Remember VICKS VAPO RUB?

Ken N Tx said:
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Ken. Your post reminds me of those old Vicks Nasal Sticks.
 
Pappy said:
I smell it everyday....My wife uses it for her toe fungus. I guess it works. Her podiatrist recommended it.
Mom used it on me when I was a kid. Rubbed it on my chest for a cold.
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My mom used to slather us up to the point of the Vicks making our eyes water.
 

It's always been around, and still is ... Good stuff! ... I have a jar in my medicine cabinet. In the colder months, when you get a cold w/cough ... if you rub some Vicks on the bottom of your feet and put on a pair of cotton socks, you will sleep thru the night w/o coughing. It works!
 
I was regularly slathered in Vicks VapoRub because I suffered with what was called 'Summer Colds'
Continual runny nose watery eyes I endured this with watery eyes and the works for many years
Years later I saw an Allergy Specialist and Lo and Behold my 'Summer Colds' were Allergic Rhinitis
 
peramangkelder said:
I was regularly slathered in Vicks VapoRub because I suffered with what was called 'Summer Colds'
Continual runny nose watery eyes I endured this with watery eyes and the works for many years
Years later I saw an Allergy Specialist and Lo and Behold my 'Summer Colds' were Allergic Rhinitis
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Is that where allergy season causes enough of an allergic reaction that you end if with infected sinuses?
 
My Mom did a no-no years ago.....had us rub it UP our noses....now its proven that stuff will literally damage your sinuses to the point of having issues later in life....happened to me with constant nose running forever....as far as it running back down my throat to the lungs and causing lung damage (which is also a side effect), that never happened to me.

Vicks VapoRub — a topical ointment made of ingredients including camphor, eucalyptus oil and menthol that you rub on your throat and chest — doesn't relieve nasal congestion. But the strong menthol odor of VapoRub may trick your brain, so you feel like you're breathing through an unclogged nose. By contrast, decongestant tablets and nasal sprays sold over-the-counter may narrow blood vessels in your nose's lining, leading to reduced swelling in your nasal passages.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases...xpert-answers/nasal-decongestant/faq-20058569
 
I remember nanay would rub it on our feet, make us wear socks at bedtime everytime we had the first s/sx of a cold. We would be up and about the next day. I have kept this practice to this day and noticed it also makes the soles of my feet soft and smooth.
 
Just bought a small new jar recently when I realized the one I had been using expired about 10 years ago. I’ve heard of people swallowing a glob but never wanted to do that.
 
Geezerette said:
Just bought a small new jar recently when I realized the one I had been using expired about 10 years ago. I’ve heard of people swallowing a glob but never wanted to do that.
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Like yourself, I, too, have heard of people doing the same, but have never tried it myself.
 
Keesha said:
Is that where allergy season causes enough of an allergic reaction that you end if with infected sinuses?
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Can do but my allergies are not seasonal they are with me all the time
I am sensitive to many many things not just pollens, spores or D.O.A dust mites
I get a runny nose or skin eruptions or both and it can be very hard to know what is the cause
I have tried every known medication prescribed or O.T.C. with little success 🤧
 
peramangkelder said:
Can do but my allergies are not seasonal they are with me all the time
I am sensitive to many many things not just pollens, spores or D.O.A dust mites
I get a runny nose or skin eruptions or both and it can be very hard to know what is the cause
I have tried every known medication prescribed or O.T.C. with little success 🤧
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I’m so sorry to know you suffer with this type of thing. I’ve got chronic sinus infection which I’ve had for years. I’m sure I’m allergic to something I use everyday, then certain times of the year it gets far worse. As you mentioned I’ve tried so many different things. I now use Claritin when it’s really bad , use xclear intermittently. Its a natural sinus spray. It’s got Xylitol, salt , grapefruit seed extract in it as I refuse to take the steroids spray my ENT doctor wanted me to take but the biggest change has been changing my diet. I’ve been vegan for almost 3 weeks now. Removing dairy especially had had a huge impact on truly healing this in a holistic manner and I’m so glad I did. Two of my joys in life are singing and playing saxophone and having infected sinuses interfered horribly with that. I really wish you the best.
 
Keesha said:
I’m so sorry to know you suffer with this type of thing. I’ve got chronic sinus infection which I’ve had for years. I’m sure I’m allergic to something I use everyday, then certain times of the year it gets far worse. As you mentioned I’ve tried so many different things. I now use Claritin when it’s really bad , use xclear intermittently. Its a natural sinus spray. It’s got Xylitol, salt , grapefruit seed extract in it as I refuse to take the steroids spray my ENT doctor wanted me to take but the biggest change has been changing my diet. I’ve been vegan for almost 3 weeks now. Removing dairy especially had had a huge impact on truly healing this in a holistic manner and I’m so glad I did. Two of my joys in life are singing and playing saxophone and having infected sinuses interfered horribly with that. I really wish you the best.
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@Keesha it is so nice to know I am not the only one who suffers like we do
I am really glad you have found a measure of success and you are right do NOT use steroids
I found out purely by accident when I was having my eyes checked that I have cataracts forming
I did further research and guess what causes early onset of cataracts????
The biggest cause of cataracts is steroid use for medical conditions....grrr 🤬
 
Keesha said:
I’m so sorry to know you suffer with this type of thing. I’ve got chronic sinus infection which I’ve had for years. I’m sure I’m allergic to something I use everyday, then certain times of the year it gets far worse. As you mentioned I’ve tried so many different things.
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I had the same problems until I found this!! Best money ever spent ($46.15)!!!
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Vicks Personal Sinus Steam Inhaler
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I am the lone voice, here, apparently: I hate the smell of that stuff, and I will fumigate my house if anyone dares to come in reeking of VVR!
 
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