I would to share my success story on removing nasal spray that use to treat my blocked nose due to allergic to dust mites. I have been using the nasal spray – Nasonex for past 6 years. This medicine is a steroid used to treat nasal symptoms. As I am having osteopenia condition, the steroid contained medicine will make my condition worse. I have tried to reduce the dosage as suggested by Doctor but all the attempts were unsuccessful. Once I reduced the dosage, the symptoms got worse. Even I was on the medication, my nose still get blocked sometimes. The worst situation was I dozed off while talking to colleague. That really embarrassed me. Can you imagine my trouble for past 6 years? So I decided to look for other treatment option – acupuncture. The Chinese Physician diagnosed that my allergic was due to low immune system, as he knew that I practice Yoga, he asked whether I practice Pranayama. I was stunned. In fact I have learned pranayama at that time but I focused more on Asana. The Chinese Physician said that Pranayama would increase the immune system.
In Mar-16, I attended Dr Venky’s YTTC. After the topic on Pranayama, I have in-depth understanding on the characteristic and mechanism of Pranayama. I experienced that with the proper understanding, you can reap the benefits fully. With the target in mind, I started to practice pranayama every morning and night from Apr-16. 6 months into the practice, I managed to reduce the nasal spray dosage to half. That promising outcome boosted my confident in pranayama. In the subsequent months, I gradually reduced the dosage to once a week. And finally, in Dec-16, I tried to remove it completely. Thanks to Pranayama, I have live without nasal spray for the past 4 months. It was a great achievement in my life.