THE INTERIOR OF YOUR NOSE

While at the bakery for tea time I had a sneezing fit (pollen) which may have been spurred by taking the amlodipine besylate fifteen minutes earlier (relaxation and expansion of bloodvessels, consequently greater nasal sensitivity). That's just a theory.

A few days ago I had a discussion with an adherent of natural healing crap, who disparaged the benefits of medicines like amlodipine (a calcium channel blocker) which gives far better stroke prevention than, let us say, many other hypertensives, and buckets more than apple cider vinegar and/or manuka honey. Also, it knocks healing crystals out of the water, quite.

But there are certain side effects, that not everyone will experience equally.
In my case upper back pain and bitchiness.
Which you might not notice.


GRANULOMATOUS AMOEBIC ENCEPHALITIS

Naturally the sneezing fit called brain-eating amoebas to mind. Balamuthia mandrillaris being one such. An infection (skin lesions) does not inveriably end in death unless it migrates to the brain. Early intervention by dosing with flucytosine, pentamidine, fluconazole, sulfadiazine, a macrolide antibiotic, and trifluoperazine (per Wikipedia) seems to have cured patients.
There are other promising medications.

The amoeba is found in both soil and water, and occurs largely in the temperate regions. Flushing the nose caused one infection (International Journal Of Infectious Diseases -- Brain Infection, Improper Nasal Lavage article December 2018, and sounds rather nasty besides.
Do NOT rinse the inside of your nose with tap water to get rid of pollen.


In point of fact, I had never even heard of nasal rinsing before.
It sounds like a very Protestant thing to do.


"Unclean noses lead to masturbation and weak impulse control. Fortunately Wesson's Patented Nasal Douche, now with barium, prevents that. Use daily to prevent lax morals!"


Available at natural healing stores everywhere.



By the way: Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine are almost certainly useless.
Just like prayer and the laying on of hands by preachers.
But go ahead, whatever twizzles your gasket.



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