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Biotech / Medical : GUMM - Eliminate the Common Cold
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To: out_of_the_loop who wrote (970)9/22/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: Scott  Read Replies (1) of 5582
 
Thee correct way to take Zicam actually does not require you sniffing it. Think of
your lower nasal lining as where you want to paint it on and your upper nasal
passages (your turbinates - the things actually inside your skull as opposed to the
cartilaginous nose that we can see) as OFF LIMITS to Zicam. You are applying a
gel but in spray form. The introducer goes in only a fraction of an inch. Do not
inhale, simply spray, then clamp your nostrils together. The gel spreads evenly and
you should not get the material back into your throat to swallow. It won't hurt you
there, but it won't help, either.

Thanks, Howard. Yes, I've used it in this manner (and it works!), but it does leave an excess of liquid in the nostrils, which can be disposed of either "forwards" or "backwards". Since I try not to blow it out right away, I end up swallowing some. I didn't know if there were any other places in the respiratory tract where it might be effective, as it "passed through."

Scott
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