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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by Wulfman... » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:46 pm

RicaLynn wrote:49er, I have noticed that on the nights I do remember to rinse, I do better, I use the NeilMed squeeze bottle. I suspect this will need to be added to my bedtime beauty ritual...

(There is a wildfire in my area, that may be contributing to the congestion I'm feeling since I have my window open with the fan exhausting the hot air in my room out.)
We're getting smoke blowing in from somewhere. My brother-in-law said they had strong winds in North-Eastern Idaho yesterday, so maybe that's your wildfire smoke we're getting.

Anyway, (again).......What humidifier setting do you use? Please review my previous post (above).


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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by RicaLynn » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:51 pm

Den, we had a small (50ac) fire about 4 miles as the crow flies from my backdoor. Did you hear about the two mountain lion kits they rescued? I'm told it made national news.

I read your earlier post. I haven't tapped into the clinical settings yet, but my humidifier temp is set at 83° and works well for me, *when I remember to do a nasal rinse.* Last night I skipped it and the congestion on my left side made it tough to fall asleep, but I still slept well and soundly, and my AHI was 1.8

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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by Wulfman... » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:07 pm

RicaLynn wrote:Den, we had a small (50ac) fire about 4 miles as the crow flies from my backdoor. Did you hear about the two mountain lion kits they rescued? I'm told it made national news.

I read your earlier post. I haven't tapped into the clinical settings yet, but my humidifier temp is set at 83° and works well for me, *when I remember to do a nasal rinse.* Last night I skipped it and the congestion on my left side made it tough to fall asleep, but I still slept well and soundly, and my AHI was 1.8
Yeah, I read about it in the Billings Gazette (one of the daily online papers I read).

I guess I'll have to check to see where the smoke is actually coming from.......
Upon checking, it could be coming from just about anywhere, today.

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/

I found years ago that a "nasal cleansing" was an essential part of my nightly routine. I came up with my own quick and simple variation and don't use a neti pot or any of that stuff. Then, using "passover" (cool) humidification, it keeps my nasal passages clear.


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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by palerider » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:09 pm

RicaLynn wrote:
Sleep2Die4 wrote:
RicaLynn wrote: And the doctor seems to think that a UP3 would go hand in hand, and possibly some work on my turbinates, since he'd be in the neighborhood.

"We will be in your neighborhood tomorrow repaving several of your neighbors' driveways. There will be some leftover asphalt and we can make you an unbelievable, one-time deal on repaving your driveway."
Precisely my line of thinking when he mentioned adding turbinate reduction. BIG red flag for me...
*waves around power drill with BIG drill bit* "now, just hold still, this won't take hardly any time at all!

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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by RicaLynn » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:22 pm

*waves around power drill with BIG drill bit* "now, just hold still, this won't take hardly any time at all!
"Son, be a dentist. People will pay you to be inhumane..."

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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by palerider » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:51 pm

RicaLynn wrote:
*waves around power drill with BIG drill bit* "now, just hold still, this won't take hardly any time at all!
"Son, be a dentist. People will pay you to be inhumane..."
"what's that whining noise?"

"that noise" ZREEEEEEE "is money!"

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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by Wulfman... » Wed Sep 03, 2014 2:32 pm

Why am I getting images in my head of Steve Martin (Orin Scrivello - D.D.S.) and Bill Murray (Arthur Denton) from the movie "Little Shop of Horrors"???......in the scene where the masochistic patient meets the sadistic dentist.......
Arthur Denton: "I think I need a root canal. I definitely need a long, slow root canal. "


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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by ChicagoGranny » Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:51 pm

RicaLynn wrote:

"Son, be a dentist. People will pay you to be inhumane..."

Much of that may come to an end in a few years - http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencen ... story.html
"It's not the number of breaths we take, it's the number of moments that take our breath away."

Cuando cuentes cuentos, cuenta cuántas cuentos cuentas.

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Re: ENT consult *scratches head*

Post by Sir NoddinOff » Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:40 pm

ChicagoGranny wrote:
RicaLynn wrote:

"Son, be a dentist. People will pay you to be inhumane..."

Much of that may come to an end in a few years - http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencen ... story.html
Wow, if it works, would that be a blessing or what!?!

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