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13th May 2011, 06:09 PM #1Awaiting Email Confirmation
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"Man-Colds": Lozenges v's Whatever it is the Airlines give you(?)
Dear Chaps,
Well, I've scored a head-cold pretty early in the season this time round (heck, the Ekka's still a couple of months away, isn't it?...), and let me tell you - this one is a real "Man-Cold"; it would kill a mere woman outright, if they weren't genetically protected from even being able to contract it...
Night-time's the worst, of course, and I've got touchy sinuses to boot. So while I was still more than only just half-alive, I went down to the Chemist and grabbed some Lozenges. They were supposedly double-medicated - for extra "Chesty" coughs - but I've found them to be pretty much useless, for either soothing my throat, or more especially for helping my sinuses in any way. I also tried some "Airways" gum, but it wasn't punchy enough for long enough, either.
At times like this, I have the Oil-Heater and Vaporizer going at night, and I take a lot of Vitamin C, as well as Antihistamine when necessary. But I'd still like to get on to some type of super-strong Lozenge that really packed a punch in the "nasal-clearing" department; sort-of like having a Vaporizer-Bomb inside your mouth if that was possible... I believe that maybe the Airlines have something like this tucked away in the First-Aid cabinet. About ten years ago when I was coming back up from Melbourne, I had a very bad Man-Cold, and when the cabin started to repressurise during the descent, the pain on my eardrums and head in general was simply unbelievable. It was only a few days later that someone told me that the Flight Attendants have something which they can give to passengers in such situations, and that it clears blocked sinuses fully, and quickly...
So - can any of you recommend any brand of Lozenge that is particularly effective with blocked sinuses, and does anyone know exactly what it is that the Airlines wheel out during descent for people with Head-Colds (or even Man-Colds...)
Many Thanks,
Less than half-alive Batpig.
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13th May 2011, 06:28 PM #2
As I am currently suffering from the same thing, my cure is: Sudafed (the real stuff with pseudoephedrine, not the wimpy phenylephrine which doesn't beat placebo effectiveness levels) and for the throat, choose your favourite liquor (I snagged a half bottle of Wild Turkey American Honey left by one of my son's mates...it's quite good at attacking the throat...just keep sipping it till the pain goes!).
Oh yea - and any panadol with 30mg of codeine.
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13th May 2011, 09:55 PM #3
The flight attendants told me to use sudafed nasal spray, it worked for me... I thought that my head would explode, the pain in my ears was unbelievable during the descent which they did quite fast because of the onset of darkness and cloud cover.
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14th May 2011, 10:59 AM #4Awaiting Email Confirmation
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Dear Guys,
Thanks very much for the replies. It's a nice sunny day outside today, so I might venture out to do some light Man-shopping (for some pretty little knicks and knacks like Tile Adhesive, Grommets, Puddle Flanges, Sharpening Stones, and other little Man-dainties...), and have a look for the Sudafed when I come back past the Chemist. I'll have a careful look to make sure I get one with pseudoephedrine in it, Splinter (and I'll check the liquor cabinet for any "medicine" in there that I might have forgotten about...). The Spray-version sounds quite interesting, Specialist - if that is indeed what the Airline gives 'em still. Sounds like you were on your way to having it as bad as me, too. My ears were hurting for two or three days after. It was definitely worse than what childbirth could possibly ever be...
Best Wishes,
Batpig.
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14th May 2011, 11:16 AM #5
You can't get pseudofed unless you ask the chemist. Its behind the counter. Not sure they sell it by itself anymore cos of drug labs and stuff. Cold and flu combos are good. With panadol in it too.
The losinges from the chemist are better than the losinges from the supermarket that are no better than lollies. Herbal things? ..... you may as well eat the packet.
I'll leave the child birth comment sitting there!anne-maria.
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14th May 2011, 06:25 PM #7
Yep, they sell pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) by itself, you just have to hand over your driver's licence so they can check you haven't been buying it by the truckload.
And you can always use the cold water extraction process to increase the codine content of cold and flu tabs (thank you, low solubility panadol) if they don't have enough codine in them.
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14th May 2011, 10:02 PM #8Awaiting Email Confirmation
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Dear Folks,
Thanks again for the replies.
I'll nonetheless count that as a "nibble"... (Not much in the Creel, though, for the amount of "baiting" I've done....)
Spot-On Ches - but you've got to count our limp-wristed Pollies (with their -weak deterrent-free notion of "appropriate sentences" ) as being front-and-centre amongst the idiots responsible...
Fortunately, thanks to this glorious weather at the moment and some serious Vitamin-C overdosing - like that little old fella who doesn't want to get thrown on the Dead-cart in "The Holy Grail" - I think I'm getting better...
(Thank Heavens, because I forgot to stop at the Chemist on the way back from Bunnings...)
Best Wishes,
Batpig.
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14th May 2011, 10:40 PM #9
Works for me!
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15th May 2011, 04:09 PM #11anne-maria.
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For a bit more oomph, try Stone's Mac (whiskey added), or blend your own with GG wine. Just be sure to get the quality cheap whiskey ... the one guaranteed aged 3 months in the bottle ;-}
Will do nothing for a virus except make you feel more at ease with itCheers, Ern
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16th May 2011, 07:46 PM #13
Wasabi for blocked sinuses
Batpig, wasabi paste is great for blocked sinuses, eat it with sushi or just spread on bread. Ginger tea made from freshly ground ginger or powdered form is excellent for head colds.
Marg.
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16th May 2011, 08:56 PM #14
Whoa, spose you have ball bearings for breaky too
I'm all for burning colds/flu out with as hot a curry as poss, prolly chicken best or anything you can think of made or sauced with chili and mustard comes in third. All with the inevitable down side, for me anyway. It can’t harm having a hot lemon, garlic, and Kanye (? spelling) pepper sippa too.
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