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idk if this will help, but you can try it. Tub of hot water with Vicks in it. Put a towel over your head, so it’s like the steam inhalation in a sauna, but your at home instead, and breathe in the hot steam for 30min before bed. It should help you breathe.

I do this when my sinuses are blocked in general.

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some of the old remedies are best aren’t they I can remember been made to do this when I was a child.Hated it but it worked

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Saraia in reply toFra22-57

hehe. Yeah. The first few breaths make you want to escape! But if you close your eyes and try to take calm (preferably deep) breaths, you get used to it. Olden is golden!

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I remember Vicks in steam with a towel over my head. No, I didn't like it. Yes, it worked.

These days , Vicks hurts my eyes. I use a saline spray. That helps if I do it often enough.

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