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Addicted to Nasal Drugs?

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.
 

Millions of Americans take nasal sprays to try to alleviate the symptoms of the common cold. Unfortunately, in so doing, they become addicted to such drugs. When they try to stop taking these drugs,, their sinuses clog up, and they have trouble breathing. Thus, they go on month after month, year after year—addicted to nasal sprays. When they go to their doctors, their doctors may want them to try a steroid nasal drug which only compounds the original problem.

For example, a man wrote:

I just read an article where you stated that prednisone could possibly cause hearing loss and tinnitus. I have both, after taking prednisone for about a week two months ago. Now my doctor wants to prescribe more to help me kick an Afrin (Oxymetazoline) addiction. Any advice?

Why are doctors so all-fired ready to give yet another drug to try to kick the habit/problems of the first one? You just end up worse off than you were before you started since Prednisone is hard on both your body and your ears.

It’s time to take a different approach. I’d suggest you use something like Rhinostat which helps you wean yourself off the medication you’re addicted to now. Go to http://www.rhinostat.com/ and click on the link at the right called “How Does Rhinostat Work”.

With this device, you can slowly cut down the dosage in precise amounts day by day until you are no longer addicted to the Afrin.

Investigate Rhinostat and see what you think—then discuss it with your doctor. To me this is a much more sensible approach than taking yet another drug—especially one that is known to be damaging to your body and your ears.

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Loop Systems

Loop your home or meeting room. Discover how you can hear wonderfully clear sound again when listening to the TV/radio, etc, or when listening to a speaker at a meeting.

Loop systems are one of the best-kept secrets in town. To learn more about Loop Systems and what they can do for you, click here.

Take Control of Your Tinnitus—Here’s How

If your ears ring, buzz, chirp, hiss, click or roar, you know just how annoying tinnitus can be. You do not have to put up with this racket for the rest of your life. This book teaches you many things you can do to help bring your tinnitus under your control so it no longer bothers you.

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Sounds Now Too Loud for You?

Hypersensitive to Sound front coverIf some (or all) normal sounds seem so loud they “blow the top of your head off”, or make you wince or jump, or cause you headaches or ear pain, or affect your balance, or result in fear or annoyance of sounds so you feel you have to avoid these sounds, this book is for you!

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Hearing Phantom Sounds?

When hard of hearing people begin hearing phantom voices or music, they immediately worry they are going crazy. It never crosses their minds that they are sane and are just experiencing Musical Ear syndrome.

To learn more about the strange phantom sounds of Musical Ear syndrome and what you can do about them, click here to read a comprehensive article about Musical Ear Syndrome.

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"The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life [which also includes perfect hearing] through Jesus Christ our Lord." [Romans 6:23]

"But know this, in the last days perilous times will come" [2 Timothy 3:1]. "For there will be famines, pestilences, and [severe] earthquakes in various places" [Matthew 24:7], "distress of nations, the sea and the waves roaring"—tsunamis, hurricanes—Luke 21:25, but this is good news if you have put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, for "when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads [and rejoice] because your redemption draws near" [Luke 21:28].