This really isn't a post about all of my pet peeves. I'll save that for later (wearing socks when you walk into a puddle on your kitchen floor, anyone?). This will just be about one of my biggest ones: not being able to breathe through my nose when I'm trying to sleep. I hate it. I really can't fall asleep otherwise. Sometimes the Breathe Right strips work, and sometimes they don't. Since I've had a cold on and off (mostly on) since Christmas Eve (yeah, when I realized it had been that long, I kind of freaked), night-time has not been a good time for me. I should have known it was a sinus infection and gone to the doctor for drugs much sooner, but I just kept thinking, "Well, the sinus pressure isn't too bad... my teeth aren't completely killing me yet." And I really do believe in the power of my immune system to defeat the microscopic bugs in my body. I write about natural products for a living, after all.
*Sigh.* After a hideous cough added itself to the mix last week, I decided it was time to throw in the towel. I went to the doctor yesterday and he gave me a bit of a lecture about waiting so long to come in. Yeah, yeah, I know. Anyway, I've got my antibiotics and hopefully, I'll stop coughing, sneezing, and hacking up a lung. And maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to breathe through my nose at night...
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6 comments:
I usually wait a good month or two before I give up and go in to get my antibiotic, so I can relate. I hate sinus infections! I have a cold right now, so I'm hoping it passes quickly. Good luck!
I rarely go to Drs (except for pregnancy). I'm sure I would have done the same thing! Hope that Rx kicks in soon!
ps--Nathan Andros left you a little comment on my blog.
If it helps, I am a huge fan of mentholatum sread right under my nostrils (and sometimes even inside!) when I can't breathe. It helps to open the nasal passages. As soon as I get pregnant my nasal passages swell, so I spend 9 months not being able to breath at night. I sympathize! Hope you feel better soon. :)
This must run in the family. Shawn really started getting on my case when he realized that I don't even have a normal doctor that I see. I had a gyn and now a midwife. It took me 2 years to find an eye doctor. I just wait for things to go away for the most part. It's probably not the best strategy.
The worst is when you finally go to the doctor and, after paying your copay, they tell you there's nothing they can really do, and to make sure you're using a humidifer. I hate that.
Hoep you feel better.
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