runny nose

[postiechic]

ok...here's sumthin different.
You girls that cycle in the winter...in the really cold parts of the globe....do any of you have a problem from an eternally runny nose from the cold?
Not only do I cycle when it's cold, but I also work outside....and my nose runs..or drips...just enuff to be effin annoying. Now, I'm wondering if there are any solutions to the cold weather runny nose?

[Kitsune06]

Probably not the greatest idea, but I tend to do the guy thing and blow it into the grass if I'm working alone and not around gentlefolk.

Otherwise, the terry on the thumbs of your bike gloves is good for this, but wash your gloves after to prevent salt crustying and general grossness.

[Grog]

Now, I'm wondering if there are any solutions to the cold weather runny nose?

Snot rockets.

I'm with Kitsune on this.

Any aerobic exercise that gets my heart beating gets my nose running. I now accept it as a fact of life...

[Selkie]

Anytime the temp drops below 55 degrees, my sinuses became a booger factory. I'm, therefore, a snot rocket queen.

[run it, ride it]

It will annoy the bejesus out of your coworkers if you just keep sniffling every .5 seconds. At all costs, avoid this situation.

Wear something that covers your nose and mouth when you're on the bike and let the snot river do what it will. No one can see you, and it won't tickle once it's everywhere. It will just blend into the sweat and you won't notice it. Once the whole aparatus is saturated, it will even conveniently freeze solid in place!

Once you take the thing off and clean up as best you can, I suggest a combination of snot rockets and (gentle) glove-wiping.

BUT NOT EXCESSIVE SNIFFLING! Am I the only one who goes postal from this noise?

[KnottedYet]

I have tried to snot-rocket, but the results are less than satisfactory. So I carry a big ol' bandana (several, actually) and honk my way to happiness.

[postiechic]

Am I the only one who goes postal from this noise?

you girls crack me up
nope...I can't stand sniffing either...kids are great when it comes to annoying you to death with sniffing...ugh.
I'm lucky enuff to not have coworkers aroud me when i'm outside. Anyways..I just make sure I got a hanky or 2 at hand.
I don't reckon I'd be much good at snot rockets either!

[Denise223]

Funny thread!

run it, ride it NO, you are NOT the only one who goes CRAZY hearing sniffling every .5 seconds!!!

That can be extremely irritating!!! I just want to scream, "BLOW YOUR NOSE FOR HEAVENS SAKE!!!!!!"
....perhaps in my "peri-menopausal" state, I find many things a LOT MORE AGGRAVATING!!....

On this one, I definitely have to agree with KnottedYet !!
I don't carry bandanas, but I do carry a couple of "hankies".

I do have allergies -- so, when we're riding, I'm (as KY said), "Honking my way to happiness".

In fact, my DH knows I'm not far behind when he hears me honking away ! (there are lots of Canadian Geese out here -- it has been said that I sound just like them....)
Oh well, at least I'm not constantly sniffling away!

Have a good day all!

Denise

[Kitsune06]

Failed snot rockets = A/C on hot days.


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

[Dogmama]

....perhaps in my "peri-menopausal" state, I find many things a LOT MORE AGGRAVATING!!....

I'm with ya there, sister!

Snot rockets are fun! You have to build up an..ermmm...arsenal to effectively launch.

(Was that delicate enough?)

Of course, you close the non-launching nostril and give a good toot. This isn't for the faint-of-nose. Nothing is worse than a failed launch (ewww!!!)

[donnambr]

Failed snot rockets = A/C on hot days.


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

It's called living in the allergy hot zone that is the Pacific Northwest, my dear. I take so much Zyrtec D, I've cut my caffeine consumption by 75%.

[Dogmama]

Caution - topic drift ahead...

I swear, this is the only forum where we can discuss these things. I was surfing a very serious 2%-body-fat-male-cycling forum and the topics were things like: "The difference between the Campy 2004 shifters and the Shimano 2003 shifters in hills greater than 8% grade when moving into a headwind at 86 degrees...."

I logged onto TE and the first new topic I saw was:

"I ate a bug"

I knew I was home!

[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.