Re: cold/sinus/accupressure - Aase

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Hi Aase,

I'll do my best to describe what I did:

I applied light pressure with my fingertips to the following areas -

in the following order. I held all positions for 60-90 seconds. When

using my hand on top of the head I allowed the flat of my palm to

gently rest.

I'm going to put the points down in () just in case you have access

to a chart (which makes it much easier)

First place (B2 & B10): The inside of your eye sockets - up just a

bit from the inside corner. I'm sure if you have sinus trouble

you've pressed on this before because it's painful and pressing on it

relieves the pain. If you press hard enough (not real hard though)

you can feel a slight indentation there - I didn't press hard enough

on Hannah to feel the indentation. At the same time I placed my hand

at the nape of her neck and let it gently rest there.

Second place(B7): I placed my hand on the top of her head - with my

fingers lined up ear to ear and not front to back (does that make

sense) I wanted to cover a larger area from ear to ear.

Third place (LI20 & ST3): On the bottom of the cheeks, next to the

nostrils - this is also usually sore. Two fingers on each side - you

are actually stimulating two points.

Fourth place (GV20 & GV24.5): Right between the eyes with a hand on

top of the head, but back further this time.

Fifth place(GV20 & GV 26): Keep your hand on your head and move

finger to the divit under your nose and above your mouth.

Sixth place (LI4): The web between fingers and thumb - be sure to go

far enough in to get what feels like muscle and not just the thin

skin area. I checked both her hands but only applied pressure on one

because it was 'thicker' than it was suppose to be.

Another place that I didn't use but I've often used on myself is

above the eyes, on the forehead, midway between eyes and hairline.

I also applied the following which aren't so much for sinus, but are

good for tmj. She has tmj problems and I know from personal

experience that tmj can cause a lot of sinus problems. I wanted to

make sure that her jaw wasn't contributing to her stuffy nose.

Seventh place (ST6): Clench your jaws and feel for the muscle that

bulges - relax your jaws and use light pressure.

Eighth place (TW21, SI19 & GB2): Take your fingers and put them on

your cheeks just in front of your ears - palms facing each other -

and the three middle fingers are lightly touching your face - the

heels of my palms can touch each other when I do this. The fingers

should be slightly spread.

Vicks vapor rub is an old rememdy that I grew up with and my ob

recommended when I was pregnant and having a lot of trouble with

allergies (if I only knew then what I know now). I just rubbed it on

her chest so the fumes would go up and get into her sinuses.

We've found horseradish or hot peppers to also be good for clearing a

stuffy nose - but not what you want to do in the middle of the night.

If you have questions, i.e., I didn't make it clear - just give a

holler and I'll try to do better.

-- In ceda , Aase Marit Waage wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> Would it be possible for you to explain in an easy way where and

how

> you did this? I often have a stuffy nose and don't want to use

> Otrivin. It is so annoying if you have a stuffed nose when you are

> going to sleep. It can annoy me so much I am unable to get any

> sleep...

>

> It would be fun to try...

>

>

> Aase Marit