runny nose

[chickwhorips]

(I magically produce snot on EVERY ride, not just the cold weather ones...)

i'm with you on this one.

i usually just wipe my nose with my jersey or glove.

[Kitsune06]

Ah, Zyrtec D. Is it legal in OR? (speaking of 'saving people from themselves' in the helmet forum, the whole "OMG, allergy sufferers in Oregon?! That doesn't happen! No pseudoephedrine for you!" thing has me P.O'ed)

Anyone in WA willing to hook me up? *snerk* I can sniffle, too... no worries.

[donnambr]

Well, I get my Rx from this shifty-eyed otolaryngologist in East County... Seriously, though, you do have to get a Rx, but it really works for me. I think many physicians are put out by the Rx thing even if they're quiet about it, and have been very good about writing them for people. I also do the daily squirt of Nasonex.

[postiechic]

I have a new skill!!!
snot rocketing....rather nifty lil thing to do I reckon.

[Geonz]

There are gloves made with a surface for snot-swiping (there was a jersey for a while, but it didn't last - marketing issues?).

I can do snot rockets but sometimes it's just a drizzle that won't coalesce properly.

[cherinyc]

ugghh the eternal runny nose. HATE IT! Mine is especially bad in humidity - like a faucet turned all the way up.
My bf is a pro at snot rockets, and I can do it if I am sitting still (but I would have to stop every mile that way).
Since I started using Albuterol, the mucus is definitely worse, and I have been known to seriously botch a spit attempt. I really hope no one saw it - I swear to you I had a 3 foot string of spit hanging from my face
my solution is a washed-many-many times washcloth (very soft - doesn't scratch my nose), that I shove in one of my back pockets. It's softer than hankies, and it seems to absorb the snot some, so I don't keep wiping it back on my face. My snot happens to be clear and watery - so it just drips, drips, bubbles......have a painted a descriptive enough picture yet?
I am wondering if Nasonex might help. Now that I have figured out the washcloth solution, my problem is my ears. I get MAD ear aches in temps as warm as 65. Haven't found a good solution for that - and the pain is debilitating. Can't quite find the right headband thing for my little bean head.

[Lise]

The constantly runny nose topic was my very first post on TE (*sniff* so nostalgic! ) For me, it's not really anything I could snot-rocket, just a constant annoying drip. Two things help: Ipatropium Bromide (by Rx) and Cromolyn Sodium (OTC) (I think it's NasalCrom, but I buy the generic) nasal sprays. The first literally dries up the drip, so I have to be careful not to over use it. The second is an allergy med. The combination has been very helpful.

I have rubbed myself raw in the past wiping my nose while running or biking. I'm careful to always have something fairly soft for wiping (like kleenex with lotion) and chapstick put under my nose after wiping. My bike gloves see plenty of wiping action, too. Thank goodness for that "sweat" wiping strip! Yeah, right!

[postiechic]

Ipatropium Bromide

I read about that stuff when i decided to delve online for some info about runny noses. I at least know what causes it.
But i don't reckon that it's sumthin you could use every day, week after week.
Ah well....guess it's part of life and sumthin you gotta learn to live with.

[Bex]

Now that I have figured out the washcloth solution, my problem is my ears. I get MAD ear aches in temps as warm as 65. Haven't found a good solution for that - and the pain is debilitating. Can't quite find the right headband thing for my little bean head.

I have the same problem with my ears hurting in even mildly cold weather, it HURTS! Last winter I got a Pearl Izumi Microsensor Headband - it's nice and wide, and warm, and that solved the problem for me.

Can't say I've ever been brave enough to attempt the snot rocket (dad did his best to instill lady-likeness in his girls ... I'm definitely not as ladylike as he would like for me to be, but I can't do the snot rocket) ... I do occasionally have to spew an entire mouthful of whatever I tried to drink but my cranky old esophagus wouldn't cooperate ... and if I force down whatever I tried to drink, I then have to deal with an increasing amount of mucus in the mouth which I HAVE to try to rocket (have also ended up with the 3' stream of mucus hanging off the face) ... it's either that or end up blowing bubbles

[postiechic]

Rub petroleuim jelly on your nose that usually will stop the runny nose in the winter

yep, just enuff to block the nostril entrance...so it can't drip out!!

yes i'm joking

[li10up]

I've found that taking an antihistamine (Loratadine 10mg, OTC) helps prevent the umm, excess sinus mucous production.

[MomOnBike]

Thread drift alert:

Talk about nostalgia. One of my early memories is feeding cattle in the wintertime (probably about 0 deg F or below) and looking up at my grandmother's nose to see a rather delicate drop of clear, well, snot. It was ALWAYS there.

Sadly, she passed on her runny nose in the cold to me, along with the arthritic thumbs. Thanks, Grandma, just enough snot to be annoying, but not enough to blow snot rockets at my siblings. Just, Thanks.