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elliejose · Post by **elliejose** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:43 pm

I have always had breathing problems. I can remember as a small child, that I dreaded to see it start to getting dark because I could not breathe when I was lying down. So, I didn't just develop the breathing problems now and not from the Mentholatum! I inherited the problem, Thanks!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:52 pm

Mentholated Petroleum Jelly and Lipoid Pneumonia

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:48 am

WebMD on vaseline and your nose:

Petroleum-based moisturizers like Vaseline are not advised for another reason, says Cazabon. "People who apply a lot to the nose, and wear it overnight, can aspirate it into their lungs, which can lead to problems like an abscess," he tells WebMD. "I don't want to be an alarmist, but you don't want a foreign substance in your lungs. Using a little within reason is fine, but many doctors prefer patients use water-based creams."

http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/11 ... genumber=2

Flower51 · Post by **Flower51** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:57 pm

Hey Lisa just curious....have you adjusted to the light whooshing sound of air in your NA tubes? When I first began using mine last June I decided it was my personal "soothing environmental white noise machine" and thought of waves at the ocean......(or in my case Lake Erie lol) Before I got the right sized prongs (large) it was more like a loud cacaphony of Niagara Falls because the small prongs made such a ruckous with leaking between my nares and the prongs! My dme thought that the smaller ones would be less noticable probably but it was just the opposite! Good fit is important. Terry

Truthseeker · Post by **Truthseeker** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:06 pm

Anonymous wrote:WebMD on vaseline and your nose:

Petroleum-based moisturizers like Vaseline are not advised for another reason, says Cazabon. "People who apply a lot to the nose, and wear it overnight, can aspirate it into their lungs, which can lead to problems like an abscess," he tells WebMD. "I don't want to be an alarmist, but you don't want a foreign substance in your lungs. Using a little within reason is fine, but many doctors prefer patients use water-based creams."

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:21 pm

You really have to be careful not to inhale the lid off the jar, it will settle in your lungs and the the moisture from the HH will cause rust to form in your lungs. I make sure I set the lid on the table in the other room, just so I'm safe. You never know! Jim

chdurie2 · Post by **chdurie2** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 5:47 pm

thanks, jim.

so that's my problem--rusty lungs caused by inhaling the lid off the jar. never woulda thunk it!

caroline

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