Starlight
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 618 Registered: 27/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 31/10/2005 at 02:57 AM |
Wow...I just finished having a very nasty experience. I was having a few
sinus issues and decongestant pillls didn't seem to do be doing enough. So
I thought I'd try a homeopathic nasal spray called NasoClear (TM Green
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) because it seemed a nice non-addictive alternative
to regular nasal decongestant sprays.
Well I removed the overwrap, the lid, and the clip as per the package
directions. Then I primed it several times (3 to be exact) and used it once
in each nostril according to the directions. Then I went about my business
as usual.
So, 8 hours later I repeated the one spray in each nostril. I noticed that
after the second dose, my left nostril seemed to be doing really well.
However, my right nostril seemed to have a bit of a drip coming out and
felt blocked. I assumed it just didn't respond to the medicine as well as
the left one.
So I put together a cup of sea salt soaking solution, and sucked it up into
my right nostril to rinse it. Then I tried to blow it and didn't really
have much happen except a bit of dribble. Next I look into a hand held
mirror and looked into my nose with a flashlight. I was really just
expecting to see my right side more swollen inside than my left. That was
not what I saw.
I saw what looked like some big white mucous plug or something else sitting
up in my nasal passage. It looked a bit big but had a bit of space on
either side. So I took a q-tip dipped in salt solution and attempted to
swab it out. However, it didn't move like mucous would have. So I put the
q-tip behind it as best I could and pulled on the white "plug". To my
surprise out came what looked like a white plastic bead of some sort. It
was round and measured 3/16" wide and 2/16" thick. So I figured that I'd
somehow sucked something in there maybe while I slept last night.
Then I went to get the new nose spray, thinking I'd spray a bit more in
there after it having been irritated, only to discover that it was missing
the tip that had been recessed inside the spray spout to disperse the spray
evenly in the nostril. Part of the sprayer had sprayed itself up nice and
deep in my sinus cavity, and I'd washed it down to where I could see it
with the salt solution.
Lo and behold, now that nostril has air moving in and out of it. I'm going
to take it back to the store in the morning, and try not to ask for
anything other than that they give me my money back and tell the company
their spray is defective and...um...slightly dangerous. ____________________ "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never
tried before." ~Mae West
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 31/10/2005 at 12:44 PM |
That is dangerous. Is there a number or address on the product you can
contact the company with? I wouldn't think the store would have much
control in that department. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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Starlight
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 618 Registered: 27/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 31/10/2005 at 02:54 PM |
I called the company today and talked to a customer service rep. She said
she'd send me a replacement package and a box to ship the defective one to
them in. I told her that I wanted a refund instead of a replacement,
because I didn't feel comfortable with the idea that another one could have
the same defect. So she said she'd send the shipping box and the refund
check. Also, she did say that she'd have someone check out the shipment
that the bottle had been a part of. ____________________ "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've
never
tried before." ~Mae West
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MystryssRavynDarque
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 648 Registered: 24/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 1/11/2005 at 01:21 PM |
Very nice of them to actually send you money. I'm kind of shocked by that.
I'm glad it worked out though for you, and I am glad you don't have a piece
of plastic up your nose anymore. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is
the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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Starlight
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 618 Registered: 27/9/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 2/11/2005 at 06:24 PM |
Final update...
I received a UPS overnight air package yesterday. In it was a check for the
refund price, a prepaid return envelope, and four new bottles of their
product (2 daytime formula and 2 nighttime formula). I can't see myself
using one of them again, but the gesture on their part seemed a nice one.
____________________ "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've
never
tried before." ~Mae West
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gothicmorman
Fanatic Posts: 233 Registered: 11/7/2002 Status: Offline
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posted on 4/11/2005 at 06:07 AM |
wow, that is indeed quite frightening. Nice of the company to be so
understanding towards you!
I'm glad you got the plastic out so easily too, can't imagine the trouble
if it had been lodged any further up, or if you had pushed it further with
the q-tip! |
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Dolorosa
Extreme Fanatic Posts: 856 Registered: 31/12/1969 Status: Offline
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posted on 7/11/2005 at 05:48 AM |
You could always use it as some sort of impromptu yet effective weapon when
the Zombies attack.
I'm serious. ____________________ In the valley of the Goats, the Goat Fucker is King |
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Nymphomaniac_Virgin
Coward Posts: 4 Registered: 31/5/2006 Status: Offline
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posted on 31/5/2006 at 06:26 PM |
wow, you were so lucky! you could take it out easily ..
he .. fortunately nothing serious happened ^^'
and you got your money back =) ____________________ †‡ Even when the dead nights are gone those
broken days remain ‡† |
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