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[thepeel]

When I lived in Korea, I had this problem for the first year. Then, I started sanitizing my hands about 10 times or more a day using purell. The problem largely went away... And since I've quit smoking and left Korea I've had one cold (in 9 months) and that was in Cambodia. So, if you are in Korea, leave. If you smoke, stop. That should clear it up all nice.

[igotthisguitar]

[Canuck Teacher]

stop all oral sex, esp if you dont have a gag reflex.

did i just cross the line?

[nautilus]

[okokok]

After 4 years here , korean doctors were mystified at the same problems you mention. After visiting a small town doctor in canada, he diagnosed me with allergies in 5 minutes. He was right. Take a anti-histamine.

Whenever I mentioned to a korean doctor ' might it be the pollution' they would answer... ' nooooooooo, of course not'.

Turns out that is exactly what it was.

[bixlerscott]

I got tonsilitis this past week went going to the doctor a few times and got pillls that make me feel silly like I am on speed, but seem to be helping. 3 days ago I had the most painful sore throat I ever had. Was not eating or drinking for a day. Koreans must take a lot of these pills that doctors prescribe as they are speedo. I am feeling better though, despite still being sick with cold symptons. I noticed that each time I noticed illness growing on me, I had been drinkin the night before so a night of drinking may lower your immune system and allow you to get sick from all the germs present. Pollution might have the same effect too. I am not in Seoul, but NE Asia is very polluted due to industrial stuff and high density human populations. I do notice that other people are not getting sick much, such as Koreans and foriegners who have been here for at least 6 months. In fact, the Koreans I work with act like they can't believe it and are suprised when they see me having a difficulty like a common cold. They are like, "Reallly? what's with you?"

To sum it up in 3 months. I had 2 flues, 4 colds, and one serious case of tonsilitis. I am more than ready to be well. I had considered myself to have a very hardy constitution as I got sick typically only once every 2 years for the past 20 years since I had been finished with elementary school.

Foreign teachers here tell me, it's becuase this is my first time in this part of the world and it takes a while for your body to adjust to living here as to build up immunities that local people already had done when they were small children growing up here. I believe it, becuase when me and my brothers and sister were in elementary, we used to get aweful flues and colds alot, but we were OK once we got in our teen years.

Now I am ready to be OK and regain my sense of having a strong constitution as I always had before. Now I know that simply flying over here in January should not had wrecked my health.

[igotthisguitar]

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[kiknkorea]

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[RyonW]

You put warm salt water in a neti pot and pour it though your sinuses. You pour it in one nostril and it comes out the other. Do this a few times a day and you will find much relief.

http://www.alibaba.com/product-tp/111353762/Happy_yoga_Neti_pot.html This one is made in korea so you should be able to find it there.

Hope this helps

[blade]

Try having a warm mist humidifier on every couple of nights. My wife used to have really bad chronic sinus infections until we started using one. After three months using one she hasn't had single sinus infection.

[Harpeau]

Looking for a neti pot. Hoping to find one.