I started to rinse my nostrils with salt water over the past weeks. Already did it years ago but it never really helped. But I still wanted to try it again as I reaaaally need to find a friggin solution.
That said, rinsing with salt water still did not stop the phantosmia seizures. So I started experimenting with different rinsing methods. One of them, using normal water, seems to do the trick 🤯:
Its a combination of other tricks I used throughout the years:
1. Tilt your head backwards (a lot). Its recommended to lay down on a bed and then tilt the head back over the edge of the bed.
2. In this position, trickle a few drops of water into each nostril
3. If you did it correctly your nose/head will start to sting like crazy
4. When it starts to sting, instantly rotate your head into a forward tilt position and sneeze out the water. You will notice a very specific smell sensation while doing this.
5. Optional: After a couple seconds lay down sideways (must by sideways!) for a couple minutes and breath slowly. This step might increase the duration of the non-phantosmia period.
6. If the phantosmia seizure still is there: repeat these steps 2-3 times.
7. Tilt your head back up into its natural position / Stand up again.
I am no doctor, came up with this method myself and just started experimenting with it. So I don't know how good it will be long term, but so far it has been very effective.
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