Post by Arun Nagrath on Nov 3, 2011 18:53:32 GMT
From Archive 17/01/09
These past few days, a very large part of the US is having a major freeze (somewhere around -20 degrees F ( -28 Celsius), and here in Miami, we're experiencing a 'cold wave' of around 55F (12C)at night to 68F (20C) during the day, hehe. Nonetheless, it causes me to have alot post nasal drip, and after a while, and it tends to be more of a thick mucus that must stick to the back part of my tongue because it starts producing bad breath.
As with the skin, gut, and vagina, there has to be a balanced pH for the microbiota in those areas to be balanced with no overgrowth. The same is true with the dorsal tongue (the back of the tongue). This is the very back part of the throat where it's difficult to get the tongue scraper to clean. The thick post nasal drip causes a layer to stay on the dorsal tongue as it goes from the nasal area through the throat. As a result, this is a perfect environment for bacterial overgrowth. And as we eat, very small food particles stay stuck in this mucous membrane in our dorsal tongue and feeds the smelly bacteria producing an even greater overgrowth and greater odor. Then we get bad breath.
I must say that this is when I usually pull out my neti pot. I add 1/4 tsp of it to 1/8 tsp (half of the 1/4 tsp) of salt that has no iodine in 1/2 cup of warm tap water and rinse out my sinuses. The salt helps restore the right environment for a good balanced microbiota and the baking soda helps the salt not irritate the sensitive mucous membrane of the area. I've tried baking soda in my netti pot for years.
It not only clears out my sinuses of all the toxins that have accumulated in thick mucus lining of the sinuses at the moment I rinse it, but I believe that the salt promotes further nasal drainage for a thorough cleansing, and the baking soda helps with the odor. I notice a marked difference after doing it once a day for a number of days.
You could also gargle with this solution as well.
Maria
Maria,
I use the Neti pot also. Anyone with sinus allergies or TMAU and needs help moving their mucous out should try it.
If you have dust allergies try it after you dust or dry mop to remove the inhaled allergens.
I have the same recipe for the home made solution from an allergist. How do you get it to the back of your tongue? Mine goes in one nostril and out the other.
Sharon
Sharon,
I find that after I do the main cleansing with the netti pot where the water goes into one nostril and out the other, I can lean my head slightly back and the residual water that stayed in my sinuses drains down the back of my throat where the post nasal drip normally flows. I try not to drink or eat anything for a while, leaving the salt water with baking soday around that area, preferably at bedtime when I go to sleep.
Maria
These past few days, a very large part of the US is having a major freeze (somewhere around -20 degrees F ( -28 Celsius), and here in Miami, we're experiencing a 'cold wave' of around 55F (12C)at night to 68F (20C) during the day, hehe. Nonetheless, it causes me to have alot post nasal drip, and after a while, and it tends to be more of a thick mucus that must stick to the back part of my tongue because it starts producing bad breath.
As with the skin, gut, and vagina, there has to be a balanced pH for the microbiota in those areas to be balanced with no overgrowth. The same is true with the dorsal tongue (the back of the tongue). This is the very back part of the throat where it's difficult to get the tongue scraper to clean. The thick post nasal drip causes a layer to stay on the dorsal tongue as it goes from the nasal area through the throat. As a result, this is a perfect environment for bacterial overgrowth. And as we eat, very small food particles stay stuck in this mucous membrane in our dorsal tongue and feeds the smelly bacteria producing an even greater overgrowth and greater odor. Then we get bad breath.
I must say that this is when I usually pull out my neti pot. I add 1/4 tsp of it to 1/8 tsp (half of the 1/4 tsp) of salt that has no iodine in 1/2 cup of warm tap water and rinse out my sinuses. The salt helps restore the right environment for a good balanced microbiota and the baking soda helps the salt not irritate the sensitive mucous membrane of the area. I've tried baking soda in my netti pot for years.
It not only clears out my sinuses of all the toxins that have accumulated in thick mucus lining of the sinuses at the moment I rinse it, but I believe that the salt promotes further nasal drainage for a thorough cleansing, and the baking soda helps with the odor. I notice a marked difference after doing it once a day for a number of days.
You could also gargle with this solution as well.
Maria
Maria,
I use the Neti pot also. Anyone with sinus allergies or TMAU and needs help moving their mucous out should try it.
If you have dust allergies try it after you dust or dry mop to remove the inhaled allergens.
I have the same recipe for the home made solution from an allergist. How do you get it to the back of your tongue? Mine goes in one nostril and out the other.
Sharon
Sharon,
I find that after I do the main cleansing with the netti pot where the water goes into one nostril and out the other, I can lean my head slightly back and the residual water that stayed in my sinuses drains down the back of my throat where the post nasal drip normally flows. I try not to drink or eat anything for a while, leaving the salt water with baking soday around that area, preferably at bedtime when I go to sleep.
Maria