In this video, I'm going to show you how to instantly fix a
stuffy nose. Stay tuned.
Hey, everyone. Dr. Rowe coming to you from SpineCare in
Saint Joseph, Michigan. In this video, I'm going to show three
ways to quickly relieve a stuffy nose even within 30
seconds and we're going to cover all of the basis with
this one targeting sinus and nasal congestion to helping to
improve lymph flow to flush out mucus and bad bacteria. All
three methods work just a little bit differently. So, go
through them all. Use what gives you the most relief. As a
bonus, all of the exercises can be done at home and require no
equipment so with that being said let's get started so
here's a really good one I call this one the 32nd stuffy nose
fix it's an old outdoorsy trick that can be a literal life
saver especially if you have a lot of snot being formed from
cold weather first let's identify which nostril is more
clogged up just take two fingers put them off to one
side clamp down on your nose and then take a deep breath in
what you're going to notice is if you have a lot of snot build
up or should I say boogers in you are going to not have a lot
of airflow. So, double check and see which side is a little
bit more stuffy to begin with. With me, it feels a little bit
more on that right side. So, this one is really really easy
to do. You're going to close off the side that it has a
little bit more airflow. So, again, I'm focusing on my right
side. I'm going to close off the left side of my nose just
by pushing on it. From there, I'm going to take my thumb
right here on the clogged nose side and put it right below the
cheekbone. So just take your thumb right here and trace
right below your cheekbone. What you want to do is hook
upward with this and then stabilize off to the side with
your fingers. So you're pushing up as much as you can
comfortably and what you're going to do now is take a deep
breath in. And what you're going to notice is is that this
mechanically will open that up just a little bit more so you
can breathe a little bit easier so what I like to do is take
five deep breaths in just nice and slowly
and what you're going to notice is this will really help open
up that nasal passage and probably unclog that stuffy
nose and for good measure I would do this on the other side
but this is something that you can do throughout the day and
it just really mechanically will help open up the nose and
hopefully relieve that stuffy nose so this one is going to be
the total package. It's going to help relieve sinus and nasal
congestion while also helping to improve lymph flow to flush
out mucus and bad bacteria. It's called the tongue and
finger method and it's easy to do. In the first part, we're
going to focus on vibrating the vomer bone which is a long,
thin bone that lies right in the middle of the nasal cavity.
You can imagine if we can get that to shake, it will really
break up congestion, all that gunk in our nose causing
drainage and hopefully just get rid of that stuffy nose. So,
start off by taking your tongue and pressing it to the roof of
your mouth as much as you can. You're going to hold that
position during this first part and for demonstrated purposes,
I'm not going to do it because I would be able to speak
otherwise. So, after you're in that position, take a finger. I
like to use my thumb right here and press right above the top
of your nose. Press in there very gently to where you're
going to get a good self massage but not causing
discomfort. So, after you've done that, what you're going to
do is a slight motion taking your thumb right here from side
to side. This should create kind of like a tickle over the
nasal cavities and also into your nose which is good. We're
trying to really shake up that congestion breaking it up to
get drain do this for 15 to 20 seconds. and then relax next
what I'm going to do is target off to the side to hit the
sinuses just a little bit differently so take two thumbs
this time around and start right on the top of the nose in
the corner of the eye sockets again you're going to press
your tongue up towards the roof of your mouth and then you're
just going to do the shaking motion again for about 15 to 20
seconds afterwards relax and repeat this whole cycle for
about three repetitions but feel like you need a little bit
more, by all means, throw in another repetition or two.
Let's take this one to the next level by now focusing on the
maxillary sinuses which are right off to the side of the
nose and with this one, you might want to have a tissue
ready because it can really open up the nose causing that
Niagara Falls. So, definitely don't be caught off guard. This
one is really easy to do and for these next two steps, you
don't have to take your tongue to the roof of your mouth. Just
do the light massage instead. Take two fingers, start right
at the top of the nose you're going to press into the skin
hook it and then pull over and then down over the cheekbones
you're just going to grab in there go over like this and
then on the next repetition go a little bit lower and repeat
you're going to or do this whole process going from the
top of the nose working your way down towards the bottom
once you get to the bottom start over again and do this
whole thing for about three complete repetitions and
hopefully that really does open it up very quickly but after we
start to get drainage, what we want to do is now focus on
flushing it out by increasing lymph flow. Here's a really
easy way to be able to do that. Take your hand, the edge of it
right here on the pinky side and place it right off to the
side right here, right below the jaw. This movement is very
easy. We're going to press in there and then sweep down but
as we sweep down, we're going to open our hands and create
kind of like a fan with our fingers and then go over the
front part of the throat for a nice good self massage. So,
watch how I do this. I press in there. I sweep down. As I come
down, I open up my fingers and now fan them over the front
part of my throat and I like to do this one for about five to
10 repetitions. Afterwards, I want to go a little bit lower
pretty much right at the bottom of the throat. So, take two
fingers and press right at the top of the collarbone right
here. What you're focusing on is going towards the top and
then off to the side on the outside of the collarbone right
here and you should start to feel two little holes, two
little divots. Those are the areas that we want to focus on.
