So what do the sniffles and peroxide have in common?  Amazingly, one cancels out the other.  In other words, 3 drops of plain ole hydrogen peroxide in both ears helps to stop cold symptoms. 

I first read about this on DeeDee’s blog and couldn’t quite believe it.  Then, within a week I read about it here (scroll down to the non-bold type).  I just kept thinking…”Antihistimine?   Or Peroxide?”  It seemed kinda weird to me.  Sort of like the first time I heard about nasal irrigation and laughed so hard I thought I’d wet my pants! 

However!  Both of these unusual treatments really work!!  Being a chronic sinus sufferer, I tried it on myself first.  You repeat the drops about every 4 hours and it really does relieve the symptoms.  One time I think I put the drops in too fast and my ear kinda popped—like on an airplane, but I go one at a time now and it hasn’t happened again.  So you do have to take it easy.

Now, I tried this on my son who gets terribly ill from even a simple cold (cold induced asthma).  He hated the fizzy sound and screamed and carried on like a wild man.  He’s gonna have to get over that one!

My daughter started in with the sniffles yesterday.  We began “treatment” and it worked so well for her that she keeps coming back for more when it “wears off”.  I’m very encouraged.  This helps with our desire to remove the habit of over-the-counter medicines from our lives.  Even the financial benefit is so ridiculous, I felt bound to try it!  I will say—the earlier you start, the better it works…as with any natural treatment.  It’s funny how we go into “denial” that we are getting sick.  We think we can wish it away, but really it’s to avoid medicine and doctors and contagious spreading that we ignore it.  Backwards?  Grrr. 

I suppose I should tell you the story of the nasal irrigator too.  My cousin—another in my family’s long line of sinus sufferers—found this “device” that you attach to a waterpik.  It has a cone shape on the end and you hold it up to your nose, blowing salt water up one side, and out the other.  This was the most outrageous thing to see.  Now I don't know why I thought it so funny, but there you have it!  I literally had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.  I just could NOT imagine it!...till I tried it!  Can I just say, getting’ out the nasties may be nasty, but it’s better than leavin’ ‘em in!  Enough said.