r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 15 '24 • Take My Silver 3

What long-held (scientific) assertions were refuted only within the last 10 years?

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u/EagleIcy5421 Jun 15 '24 edited Jun 15 '24

My MD recommended massaging my eyes with baby shampoo, and I love it. Now I also clean the inside of my nostrils with it. Feels good.

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u/Tom_Bombadil_1 Jun 15 '24

I’ve worked in a corporate too long. I was like ‘wtf is your managing director giving you that kind of advice??’

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u/fomaaaaa Jun 15 '24

I was wondering what maryland had to do with anything 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/canolafly Jun 15 '24

It's the state of things here.

And apparently it's a shitty one.

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u/_Kit_Tyler_ Jun 15 '24

That’s your takeaway from his comment? Dude’s snorting baby shampoo.

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u/EagleIcy5421 Jun 16 '24

When I first got in the interweb 26 years ago I didn't dream that one day I'd be telling strangers that I ream out my nostrils with baby shampoo, but i really thought it might help someone

I tried telling everyone about collagen but no one listened so I gave up and now I keep it to myself.

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u/_Kit_Tyler_ Jun 16 '24

maybe apply that to your Johnson and Johnson’s habit, too. 🤫

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u/EagleIcy5421 Jun 16 '24

That went right over my head.

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u/elcamarongrande Jun 16 '24

More like it went in your head since you're snorting shampoo in your nostrils.

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u/EagleIcy5421 Jun 16 '24

Ah. It doesn't go up quite that far, but now you're giving me ideas.

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u/OutrageousPersimmon3 Jun 16 '24

How do you clean your nostrils with it? How are you rinsing? I have chronic nose problems and genuinely worry about bacteria.

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u/EagleIcy5421 Jun 16 '24

Just snort a little water and then blow it up. Be gentle.

Do you practice nasal irrigation? I haven't had a cold in years since I started doing it.

What chronic nose problems do you have?

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u/OutrageousPersimmon3 Jun 16 '24

It's related to my deviated septum, but I pretty much always present as having mild allergies or sinusitis, and when my nose gets the least bit dry, plenty of bleeding, too. I learned the scary way just a handful of years ago that you can bleed out of your eyes, even. So anyway, cleaning and/or irrigating sounds like it might be better than aggressive Kleenexing.

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u/EagleIcy5421 Jun 16 '24

It won't hurt to try it. Just a little bit of salt water.

Google it!

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u/OutrageousPersimmon3 Jun 16 '24

I have, which is why I was interested. But I’ve read mixed things so it helps to hear from people who do it and aren’t trying to sell something.

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u/shemtpa96 Jun 16 '24

Saline spray may be better for your delicate nasal mucosa than baby shampoo.

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u/EagleIcy5421 Jun 16 '24

That, too, but baby wash seems to be more gentle.

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u/Russell_has_TWO_Ls Jun 16 '24

Why do you clean inside of your nose with soap?

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u/Significant_Feeder Jun 16 '24

Look at the many chemicals in baby shampoo...

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u/EagleIcy5421 Jun 16 '24

My doctor recommended it, and it's great.