So, I'm going to take two fingers on both sides for this
one. Go right above those holes. Press into the skin pull
down into that hole. This is just going to help again
increase lymph flow. I like to do this one nice and slowly for
about five to 10 repetitions. but afterwards, see how you
feel. I really hope that that really helps your stuffy nose
and this is something that you can do throughout the day. So,
with this exercise, we're actually going to focus above
the nose into the sinuses. When these sinuses get clogged from
allergies or just the common cold, it can lead to a lot of
issues including nasal congestion. So with this one,
we're going to focus on opening up unclogging those sinuses,
getting a lot of drainage to hopefully flush mucus and bad
bacteria out. So again, with this one, what we're going to
focus on is the side that is most congestion. So, just take
two fingers, put it off to the side of the nose and take a
deep breath in. I'm sorry for the nasty noises during this
video but what you're going to do is focus on the side that is
most clogged up. For me, it's definitely this left side right
now. So, I'm going to take my thumb on the left side and what
I'm going to do is trace on the side of my nose, keep going up
to the top of the nose into the corner of the eye socket. I
know it looks really weird with this one and if you do have
long nails, definitely use caution with this but you're
going to apply enough pressure into the corner of the eye
socket where it's going to be a very good self massage not
causing any discomfort. What you're going to do now is
target the back of the head over these muscles called sub
occipitals. The great part about this exercise is not only
are we going to help open up the sinuses but we're also
going to get a good headache relief especially allergy and
tension headache relief by targeting these muscles on the
back of the head. So, take your thumb right here and go right
on the right side of your head or the opposite side of your
other hand right here. You're going to just press into those
muscles until you find that one spot that is just really tight
and achy. Maybe it's just like a big muscle knot or spasm
going on. You're going to press into it at that point and then
you're going to hold this one for 15 to 20 seconds. From
there, relax and then repeat this one three to five times
and with each repetition, build into it just a little bit more.
Apply enough pressure in there because it's only going to help
open up these sinuses. Afterwards, see how you feel.
Hopefully, it does open it up. A lot of times, if it is
clogged up, you will get like Niagara Falls coming down So, I
mean, it just opens up those nasal cavities and it just
flushes things out. So, definitely have a couple
tissues ready in case that does happen. From there, I like to
target different spots of the sinuses to make sure that we
cover all bases. So, I'm going to pretty much apply pressure
on the back of my head finding that one spot but instead of
going right towards the corner of the eye, I'm going to go
right on the top of the nose and then, I'm going to apply
pressure there and repeat. From there, I'm going to go right up
into the forehead and also hit that spot. I also like to go
towards the side right here into the pretty much the corner
of the eyebrows hitting that spot and then I also like to go
right over the temple. If you take your fingers right here
and kind of press right into the side of the head, you'll
feel kind of like a divot or a hole starting to form and you
really want to focus on pressing into that area also.
This is a hot spot for headaches. So, anytime that you
feel a headache starting to come on or you have one, target
this spot first. You might get relief within 30 seconds, but
from there, I just like to see how I'm feeling. You probably
find that one certain spot of those sinuses really feels like
it's helping out the most and I do try to throw more
repetitions in at that point and I do recommend switching to
the other side too just to keep everything in balance. So,
let's end the video by helping each other out with a friendly
competition of who can share the best natural way or remedy
to get rid of a stuffy nose So, if you have a great way that
you'd like to share, definitely leave it in the comment section
below. We'll decide the winner by the comment that gets the
most likes or thumbs up and comments that help support it
and to the winner, I will make a short video personally
thanking you and trying to demonstrate your method the
best that I can. So, let the competition begin. In closing,
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