray from last 1.5 years.
I only feel nasal blocked due to cold. When the winter starts I suffer a lot sneeze even touching the cold water. So my problem is with cold.
What you say I should use these nasal spray or some anti allergic tablets?
Literally been using otrivin for like 5-7 yrs almost everyday before i sleep... i cant sleep without taking it or else i just cant breathe. *What do i do??* help plz🙏🏻
What do you think about Rhinostat? They make bold claims about treating rhinitis medicamentosa but it seems to be another decongestant spray. I can’t find any literature about it so was wondering if you had heard anything in your work.
It is just decongestant, you are right. perhaps you could start the steroid nasal sprays and slowly just take less of the decongestant until you are able to stop it completely.
Do you have a recommendation for the most efficient nasal dilators (mechanic), both visible (for the night but more efficient), and not visible (for the day)? I used to stick the cylindric rubbers from pens into my nose at night, but it seem to cause an inflammation and decoloration inside my nose. Oh, just seen them in your other video, thanks.
I used Sudafed for years, eventually had rhinoplasty. I developed a cold maybe 6 months after and used otrivine. I have gone back again to old ways and now taking otrivine daily. Spoke to pharmacy and prescribed dymista, ideally don’t want to be on steroids is there an alternative? I’m gonna be using otrivine night time only for sleep until dymista kicks in (only on second day)
I use fluticasone propinate, but I have a dust mite allergy and some my nose just closes right up and Afrin is the only thing that opens it. I don't take Afrin for more than 3 days, like the box says, but I hate the cycle of just feeling stuffed up sometimes with nothing I can do about it. Could there be another solution for me?
I've been using Sudafed daily for two years now. My nose is completely blocked without them. I have all year round hayfever because I'm extremely allergic (and I have a deviated septum). I guess I'm in the vicious cycle now... but I can't breath without it :( Any long-term solution? Can I get surgery to fix this?
lots of things you can do, have a chat with your ENT surgeon. sprays / nasules to wean you off and surgery is available
Will these help ears blocked?
Can you help me how to stop using this, I've using otrivin for 8yrs now and even if i try not to use it i couldn't breath.it seems like a maintenance to me and I can't live without it
When I was young my parents had me taking Sudafed everyday for almost a decade. Could that be part of the reason I have chronic sinus problems going into my 30s?
And intolerances.
I used this for a week, and the rebound congestion I had was pure hell. HELL.
I was addicted to otrivine for 15yrs+. I raised concern with GP because i have a snoring problem. I was then referred to ENT (kings cross at the time) but the consultant said i do not have sleep apnea and snoring sounded very mild and insignificant. Although partner doesnt agree. The Consultant did prescribe drops. I think Fluoxitine 🤔 but i missed doses and never returned to GP for renewal. I have since moved to Sudafed spray and taking this daily. I wake up at night with dry nose and dry mouth, unable to breathe properly. Partner and I are sleeping separately due to snoring becoming worse. Do you suggest i ask for a referral and sleep study perhaps?
Hi Halima, have you had any success with this ongoing issue since you posted this comment 7 months ago?
So can I use for 1 month? I'm so confused about it coz my doctor gave nasal drop to use for 1 month! But everywhere on internet it's advised not to use for more than a week! 😡 I am suffering from indecision now regarding this 🤔 I'm in a dilemma 😣😣😣
thanks for the info doc
My mother has chronic rhinitis. Her nose runs all the time. What would you recommend for this?
Big no , it's only for preventing nasal blockage
Watching this.. I think I have become addicted to it myself.. 😕
Hi Vik Veer,
I have been diagnosed with nasal polyps last year and advised to remove them. I have heard from many people that even if you remove it, it does come back and now im upto a point where the block nose is affecting my daily life. Would removing polyps be a permanent solution?
Neti helps with rock salt. Early morning neti with light warm water, use pinch of rock salt in it. Then in day time use "Anu tail" by dhootpapeshwar or sri sri ayurveda(composition is light and nice). Make this a daily routine, it's the only way. Suffering the same thing
Maybe look at food intolerances such as gluten or dairy to start with.
Can that also increase anxiety? I am using that for some months and now I had several panic attacks in last days.
I guess so. I've been getting horrible panic attacks too. I sort of overdosed too
Have stopped using Otrivine for quite long time , but now am back at it 2 weeks now 😢 Any advice?!
Slowly taper off . Take a full bottle 🍼 and keep refilling it with water at the end of the day . Till you slowly come off.
I've been using it for almost 10 years. Does it only affect the nose or does it go to the brain/bloodstream?
The way it works is that the chemical inside the medicine constructs your nose veins, which ends up shrinking your chonca, therefore letting you breathe easily. The thing is, it can constrict your veins that connects to your brains and damage them. It can also cause chronical problems because your chonca Always gonna need that medicine. I know that my friend's father was using that medicine for more then 10 years and his vein that connects to the brain has got damaged. Quit if you can. And remember that what you're addicted isn't the medicine itself but the oxygen. Fix problem will be the removal of your choncas.
