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How to Clear a Stuffed Nose without Medication. All stuffed up and wanting to breathe – but
without the chemicals? Here's how to get relief fast! You will need Steam Licorice tea A saline
rinse Hot peppers Peppermint oil or peppermint tea Chicken soup Eucalyptus oil Table salt
and baking soda. Step 1. Go into the bathroom, close the door, and draw a hot bath or shower.
When the room is filled with steam, inhale deeply. Or boil a pot of water, put a towel
over your head, and lean over the pot, keeping your head about 6 inches above it. Then, inhale
the steam. Pour a few drops of eucalyptus oil into the tub, onto the shower floor, or
into the pot of water. The vapors reduce inflammation and clear sinuses and congestion. Step 2.
Drink licorice tea. Licorice root is an expectorant that breaks up mucus in the nose and the lungs,
so you'll breathe more easily. Step 3. Snort a saline rinse. Available at drug stores,
it's proven more effective than medicated nasal sprays. It not only clears the nasal
passages, but reduces inflammation. You can make your own saline rinse by adding half
a teaspoon of table salt and a pinch of baking soda to 8 ounces of warm tap water. Just don't
keep it more than 24 hours. Step 4. Eat something with hot peppers. They contain capsaicin,
the chemical that makes your nose run when you eat something spicy. Step 5. Put some
peppermint oil, available at health food stores, on a cloth or cotton ball and sniff the vapor.
Peppermint contains menthol, proven to clear congestion. Or drink hot peppermint tea, inhaling
the steam as you drink. Step 6. Have some hot chicken soup. This homespun remedy can
break up mucus, helping you get over your cold faster. Did you know If you take over-the-counter
nasal sprays for more than three days, they can actually make congestion worse!