Help with nasal problem

I have been on TDM1 for 9 months now, but for the past 2 weeks I’ve had a runny nose which is also blocked!! At first I thought it was a cold, as my nose was dripping like a tap, but it had carried on and I find I literally can’t breathe. Has anyone else experienced this and if so any suggestions as to what to do to relieve it.

 

  • Hi Jules26. Welcome to the forum.

    I am not a doctor.

    I am a chronic sinus sufferer and the last couple of months have been terrible. I think it's the unseasonable weather.

    Here is what I find relieves my symptoms.  Buy a cheap facial sauna from Argos. Buy a bottle of de-ionised water from a supermarket or garage.  Boil some water in the sauna and breathe the steam for about 10 minutes, two or three times per day.   I also put a small pad of kitchen towel inside the sauna hood, and put 2 drops of SuperDrug decongestant drops on the pad, then breathe the steam and fumes. The steam evaporates the drops and you get a big hit.  Don't be a hero because the effect is very strong, and you don't need to breathe a lot of the fumes.  It should loosen the mucus and allow it to drip out of your nose - if you can get a sneeze going, so much the better.

    Try this for at least a week and you might have to do this every day while this weather lasts. 

  • Hi Jules.  I am on 5th tdm1 and have had very stuffy nose, blocked ears and watery eyes.  Wasn't sure if it was a side effect or not but am currently trying a spray for sinuses from my go.  How is yours now?