Cavities at Max Capacity
Here’s something we all have in common: Each and every one of us has sinus cavities. Here is what they look like.
Fascinating. Notice that although there are several sinus cavities, none of them are all that big. This raises a serious question for me. If my sinus cavities are relatively small, how the hell is it possible for them to drain obscene amounts of nose goo for 5 days straight? I have a horrible cold going on at the moment, my third in the last 2 ½ months (thank you, unborn baby, for absorbing all the nutrients I’m ingesting), and the snot is getting ridiculous. Just when I blow my nose enough so I can actually inhale through it for a moment, it plugs right back up before I can get to the exhaling part.
I don’t mean to gross you guys out or to prattle on about sinus mucus, but where is it all coming from? Is it actually my brain hemorrhaging and oozing out my nose? I’ve gone through two big Kleenex boxes and I think Cheri, my office mate, fluctuates between gagging and trying not to kill me every time I blow my nose. The last time I blew my nose she actually said, “Wow. You show that nose who’s boss.” That’s how bad this is!
And that concludes my rant about my horrible cold. See you tomorrow. Pray for my sinus cavities.
I’m actually very impressed with your nose-blowing skills. You don’t sound like a little blonde girl. You sound like a truck driver.
Nose blowing tips 🙂
Learned this from an ENT just recently, only blow one side at a time, to avoid possibly damaging your ears.
After each time you blow your nose, slather your nose with something like chapstick, it avoids the irritated nose syndrome. I can’t tolerate chapstick myself, so I use this great stuff called Lip Rescue (shea butter variety) found in health stores and on the web.
Try a Neti pot. I had frequent sinusitis but not anymore thanks to the neti pot:)
Awesome article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/health/10real.html?_r=1&em