During covid I used otrivin twice but a large dose until I felt it in my throat. My nose was unblocked for quite a long time. Could it be that otrivin caused a great loss of the sense of smell?
Im addicted for more then 14 years now already. Daily user....
Yes i have actually stopped once cold turkey but i got tempted and used it ahain
Has your nose shape changed.
How long would i have to be on allergy immunotherapy for dust mites...my turbinates swell....
it improves every year - but on average i believe it takes 3 years to be well controlled.
I have been using this specific meficatoi for up to 3 years every sing night I was curious to see if sudafed was goob because my nose gets very blocked after not using it
Thats true now im struggling when I dont use it💔
I’m watching while being in pain because of allergies with my nose all clogged from everywhere in my face, I can’t breathe by my 2 nostrils😭😭I gotta use otrivin
Is tiger balm any harmful if I use it for 7 days?
What about Nasonex? Aqueous nasa? my Dr. recommended for one month!
Nasonex is very good - don't know what the other one is. nasonex may be used long term.
Dear Vic, hope it’s ok to ask a question. I use a nasal pillow with my CPAP and I have got used to it now. However during the night, I inadvertently take it off. Is there anyway to prevent this from happening?
Hard to say - but you need an evaluation to see why your pressure are so high. see a good sleep specialist, i'm sure you'll get good advice.
Waifa
Kimchi juice being applied just inside the nostrils seems to be popular internet remedy for chronic sinusitus. Can you have a look at any research?
My father using it from last 23 years
Today I come to know using otrivin for long have this side effects. I am using continuously since 2 or more years now
Hi doc, im from philippines I have a nasal polyp grade 3.He gave me methylpred my sense of smell got back.. every 15 days i go to my doctor for follow up check up in my 2mons of medication still my smell loss again and until now i cant smell again. what should i do? hope you can help me.
What about using Xclear? with Xylitol?
it's the same as a saline solution I believe, I have not ever used it.
ive been useing them for 6 years
great video, thank you.
*What is your opinion about the popular spray "Xlear" (xylitol). Many thanks*
it's similar to sterimar in action I believe.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon thanks hehe. would you recommend it? can it be used regularly without abstinence? thanks :)
I usesd it only at night for 4 days . 😪 I'm still stuffy just not as much mucus anymore. I hate colds. Wish there was am easier alternative.
I used otrovine for 15 years😢....and now i literally cant breathe.
im 20 years old and i've been addicted to otrivin for more then 4 years and i cant get rid of it
Has your nose shape changed?
Hey, you mentioned in a prior video that tongue retaining device reduces apnea index by 50 percent, why not 100 percent if the tongue is held out of the airways, what else would be causing @ possible obstruction?
sadly - very rarely is it just one problem that causes sleep apnoea. often a combination. hence why a device will only help with one problem, not all..
My doctor advised that otrivin is not good for heart. Please throw some light on the validity of that claim.
Is that true?
Back in March 2021 I lost most of my smell due to covid. I currently smell at around 30-35% on a good day and taste around 40% on a good day. I have been doing smell training with essential oils, taking zinc, omega 3, cod liver oil, etc... My ENT prescribed me Avamys (fluticasone furoate) to take daily. I also bought a probiotic nasal rinse (Lactococcus lactis W136 mixed with saline solution) to prep my nose before i use the spray. Im just wondering if there is anything else I can do to help improve my odds of getting all my smell back. I would be great if you could make a video on this because i know there are many people in the same boat as myself. Thank you
I'll do something on anosmia - again a big topic, but i'll do it one day.
I've been using this everyday for the last 6years. I can't breath out of my nose without it. It's horrible I'm suffering so much with lack of sleep and stuff because of this problem worth my nose always blocking. I use it like 3 times a day
I hope the video helps! good luck!
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon cheers brother x
I use it for monthes everyday 3 or 4 times, did it affect your heart? my heart is so fast and in pain sometimes and now I feel like my lungs can't breath, while my nose does breath, doctors told me to get off that spray and gave me other sprays but they don't help
Please see my comment on the video. It has full instructions on how to quit.
Not more than 7 days?!?! I'm almost at a year.
Are you familiar with post BPPV correction sustained dizziness and tension headaches after the vertigo is long gone? Thank you.
wow - massive topic. that'll take a couple of videos to deal with. it's on the list.
@@VikVeerENTSurgeon Thank you because I'm struggling with it
I never use it. I don't even have a sinus issue. I'm just using it for nasal relief due to covid. That's all.
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QUESTION for VIK.. Do you recommend dipping a Q-tip with povidone iodine diluted to 0.5% with purified (bottle) water and rub the inside of your nose on a daily basis to protect from Covid? Thanks - Wayne T. , Los Angeles
Me who's used Otrivin for more than 14 days😃👍
i should have listened to u about a week ago
this was not what I wanted to watch for a first time user....
7 days no sir its like 7 years 😅 for me
I had 3 sprays of it up my nose amd I'm freaking out I feel like crap. Tingling all over, can't sleep. I dont like it all