All winter I have a dry crusty nose. The discomfort even wakes me up at night. I'm not sick, just sick of this! I've heard Vaseline is a no-no on mucous membranes (petroleum-based). Any ideas for home remedies to stop this?
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Udder Cream works very well.
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Use a humidifier in your room at night and place a bowl of water near heating vents. Use saline nasal spray to moisten your nostrils and drink lots more water. Also, use tissue with lotion on your nose. Good luck!
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Im assuming (sorrry if im wrong )you live in a cold area and have central heating or some kind of artificail heating. This tends to dry out a room taking all the humidity away and this can cause the effect you are experiancing. try placing a bowl of water on or near the heating as this will help humidify the room. good luck
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You might try K-Y Jelly. It's water-based and so won't trap bacteria underneath it like petroleum-based jelly will. But it's more expensive than Vaseline.
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My ear, nose and throat specialist (Canadian) recommends Sicaris. You're right, no vaseline.
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I have never heard of not using vasoline. I use bag-balm which is a petroluem/lanolin base. I work in respiratory and have never heard not to use that. In hospital setting we use bland humidity which at home would be a cool mist humidifier. I personally have to use the bag balm alot due to nasal dryness and find that it works fine. There is a saline gel out there with aloe, but if it is not the right concentration of saline then it can also dry out the nasal mucosa. I wouldn't advise eating it,that would cause mucociliary problems in the trachea because the cilia wouldn't be able to move stuff out of the trachea, but I don't see why it wouldn't be good for a nose needing moisture. Just use a thin layer, your nose will still be able to filter out particles, just make sure you blow your nose to remove filtrates that may become trapped in the vasoline. It rapidly sucks into the dry tissue and you can't feel it after 15 minutes.
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My ENT doc recommends using a small amount of neosporin as well as something called ponaris oil to help heal and soothe cracked sinuses/nostrils.
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1) Get a small humidifier for your living room and maybe one for your bedroom. Winter kills me too, giving be extremely dry nasal passages into my throat! The humidifier helps immensely. 2) Go to Wal-Mart or a local pharmacy. They have a saline nasal spray. It's a light mist, and I've found, if I use it at night, it helps, too. Personally, I spray, and then blow my nose. If I still think it's a bit dry, I will spray again and leave it.
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Saline spray helps the most; inexpensive and helps keep it moist and much less germs.
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Increase the humidity in your room with a humidifier or have a lot of big leafy houseplants (the former is a better choice). At your pharmacy, you can buy a mist for your nose that is made of purified sesame oil. This will lubricate your nose well. You can also use a saline mist, but it doesn't last as long. I live up in north central Canada, on the prairies, where the winters are very dry and harsh, so I know what you mean. Even taking a shower with warm or hot water will make your skin itchy here. That's why I shower with cool-tepid water and use a moisturizer on my skin. :)
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If I had this problem, I would spread a little Gold Bond Body Lotion very thinly on the area to lubricate the surface. I keep some handy for winter dry skin itch, so I never run out of it. It has never caused me any difficulty when I have used it, but your particular affliction hasn't bothered me yet.
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I have a neighbor who just tried "neti pot" and recommends it highly. (Do a search for "neti pot" on line).
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If you're not prone to breakouts, you could use a little extra virgin olive oil. Also, Burt's Bees Hand Salve is AWESOME on chapped skin, and has a minty smell.
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Use aloe vera instead of vasoline!
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Comfrey Ointment or Golden Seal Ointment should do the trick.
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I had the same problem and nothing much helped until my doctor recommended a clinically tested, all-natural nasal balm called NozAmi which turns out to be 100% pure, pharmaceutical grade sesame oil. After several days of use my dry, crusty, stuffy nose disappeared and now my nasal passages drain with ease. I now order this product on-line.
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First of all it's not the cold weather, but lack of humidity, that is the major cause of catching cold. Overheated homes and offices are a great setup for colds. This just causes our nose and tonsils to dry up, then it becomes difficult to expel germs from the body. So get that thermostat turned down, and get the humidifier going. This will keep the mucus flowing out of the body. Forget the antihistamines too. These do nothing for a cold. Well they will make you sleepy. I wouldn't use nasal sprays longer than three days either. Your nose will become stuffier than ever. I'd switch over to snorting salt water.
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