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formula for mucous

finz2lft
finz2lft CSN Member Posts: 43
edited March 2014 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Is there a formula using baking soda, salt, and water for mucous? I cant find the measurements of formula. The Doctor said it worked great. Thankx Finz
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  • micktissue
    micktissue CSN Member Posts: 430
    #2
    Hi finz
    I tried 1 Tbs of salt and Tsp of baking soda ratio of different amount of water. I didn't find that it did much for the mucus. If y9ou find a formula that works for you please pass it on!

    Best,

    Mick
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  • Ed_PortOrange
    Ed_PortOrange CSN Member Posts: 110
    #3
    Equal Parts
    Per my wonderful caregiver, it's 2 teaspoons each of salt and baking soda per gallon container. She wrote it down from somewhere, suffers from CRS, it runs in our household.

    Be well, God bless.

    Ed
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  • stevenl
    stevenl CSN Member Posts: 587
    #4
    Gargle
    Finz,

    I used 1 cup of water 1 teaspoon each of baking soda and salt.

    Best,
    Steve
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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 CSN Member Posts: 8,307 Member
    #5
    Amounts
    I know they gave me something, but I used a Tbs of baking soda, about a 2" of water in a glass, and the same amount of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide).....
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  • davidgskinner
    davidgskinner CSN Member Posts: 81
    #6
    stevenl said:

    Gargle
    Finz,

    I used 1 cup of water 1 teaspoon each of baking soda and salt.

    Best,
    Steve

    Ditto Steve's recipe
    Steve's recipe is what I used. Sometimes I did it a few times an hour. Definitely helped me better than over the counter or prescription mouthwashes.
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  • D Lewis
    D Lewis CSN Member Posts: 1,579 Member
    #7
    stevenl said:

    Gargle
    Finz,

    I used 1 cup of water 1 teaspoon each of baking soda and salt.

    Best,
    Steve

    Same as Steve
    1 cup water, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda. After treatment ended, some tastes came back quickly. It was easier to use the rinse, formulated with 1 cup water and 1/2 tsp each of the salt and baking soda.

    Deb
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