Originally Posted by
me2
Welcome to this forum. I just want to make a quick comment on your mucous question. Most helpful to me (over the last 40 years) has been to rinse my sinus out with salt/soda water using the Neilmed bottle. The Neilmed bottle and salt/soda packets are available from Costco or online. I rinse twice a day and it makes a huge difference in how comfortable I am. It is recommended that you don't use Iodized salt. I used to measure out salt and soda on my own but I find the Neilmed packets to be so handy that they are worth the little extra expense to me.
I sometimes add Alkalol to the water. Not a whole bunch (it is pretty potent) but enough that it seems about right. It is called a "mucous solvent" and I believe actually does help remove mucous. In addition it is mildly antiseptic. And it just feels good. I also make eye packs from it when I have had eye infections or other eye problems and I cannot imagine my medicine cabinet without it. I'm sure I've used several hundred bottles at this point. I used to buy it by the case for a discount. These days I do not use as much.