Member Contributer burnes45 Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Title says it all. Riding Yesterday here in North Florida the pollen is going strong. My nose just let loose about 50 miles from home, running like a faucet. Very distracting and making a mess. Finally stuffed some tissue in my nostrils and made it home to some drugs. What do you do? Did not know what forum to post this in but knew I was not the only one this has happened to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 2002 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Used to clean the inside of my helmet when I got home.Now I have a modular.... don't ride behind me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 You can take a decongestant ... Used to clean the inside of my helmet when I got home.Now I have a modular.... don't ride behind me. Good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Ultimatevfr Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Two 20" pieces of surgical hose zip tied together and draped over one shoulder?...;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 My sinuses gush as soon as it gets cold. I open my face plate and smear it all over with my glove fingers. :excl2: I find the modular helmet helpful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer RobF Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Funny! I had this exact problem on a cold and rainy ride this past weekend. I think your tissue nostril plugs and anti-histamines are about the best one can do. Although, obviously, in hindsight taking the drugs before the ride rather than after would be preferred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GigemVFR Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I always take decongestant and/or allergy meds before going riding. Afrin (occasional use) or something like Flonase spray helps sometimes too and take that with me. Also, I make sure I take antihistamine eyedrops with me too. Cram all that in my jacket pockets with couple paper towels and ready to go. Generally keeps me from having major meltdowns while out. Although, occasionally I do have to pull over and stop to clear everything out but taking all that before going generally works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer RobF Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Now we're getting to the nitty gritty of it, but as I've grown older, I've started stashing actual cloth handkerchiefs in all my pockets and backpacks. Also, I'm a huge fan of the farmer's blow. But both of those are going to work a lot better if you also spring for the modular like others mentioned. I haven't done that yet myself, but if I couldn't keep my hayfever under control with Claritin, I'd probably go that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer RC1237V Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Used to clean the inside of my helmet when I got home. Now I have a modular.... don't ride behind me. +1 and allergy meds.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitrockcity Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I agree with all these suggestions! Just make sure the allergy medications you're taking before a ride are NON-DROWSY. I know this may be obvious for most, but feel it should be said. Modular and farmer blows will get it done most of the time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Added a small spring to my hydration tube. I release it from my mouth and it springs up, right into the left nostril. Then I press the vacuum switch. If I need to clean the right nostril I merely set the vacuum to max. (That's dangerous if done for more than a brief time.) This ingenious system both cleans out the sinuses and refills the hydration pack at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Added a small spring to my hydration tube. I release it from my mouth and it springs up, right into the left nostril. Then I press the vacuum switch. If I need to clean the right nostril I merely set the vacuum to max. (That's dangerous if done for more than a brief time.) This ingenious system both cleans out the sinuses and refills the hydration pack at the same time. I almost spit my teeth out I laugh so hard . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duccmann Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Yup, deal with this also. Like Brian said, bandanna and a few paper towels along with the modular help if ya just have to pull over for a good blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer gll429 Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer EhViffer Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 Perhaps the same advice this woman gave LeBron? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba4ALRCb2TQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted February 23, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 23, 2016 When it gets really bad I have a technique the works quite well. I open my face shield, turn my head to the side and let the flow run. It tracks across my cheek and into my ear, where it is stored until I stop. With enough time it evaporates or gets absorbed. Without that time I just tip my head and hop on one foot and it runs out onto the ground quite readily. Another alternative for the long of tongue: just lick your upper lip.YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer RollinAgain Posted February 24, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 24, 2016 Columbian Flu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted February 24, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 24, 2016 Columbian Flu? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=columbian+flu I had to look it up. No. I do not have that kind of money. Back in the 70's I saw too many friends fall by the wayside on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 +1 cloth hankies. Otherwise this is way TMI. Disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee 2002 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hmmmmm. I guess I have a little different take on life and motorcycling. I've been fully covered in bug guts when I've driven through a swarm of mayflies. I've been splattered with the internal organs of both birds and bunnies that I've hit. I've been splashed with feces when the mud puddle I rode through turned out to be a leaking sewer line. I've been covered with some unknown fluid when the tanker truck in front of me had a leak spraying a mist all over that I drove through to get ahead of the mess. I don't know where you guys ride, but snot is the least of my worries. Stick a finger in a nostril and blow hard, do the same on the other side, keep riding. Inside my helmet, modular shield up, I don't care. I don't care to take the time to pull over dig out a hankie. I'll wash my hands when I get to work, or not. But I'm the same guy who has gutted a deer while eating a ham sammich and drinking a beer. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted February 24, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 24, 2016 Hmmmmm. I guess I have a little different take on life and motorcycling. I agree. It seems to me that there is a degree of over-civilization in our daily living going on. Probably driven by capitalist hankie sellers and the like. Think about what the settlers crossing the prairie managed to get by with. Or the arctic explorers/adventurists lived with. I think I rarely get sick because I've eaten so much dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4 Rosso Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 You may need to extend the strap to make it fit over your helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum CEO HispanicSlammer Posted February 24, 2016 Forum CEO Share Posted February 24, 2016 If the air get below 50F I start getting a runny nose too. I have had to pull over and just do my business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted February 24, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 24, 2016 But I'm the same guy who has gutted a deer while eating a ham sammich and drinking a beer. YMMV. Harsh. Couldn't you have waited until the deer had finished eating? Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted February 24, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted February 24, 2016 But I'm the same guy who has gutted a deer while eating a ham sammich and drinking a beer. YMMV. Harsh. Couldn't you have waited until the deer had finished eating? Ciao, Or at least ask if you could share some of it's beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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