Massage Relieves Nasal Congestion

Okay, just tried this, and all I've ended up with is a sore nose. I can't say that it's less decongested than before.

didn't help whatsoever, complete waste of my time.

It works for me, my wife and family. You can also come to the article and read people's testimonials after more than 20000 people have read the article. Also, read on digg and del.icio.us. I have collected some responses on the "discussions" post on the site.

If it doesn't help you than maybe it's also since you were predetermined that it wouldn't work or you have not done it properly.

It doesn't have to help everyone anyway, just as not each drug helps everyone. But it surely helps a lot of people.

I read this thing on another page (I forgot where it is) where to clear your nose you thrust your tounge against the roof of your mouth then you press between your eyes. just keep on doing those two for about 20 seconds. I'v tried it and it actually works.

One good thing about decongestants etc. at because their effect is pharmacological they work (or don't!) regardless of whether or not I cave convinced myself they won't. Although I've nothing against placebos:)

Anyway, testimonial schmestimonial - repeat after me: the plural of anecdote is not data...

That said, I've not tried it. When I'm next congested I'll give it a go - it can't do any harm I guess and doesn't put money in the pocket of some snakeoil salesman:)

Yep, I use Zyrtec for my allergies too and sometimes Xergic which is better for stopping me from ripping my skin off from itching.

And I find I don't get congested as much with allergies, in fact my poor nose doesn't stop running.

Now, aren't you all glad for that mental image!

Worked for me, although I can't figure out why it would.

I don't know about instruction #1's ten pressures. But I can say that continuous pressure for 10-20 seconds does offer some relief. I discovered this on my own. Doesn't seem to clear congestion, but what I think it is doing is restricting blood flow to the mucus membranes in the nasal cavity. This allows for temporary relif and may allow you to blow your nose where you may have been too congested to do so before.

Placebo.....

Try this instead:
1. Inhale normally, then exhale normally
2. Hold your nose closed
3. Nod for a few seconds
4. Release nose, wait a second, then inhale normally

Wow this thing works i was looking for a way to taste my food and did this right away and it worked :D!

It did something, but it didn't clear my congestion. Oh no! My nose fell off!

this does actually work (with various degrees of effectiveness, based on how bad the congestion is). as you can imagine, where i'm from we get congestion quite often 😉 every kid learns this from his/her parents (with the addition of applying pressure to temples, although i skip that because it tends to give me headaches). my guess is that this has to do with sinuses (sinii?) being blocked and somehow this helps them to clear up.

although i don't think you can get it elsewhere, russians usually use this with a 'vietnamese star' paste. it comes in smallish, round and red metal disc cases with this herbal paste in them. it stinks like all hell and does the whole hot-then-cold thing when applied to skin and feels a bit like mint when you smell it. god bless communism! 😉

So. I read this and figured it wouldn't work. But to be fair I tried it anyway. As I was doing it I didn't really notice anything. When I finished, I felt just as stuffed up... but my nose was starting to run. I went and blew my nose and almost everything that had kept me congested came right out. It really did loosen everything up so I wasn't as congested. It actually worked!

This works for me maybe once a season. I have mold spore allergies, and if my medication hasn't kicked in yet, I will try this rememdy to clear my nose, but it seems to only work the first time I try it over a span of a few weeks to months. I dunno why.

This worked for me. My nose is still a bit stuffy, but I can actually breathe through one side of my nostril now--before, I was completely congested. My head is a lot more clear now too. I felt my nose clearing up while I did the massage, and afterwards I blew my nose and I could breathe. It helped that I washed my face before, because everything feels a lot more fresh. You should try the massage, because it might work for you too. It only takes maybe 2 minutes, it's really not that much of a waste of time.

I have neck issues, I can become congested for no reason but then self manipulating my neck in an osteopathic way often immediately clears it up so I can see the possibility of this working, it is not only colds and flu that cause stuffiness.